FATEMEH MASTERI 25.04.2016 MY DIARY (Towards unit 10 & 7) 10.1.3 Use own knowledge of the learners and curriculum to contribute to the teacher’s planning. 7.1.1 &7.1.2&7.1.3 Be able to communicate with children and young people Today as always I arrived at 8: 30 and Miss B explained to me about the plans and program of the day. First, all the students completed their science activity and it was about the skeleton and the names of some bones. Also, they should answer an important question which was why skeleton is important for our body. After that they had assembly.…
5. The commitment to group procedures (e.g. participating, taking responsibility). 6. The amount of contribution (e.g. gathering and researching information, preparing written reflections). 7.…
Week 5, Question 1: Name 3 specific strategies or accommodations a regular classroom teacher could make to meet the learning needs of an ESL/ELL student in his/her classroom. Explain how to use each strategy and the rationale for its appropriateness. Strategy #1: Use Visuals. For strategy 1 the use of visuals will allow ESL learners to understand the material that is being taught.…
In the essay “How to Tame a Wild Tongue,” Gloria Anzaldúa talks about her experience struggling with her identity growing up as a Chicana living in the United States. Her experience also relates to many other Latinos living in the United States who struggled to find their place in society and a language to speak freely without feeling fear and embarrassment afterwards. She talks about how throughout her life the language she used was suppressed in various ways and forms as she was forced to assimilate to the dominant English language. Anzaldúa also discusses some examples of how the Spanish language changed and evolved in since the first Spanish colorizations began in the region. Overall, the main message she is sending is that she is who…
Descriptions of culturally responsive teachers are based on the characteristics defined and identified by Gloria Ladson Billings, Geneva Gay, Anna Maria Villegas & Tamara Lucas, and Raymond Wlodkowski & Margery Ginsberg. Culturally responsive classrooms are described based on the five guidelines for teachers for preparing culturally responsive classrooms proposed by Winifred Montgomery. Culturally responsive schools are presented utilizing the characteristics outlined by Steven Paul Chamberlain, Barbara Bazron, David Osher & Steve Fleischman. As in articles previously presented the author concludes by emphasizing the need for teacher preparation programs that include instruction and experience with culturally responsive teaching. The article provides a solid representation of the current research and literature on culturally responsive…
The researcher’s names who have found a technique that is a very effective literacy learning strategy for students, whose culture is different from the dominant American culture, were Hollins, King, Hayman, Pai, and Smith The focus of this study and this journal article is to show teachers what techniques are proven to be an effective literacy learning strategy that teachers can use to teach their students whose culture is different from the dominant American culture. These strategies can be used for any age group. The findings that were found by Hollins, King, Hayman, Pai, and Smith, that are effective strategies are that as a teacher, you should have the knowledge and the understanding of cultural characteristics that can be seen if different ethnic groups Other findings that I found while reading this article was that as a teacher we should develop some background knowledge on factual information for each of the ethnic groups, such as Latino, Native American, etc., to help you to make sure that your teaching is responsive to those students who are culturally diverse Teachers need to be able to create a curriculum that will be relevant to those children who have cultural differences The first type of curriculum is a formal plan for instruction, which means that as a teacher you should not pay more attention to one culture group than the others.…
Culturally responsive teaching, for me, is teaching with my students’ cultures in mind. It is not about teaching a specific culture, which is a big no-no in an American classroom, but about acknowledging the various cultures students from different racial or ethnic backgrounds bring into the classroom. Bringing culturally responsive teaching into the classroom helps inspire creativity in students in a way that it recognizes their own culture and uses it as one of their tools for learning. A teacher who appreciates and celebrates cultural diversity in the classroom motivates students to highlight very confidently their own culture in whatever assignments they are completing such as essays, projects, etc. Knowing that they are acknowledged, students…
Another way of teaching that I found very interesting was how Anita Moultrie would teach her student of their own culture and she would tell them she loved them all and that she had faith in them. This could fulfill the student of hope and motivate them to try their best in school and pursue…
Culturally relevant teaching is addressed in this module. The definition and practical application of culturally relevant teaching serve as the essential questions. In defining culturally relevant teaching, I begin with the work of Gloria Ladson-Billings. Ladson-Billings (1995) suggests that cultural relevant pedagogy consists of three elements: the “ability to develop students academically, willingness to nurture and support cultural competence, and the development of a sociopolitical or critical consciousness” (p. 483). By addressing pedagogical implications, Ladson-Billings is able to situate her argument for culturally relevant teaching in the domain of everyday classroom teaching practice.…
Competency 001 The teacher understands human developmental processes and applies this knowledge to plan instruction and ongoing assessment that motivate students and are responsive to their developmental characteristics and needs. How, specifically does the teacher demonstrate this? The teacher recognizes the individual developmental differences of her students and plans her instruction to meet their needs.…
During my experience in an ESL class I saw many of our course objectives come to life. The program was rather small but I witnessed many ways the teacher adjust lessons to meet the needs of students who are still learning english. During my visit I saw many different scaffolding that helped the students during different assignments and lessons. In class we learned how important scaffolding is in classroom with Ells. For a reading assignments the teacher used a tchart so that information can be organized to the learners.…
At some point, students will be faced with different cultures and the more exposure to the unknown the more acceptance that will be created. However, a culturally responsive classroom is created through a school and teachers who want to make a difference in their students’…
Introduction: From my experience I have learned how teachers differ from each other. Every teacher has their own way of teaching. This module made me aware of the various ways teachers teach as explained in the different teaching philosophies. Different teachers prefer different philosophies.…
“Runners on your mark…Set...Poww!” Those were the last sounds I heard during what could have been my last race of my sophomore year in collegiate Track and Field. It was a frisky, yet cool Saturday in April and after a strong performance in the previous indoor and outdoor season (4x100m and 400m), I was determined to continue and uphold my strong form on this day. There is a saying that things do not always turn out the way we hope, but I believe, there is always a positive lesson to be learned from every life event. I love sports.…
Walk around the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus and you will find students who have ditched lectures and notecards to spend their time outside of the classroom. With over 40 service learning courses offered this fall, UW-Madison allows students an alternative way to learn and bring resources to the surrounding community. These classes also have shown to create a new learning environment that provides important experience and aids students’ mental health.…