Teaching Efficacy in Classroom Management According to Hattie (2012), teacher credibility is central to learning. Students are perceptive and can recognize which teachers will make a difference. Hattie (2012) explained credibility as trust, competence, dynamism and immediacy.…
Practice occurs when a student practices the task him or herself. 2. Briefly describe the three approaches to instructional scaffolding presented in this Module. Content scaffolding involves the teacher choosing easier content in which to practice the task, so the student can focus on the task not the content.…
Module 1- Developmentally Appropriate Practice Developmentally Appropriate Practice or (DAP) is defined as not a curriculum, but a framework that is designed to promote young children’s optimal learning and developmental skills. Developmentally Appropriate Practice is often misunderstood to be a packaged curriculum, but is it a way of approaching all curriculum’s offered to children in early childhood programs. Developmentally Appropriate Practice refers to providing an environment and offering content, materials, activities, and methodologies that are coordinated with a child’s level of development and when a child is ready to advance. It needs to be remembered that it is fundamentally about looking at where children are at a certain age or stage in life before making classroom plans. All children are individually different and some need a unique approach on how they learn in the classroom.…
The setting of my 2nd focus child was a Little Bucs in the preschool room (Inventors) in the classroom, but we did visit the ETSU library during my first observation. They are 48 months-60 months. I observed a 48 month old, male. I will refer to the student I observed as "P." I observed from 10:00-11:30 both sessions. The classroom was reasonably big, but the floor was opened with toys and an upstairs area where the students can go and hang up there.…
On Sunday, February 28, 2016 at 1635 hours, I was contacted at home by Sergeant Bernard Hopkins to respond to 15950 North Civic Center Plaza #1013 to conduct a homicide investigation. At 1730 hours, I arrived and was eventually briefed by Sergeant Dalton #5174 of the circumstances of events up to that point. After the briefing Sergeant Hopkins assigned me to conduct the crime scene investigation. The classroom was originally secured by Phoenix Police Department prior to the search warrant being signed. At 1830 hours, I started the crime scene investigation by directing evidence technicians Tyson #1234 and Jones Jr.#5678 to take overall photographs of the scene.…
Practicum Application Number One Teachers of all early childhood classrooms must ensure they have a plan for classroom management. Classroom management includes the establishment of a positive learning environment or encouraging classroom, physical arrangement of the classroom with learning centers, determination of developmentally appropriate lessons and activities involving movement, routines and schedules, behavioral management, and organization of learning materials (Gartrell, 2014), This practicum application involved observing two kindergarten classrooms, Ms. Jones’ and Ms. Young’s classrooms, to determine the management theory or theories involved, as well as appreciate the differences in teachers’ management styles. The setting of this practicum application was Samuel Chase Elementary School, a Title I school in Prince George’s County, Maryland with a fire last October affecting the kindergarten and first-grade classes this year.…
I started my Instructional observation project and conversation project by having a conversation with my Assistant Principal, Mr. BK Walker. During this conversation we discussed his protocol for observations and what he is looking for while in classrooms. Mr. Walker provided me with the observation form that is used in Wythe County Public schools. He stated that the pre-observation meeting is to get an idea of what will be covered in the lesson for the day. During the observation he said that he looking for student engagement, sols being covered and if the teacher is keeping up with the pacing guide.…
1. How do you incorporate and integrate dramatic play into your curriculum? Provide examples. The Dramatic Area is changed often and relates to the lesson plan/topic.…
First, I will be observing a traditional classroom (my Integrated Science class) to look at the traditional learning environment in a classroom then I will be going to the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown International festival to see a unique learning environment. While there, I will be looking for how people approach one another in the setting, how questions are asked, and the differences/similarities between the two educational settings. Finally, I am seeking to find how the educational process and approach differs and is similar between the two settings. Observation 1: Integrated Science Classroom in Biddle…
On November 28, 2017, I spent my fourth day with class 3-213 at P.S. 45. During this time, I felt I was able to confidently encounter, converse, and assist the children with varying subject matters. At this point, the children even felt comfortable enough to ask me for help. Additionally, my cooperating teacher, Mrs. Jessica Diaz, is still extremely helpful and even allows me to teach the students in small-groups. By working in small-groups, I have been able to facilitate learning on an individualized level.…
Instructional Strategies Student Activities Day 1: 1. First, I will talk to my students that in today's lesson we will discuss and learn what the main idea is in an essay. Then, I will ask my students to contribute their ideas about what the main idea is in an essay. I will invite some volunteers to share their ideas to the rest of the class, and write their sentences down on a large poster paper.…
Throughout my first semester of being a writing tutor at the Stony Brook University Writing Center, I have focused on establishing a methodology by which I will lead my writing sessions with students. I have found that the best way for me to tutor is to establish an open, honest dialogue with my students where they are pushed to learn about their writing process. I have found that while I don’t feel comfortable with being compliant to the expectations and actions of my students, I do feel comfortable leading my students to an answer by patiently asking honest, leading questions or answering their questions honestly. Moreover, I am not interested in keeping “writing secrets” from my students; if I have an opinion or critique about their paper,…
Part 5: Implications for Practice, Dissemination of Results, and Contributions to the Field of Education The data obtained from this study showed that allowing students to choose their writing topics paired with instruction can have a positive affect on students’ attitude about writing and their skill. Moving forward, I plan to incorporate my findings into my daily teaching and instructional practices. My first step in improving students’ attitude toward writing and improving their skill is to review the remaining units and find ways to incorporate topic choice in the writing.…
Instructional Strategies (Include two strategies.) Specific example describing how the strategy was implemented 1. The first Instructional Strategy was a Read- aloud as an introduction. During the “Splits” program, the teacher started the lesson with a read aloud that was about two kids stuck inside on a rainy day.…
1. The problems approach to teaching social studies guides students through a process of problem solving and critical thinking, based off of a societal problem that they recognize or has been posed to them by a teacher. Students gather information and evidence and then develop ways that problem can be solved, meeting the social, ethical and practical needs of the situation. The pedagogical reasoning for this approach states that in an ever changing world, teaching students induvial curricular facts is not as beneficial as helping them to develop the mindset of a problem solver, authentically engaged with the world around them, capable of learning independently, thinking critically and generating solutions.…