semester I connected lesson objectives with what students would later be assessed on, and prepared students for the types of questions they would be asked to answer for the future assessments. For example, for math tests that were provided by the school curriculum, I reviewed these tests at the beginning of the unit and sorted the questions into what lessons would teach students the skills necessary to answer the question. From this point, I tried to incorporate similar question types into our daily
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Applying Leadership Grand Canyon University EDA-575-0101- Educational Leadership in a Changing World October 1, 2014 ABSTRACT Leadership is very important in a school setting because it helps in the directing of a quality education and it can help with the development of future leaders through the educational system. Throughout any given educational institution, leadership theories are applied when developing leadership, based on the individual behavior and traits of your educators. Leadership
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Jonelle Henrickson EDU 215 Professor Peter Hensley October 28, 2012 My Educational Philosophy- A Reflective Comparison “The aim of education should be to teach us rather how to think, than what to think- rather to improve our minds, so as to enable us to think for ourselves, than to load the memory with thoughts of other men.” –Bill Beattie Education is a journey and to teach is to be the guide. This is my educational philosophy in the most simplest of words. However, elaboration is needed
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gifted, or continue to push those who understand certain topics already, as well as be nurturing to those who are struggling or have specific disabilities. In order to have a classroom that meets this standard, I will be sure to learn as much as I can about the students (from the students themselves) in the beginning of the school year. • “Differentiated instruction is about giving students multiple options for taking in information and making sense of ideas.” i. All students learn differently. Even
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past few weeks of my fieldwork in Academy of Accelerated Learning, there have been several instances where I have seen culture take a prominent role in the classroom. There is one instance in particular that was striking that I will be narrating and discussing in this paper. Before I discuss the nature of what happened, I would like to discuss the demographics of the classroom. The room that I am in is a 1st grade classroom with about 32 students. This is a diverse classroom with about half of
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is a strong key to the success of a school. When designing a school curriculum it is imperative that the school leader has a clear understanding of their personal beliefs and ideals about education, in order to create a curriculum they can truly support and lead. In order to define the philosophy of the school leader a survey was answered and analyzed to begin the process of planning and composing a strong curriculum philosophy. The following is a reflection on my personal response to the philosophy
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Throughout ones experience in school, one must have a sense of personal responsibility in order to achieve success. Many colleges and universities imply this learning model in hopes of teaching the student as a whole and not just on an academic level. College success is determined not only by the information we learn on an intellectual level but on a socioeconomic and ethical level as well. When we delve into the world of personal responsibility in conjunction with education we have to touch on many
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for welcoming me to her school, and Vickie Braud for her great help in making contacts necessary to complete my data collection. Both Vickie and Celeste were wonderful throughout my research process, helping me to observe classes and arrange student interviews at the schools. I greatly appreciate all the suggestions, insights and comments of my committee members. Thank you to all of them: Dr. Kuttruff, my external committee member, for her interest in following the steps of my dissertation; Dr. Magill
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Every person has a goal – something they aspire to accomplish or someone they aspire to be. One person may have the goal to complete a major school project, while another person may have the goal to become the next president of the United States. These goals that we strive to achieve serve as our motivation to carry out our daily lives in the manner in which we do. With this, the goals that we have shape our very being. Personally, I have several goals pertaining to, in particular, the areas of education
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feel about a later school start? All these ways can make students healthier and make it easier to learn, the information will stick in their brain when they are learning, if they are more awake. Schooling should be the most important thing to kids nowadays because it all depends on what the future is going to look like. If I could plan my ideal school, I would start school later in the morning, keep a long summer vacation, and teach career based- information. People go to school so we can learn how
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