Education is an important catalyst that brings about national development and reasoning. The development of any country squarely depends on the sound education policy that has been put in place. A sound education system, however, cannot be seen to yield results unless a well drafted curriculum is drawn and implemented. This particularly scholarly piece of writing looks at the ideas of Jerome Bruner on effective learning and how such ideas can be put to use in a classroom situation for effective learning
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Aligning Curriculum with Assessment SED 542 December 9, 2009 North Carolina established a Standard Course of Study in 1898 as an attempt at determining competencies for each grade level and each high school course, with a rigorous set of academic standards that is uniform across the state. Based on a philosophy of teaching and learning that is consistent with current research, exemplary practices, and national standards, North Carolina educators seek to provide the most appropriate education
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David Geary Part B: Humanism, Behaviourism, Constructivism Vygotsky Personal Perspectives & Intelligence Piaget & Problem solving Special needs students Gender o Male vs Female o Cognition & Behavioural differences Direct instruction & Discovery Learning Teaching Students with Additional Learning Needs Special Children Have special needs and require assistance at some stage in our schooling The notion of ‘fairness’ is not giving our students the same, but rather
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learners. To improve understanding requires learners to be actively involved in the pursuit of knowledge. Teacher cannot transform the knowledge as a product to learners. Instead, in education there should be a close collaboration between teacher and learner in improving the understanding and the meaning-making on the part of the learner. The curriculum becomes negotiated between teacher and learner and the former acts as a facilitator to enrich the learning and the
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|ISLLC Standards and School Leadership: Who’s Leading This Band? | | | | |Paul Pitre | | |Auburn University
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to say, “Collaboration must be an expectation that is supported both vocally and administratively by the principal who wants collaboration to be a commonplace occurrence in schools. Communication and visibility are crucial to the process. The principal who wishes collaboration to occur must be seen and heard discussing collaboration in the school and throughout the community.” (p. 23) I have observed her conducting walk-throughs as well and talking to staff about concerns she sees
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Educational Philosophy Southern New Hampshire University “A teacher affects eternity: he can never tell where his influence stops,” a quote from Marcus Tullius Cicero. I believe that my role as an educator will forever affect the students that I will encounter. To me my role is more than being a teacher; I play an intricate part in how children perceive education. For the year that I teach those students it will be my actions that will entice children to want to be in school and learn.
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and many students with disabilities experience challenges as they navigate through the school curriculum. It is critical that special education teachers know how to differentiate between typical individual differences among children without disabilities and differences that may indicate a disability that requires interventions and/or specialized designed instruction. In addition, special education teachers need to know the most common types of disabilities that students may experience and how those
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The role of curriculum in educating the students is a dynamic process that seeks to cope with the changes in our society. Understanding the traditional and emerging concepts of curriculum as well as the factors that affect its development will guide the educators to respond to the needs of the learners. In planning, constructing and evaluating a curriculum, educators and curriculum practitioners may use one or more approaches. The contrasting approaches that are generally used in curriculum development
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1 Semester 1 Course: EDDHODJ Assignment No. 597534 Table of Contents: Question 1: Behaviourism Question 2: Cognitively guided instruction Scaffolding Simulation Problem-solving Discussion Question 3: Strategic school planning Phase planning Planning per grade/ lesson planning Example of a lesson plan References and bibliography: Pg 2 Pg 3 Pg 4 Pg 4-5 Pg 5 Pg 6 Pg 7 Pg 8 Pg 9 Pg 10 Pg 11 2 Question 1 According to the behaviourist perspective, people are moulded
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