therefore, there is an increasing need for teachers to exhibit culturally sensitive behaviors in the classroom (Cross, 2003). In order to adapt in such an environment, practitioners must understand that cultural differences do not merely serve as a backdrop- they must be seriously considered in order to achieve success. In fact, key studies have found that individuals who have thrived in these classrooms exhibited a unique combination of personal characteristics (both innate and learned) and were aware
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Transgress. I felt that this chapter was out of place from the other chapters I had read in her book. From the title of the chapter “Feminist Thinking”, I thought the section would be more about the actions and thoughts we needed to take in the classroom. Instead, the chapter was more about the personal experiences that Hooks had while teaching a class on feminism. Throughout the previous chapters, Hooks was voicing concerns in our education while in this chapter she was stating issues that are prevalent
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THE BENEFITS OF READING it is extraordinary how people’s minds can be expanded by reading. In order to have this experience, the mind must follow the reading wherever it goes. For example, if one read about a story that happens on the ocean when the sun rises with some dolphins playing around in a beautiful landscape, the reader must imagine the place where the story is happening. In addition, Valentine (2001) states, “Reading books expand your knowledge, introduces us to new ideas and may
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knowledge, skills, and experiences are pulled together in one learning environment, a classroom, to learn the essential tasks required to perform their new role. These individuals are guided on their learning path by a facilitator. The facilitator’s role is to ensure knowledge transfer occurs to each individual in their classroom audience while maintaining an environment conducive to learning. Today’s classroom audience makes this responsibility even more challenging. The facilitator not only has
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Curriculum Articulation and Alignment 1 Running Head: CURRICULUM ARTICULATION AND ALIGNMENT: PRIMARY TO MIDDLE SCHOOL Curriculum Articulation and Alignment: Grade school to Middle School Gwendolyn Platt University of Phoenix, Online December 8, 2014 Curriculum Articulation and Alignment 2 Analysis of curriculum articulation and alignment between two adjacent educational levels is educational levels
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The 21st Century Classroom: The Good, The Bad, and The Necessary The 21st Century Classroom: The Good, The Bad, and the Necessary It seems that now, more than ever before, that our lives are immersed in the need for technology. That statement, however tired and worn out it has become, grows stronger with each new toy, gadget, car, and toaster oven that we purchase and surrender ourselves to. In my lifetime, I have seen videogames progress from simple games that were controlled by moving diode
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Teaching, Parallel Teaching, Alternative Teaching, Teaming, and One Teaching, One Assisting. Each model is a collaborative effort achieved by regular and special education teachers, who bring their own unique strengths and teaching styles to the classroom setting. Of particular interest is the model referred to as Station Teaching. An examination of Station Teaching will reveal several strengths of the model as well as some distinct possibilities for problems. Suggestions for how Station Teaching
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pursuits, as well as the visual and performing arts. I believe that implementation of both the TSCGM and cluster grouping will be necessary to accomplish this task. The TSCGM uses locally normed test data in reading and mathematics to suggest inclusion in the high-achieving cluster, thus this model is best of providing services to encourage and grow the intellectual and academic needs and talents of students. The school district’s definition of giftedness specifically states that “all children
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Ashley Gomes Larena Barnett 1/18/2016 EDU 213 Presentation can be found at: http://prezi.com/bb74oi0di1xb/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy In Pre-K children learn through playing. In the very early years of life, playing and using their imagin gives children a chance to make connections. When playing store, it is common for children to ask their teacher what a specific food is or what a box says. In first grade children begin to learn from their mistakes. When they do things wrong
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cultures believed that music was an earthly manifestation of spiritual or Primal Vibration, also known as Cosmic Vibration, music of the spheres, universal mind”. However, music classes are not viewed as core subjects, however the inclusion of music in all classroom settings are slowly becoming more widespread in countries such as the United State of America (USA) and United Kingdom (UK). “Music is also universal and can open wonderful doors to the education of children” (Behar,
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