Question #1 - Identify the difficulties with the teacher’s general professional behaviors pertaining to teaching these second graders.
• First, Ms. Wilson failed to read and utilize three of her students’ official IEPs. This means that she fails to provide those students with appropriate adaptions and accommodations to help them succeed. This is very unprofessional and when the parents addressed the issue, she ignored them. They could go to court if they wanted to.
• Second, Ms. Wilson complains about her students verbally. It is very unprofessional to say that your current students are not as smart as previous students. She also blames the parents for her students’ “below level performance.” It is her job to help each student learn to the …show more content…
• Ms. Wilson needs to meet with the IEP team and actually follow IEP. She has a negative attitude about her students and she needs to become a positive teacher. She should collaborate with the special education teacher so they can plan accommodations. This is one way to meet the needs of the students (McDonald). She needs to become knowledgeable on how to educate and work with students with special needs. She should take advantage of the expertise and experience of the special education teachers. Those professionals have had plenty of training working with children with learning and behavioral disabilities.
• Ms. Wilson needs to meet the needs of each individual student and differentiate the curriculum. First, she should implement the modifications found in the IEPs. Next, she should use the principles of universal design to create plans that will meet the needs of a diverse group of students. Universal design is the design of activities and environments to be usable by all students, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or modification (What is Universal Design). If that isn’t working, then she can make changes for specialized learning …show more content…
Wilson should use systematic and explicit instruction. She uses direct instruction, but she is teaching skills that her students are not ready for. Systematic instruction emphasizes that skills and concepts are taught in a planned, logically sequence depending on her students’ needs. Lessons focus on objectives that are based on students’ level of ability. Purposeful learning activities are given to help students master and retain new skills. Students should work on tasks that give them opportunities to apply what they have been taught. Ms. Wilson should scaffold learning to meet her students’ needs. She should model, provided guided practice, and then move to independent practice (A Closer Look, 2004). Independent practice should not always be worksheets, like Ms. Wilson gives.
• Ms. Wilson needs to give directions more efficiently and effectively to meet the needs of all her students. She should display a businesslike attitude rather than disorganized and unaware. She should also use body language to communicate with students. Ms. Wilson should deliberately position herself, face students, and hold eye contact. She needs to gain the attention of all students before giving directions. Lastly, Ms. Wilson should be brief, direct, and should use more senses to communicate directions so that students are more likely to understand them (Cangelosi,
• First, Ms. Wilson failed to read and utilize three of her students’ official IEPs. This means that she fails to provide those students with appropriate adaptions and accommodations to help them succeed. This is very unprofessional and when the parents addressed the issue, she ignored them. They could go to court if they wanted to.
• Second, Ms. Wilson complains about her students verbally. It is very unprofessional to say that your current students are not as smart as previous students. She also blames the parents for her students’ “below level performance.” It is her job to help each student learn to the …show more content…
• Ms. Wilson needs to meet with the IEP team and actually follow IEP. She has a negative attitude about her students and she needs to become a positive teacher. She should collaborate with the special education teacher so they can plan accommodations. This is one way to meet the needs of the students (McDonald). She needs to become knowledgeable on how to educate and work with students with special needs. She should take advantage of the expertise and experience of the special education teachers. Those professionals have had plenty of training working with children with learning and behavioral disabilities.
• Ms. Wilson needs to meet the needs of each individual student and differentiate the curriculum. First, she should implement the modifications found in the IEPs. Next, she should use the principles of universal design to create plans that will meet the needs of a diverse group of students. Universal design is the design of activities and environments to be usable by all students, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or modification (What is Universal Design). If that isn’t working, then she can make changes for specialized learning …show more content…
Wilson should use systematic and explicit instruction. She uses direct instruction, but she is teaching skills that her students are not ready for. Systematic instruction emphasizes that skills and concepts are taught in a planned, logically sequence depending on her students’ needs. Lessons focus on objectives that are based on students’ level of ability. Purposeful learning activities are given to help students master and retain new skills. Students should work on tasks that give them opportunities to apply what they have been taught. Ms. Wilson should scaffold learning to meet her students’ needs. She should model, provided guided practice, and then move to independent practice (A Closer Look, 2004). Independent practice should not always be worksheets, like Ms. Wilson gives.
• Ms. Wilson needs to give directions more efficiently and effectively to meet the needs of all her students. She should display a businesslike attitude rather than disorganized and unaware. She should also use body language to communicate with students. Ms. Wilson should deliberately position herself, face students, and hold eye contact. She needs to gain the attention of all students before giving directions. Lastly, Ms. Wilson should be brief, direct, and should use more senses to communicate directions so that students are more likely to understand them (Cangelosi,