How My Thinking was in Alignment
Aligning my professional thoughts as an educator regarding the schools I visited. It was very different from what I use to work versus the public-school system. These schools are private not connected with the school district. They do have licenses from the Department of Education to teach and have certified teachers as well.
As I was thinking to myself regarding the schools. I would ask these questions: As an educator what do you expect the student to know? How do you make connections to the FL Core Standards? What things do you routinely do to extend your content knowledge in the subject/subjects you teach? What extra steps to you take? Define the procedure you use as you plan your daily lessons. What approaches do you use to check students’ prior knowledge and possible misconceptions as you begin the study of a new concept? Do you ask open and ended questions after the lesson or before? How do you familiarize instruction for those students who need extra time and alternative strategies to master a …show more content…
It’s been two years since I stepped out of a classroom and taught. I will address similar issues that I did have in my own classroom back then by comparing it with Ms. Daniele’s class and work. When I was teaching kindergarten, I was more like Ms. Daniele in her teachings. I always use tons of hands-on material, lots of visuals and spoke constantly by using lots of language. I felt I had a positive climate all year round with my students and parents.
Using technology was my major thing when I was teaching writing, math, reading, and visual concepts to my students. Comparing Ms. Daniele’s work with mine back then it was very comparable. We both have the same goals about children and almost the same philosophy about education. When I first meet her, she reminded me a lot of myself because of the interactions she has with
Aligning my professional thoughts as an educator regarding the schools I visited. It was very different from what I use to work versus the public-school system. These schools are private not connected with the school district. They do have licenses from the Department of Education to teach and have certified teachers as well.
As I was thinking to myself regarding the schools. I would ask these questions: As an educator what do you expect the student to know? How do you make connections to the FL Core Standards? What things do you routinely do to extend your content knowledge in the subject/subjects you teach? What extra steps to you take? Define the procedure you use as you plan your daily lessons. What approaches do you use to check students’ prior knowledge and possible misconceptions as you begin the study of a new concept? Do you ask open and ended questions after the lesson or before? How do you familiarize instruction for those students who need extra time and alternative strategies to master a …show more content…
It’s been two years since I stepped out of a classroom and taught. I will address similar issues that I did have in my own classroom back then by comparing it with Ms. Daniele’s class and work. When I was teaching kindergarten, I was more like Ms. Daniele in her teachings. I always use tons of hands-on material, lots of visuals and spoke constantly by using lots of language. I felt I had a positive climate all year round with my students and parents.
Using technology was my major thing when I was teaching writing, math, reading, and visual concepts to my students. Comparing Ms. Daniele’s work with mine back then it was very comparable. We both have the same goals about children and almost the same philosophy about education. When I first meet her, she reminded me a lot of myself because of the interactions she has with