and encourages dialogue (sharing of ideas). The implications of my philosophy of education will manifest in the development of the students, because I am prepared to overcome any limitations to bring the students together around a subject. The classroom will foster the concepts of communication, listening, cooperative learning, and the respect of differences. I will create a productive and inclusive learning environment ensuring that I contribute more than simply transmitting information. I hope
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disabilities relates directly to their attitudes towards them and their willingness to include them (Siperstein et al., 2007). Evidence suggests that students with and without a disability benefit from an inclusive classroom (Henninger, Gupta, & Vinh, 2014). An inclusive classroom fosters understanding and a positive attitude towards diversity (Henninger et al.,
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Erin Hepler Grand Canyon University: EDU-313 N Educational Psychology May 5, 2013 Prospective Groups As teachers we will be faced with the challenge of working with children who have many different learning abilities, characteristics, and differences among them. These differences can be identified by culture, learning style, and special ability. Let us take a look at a group of students who have different learning abilities. Those three groups are students with ADHD, Down Syndrome, and Autism
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of Related Literature and Studies Foreign Literature Classroom management is defined as a “multi-faceted concept that includes the organization of the psychical environment, the establishment of rules and routines, the development of effective relationships, and prevention of and responsive to misbehavior” (Garrett, 2008) The ideal classroom environment will have “fewer disruptions during instructional time, better teacher planning, classroom organization, and student engagement, this will allow
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learning characteristics have access to and achieve high academic performance in the general education curriculum. The changing demographics of the United States have also played a role in diverse learning characteristics of the American learners in classrooms today. With an educational system that serves approximately 76,355,000 students, 30,982,000 or 40.58% are of an ethnically diverse background and 5% of school age children have a disability (U.S. Census Bureau, 2008). These changing legal requirements
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demands high academic standard for all students in her classroom. As great of a teacher Mrs. Clay is, her “stuck in my ways” approach can be a downside for Kessler Elementary student placement approach. She has displayed her disapproval on having students who “can’t keep up with her academic pace” to be placed elsewhere. “Mrs. Clay disagreed vehemently with the inclusive philosophy, stating vociferously that those children did not belong in her classroom.” (Shapiro & Stefkovich, 2011, p. 62) It’s clear
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and mathematics skills by the special needs population. The effectiveness was greater for the inclusion students, but the resource students benefited from the program as well. Using the i-Ready program to remediate the students’ skill weaknesses will serve to improve a school’s overall testing scores while helping the students gain confidence in their own performance. Rigorous standards-based classroom instruction paired with the personalized online instruction can prepare students for the challenging
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Contract No.: ED-01-CO-0039 (0004) MPR Reference No.: 8936-600 The Effectiveness Of Educational Technology: Issues and Recommendations for the National Study Draft May 9, 2003 Roberto Agodini Mark Dynarski Margaret Honey, Education Development Center
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stated that Sam does not get along well with his siblings because he is nonverbal and has tendencies to become aggressive when he can’t get his way. School History Sama is a sixth grade student in an instructional special education classroom at Neighborhood Park Elementary School, which he has attended since fall 2010. According to the students’ records, Sam attended first grade and a portion of second grade at Yale Elementary School. Sam attended Cook Elementary School for part of
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“Teaching, properly conceived, is not a delivery system....Great Teachers mentor, stimulate, provoke, engage....The role of leadership in teaching is not command and control, the real role is climate control: A climate of possibility.” --- Ken Robinson. Is it the teacher who is involving or is it the climate that enables an involving teacher? A lesson is a group activity and the rhetoric of the group provides the conditions for learning growth. I feel that it is the duty of the teacher to create
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