Classroom Assessment Essay

Before the students came to the classroom, I placed their morning cursive worksheets on their desks. Mrs. Jackson gave me a copy of her lesson plans for the week (which she must hand in to the principal every Monday morning by 8:00). Today Mrs. Jackson did not greet the students at the door, but worked in her classroom as the students came in. Mrs. Jackson began the class by introducing the website, www.pearsonsuccessnet.com to the students. This is a website that goes with their reading book,…

or are resistive, to inclusion in a classroom. The parents that did not agree with inclusion state that their children did and would not benefit from this classroom program. They stated that this program did not benefit them educationally or socially. The parents that were supportive of inclusion stating that the children would learn from the regular classroom environment (Palmer, Fuller, Arora, & Nelson, 2001). Putting a child with a disability in a classroom with other children really does…

Fly by yourself “If you want to be someone in life, should risk and take advantage of your opportunities,” stated my mom with a loud voice and eyes popping open. My mom was deciding to send me to high school, and it was new for me because I always were in Mexican school, “I cannot just dominate the English language, it is very hard for me” I screamed to my mom with clear tears rolling into my cheeks. “It is going to be fine, do not worry,” explained my mother with a relief voice. It was too…

can do for Iowa pollution problem is to protect the status quo. Corn Flakes were invented as an antidote to masturbation. What if the way of learning people went through was actually partially wrong? There’s a new method in teaching called flipped classroom that has attracted a lot of attention recently. In this method, students watch short video lectures before the class at home. Then they work on exercises, projects, or discussion in class. The idea of this flipped style of teaching is that…

mentor) and my mentor work closely every day. They are constantly back and forth before school begins talking about the day. They even switch classrooms sometimes since my mentor has more technology in her room (she has a TV and cable because of her current events class). I think that is awesome and I hope to have a relationship like theirs when I get my own classroom. My mentor explained that the administration is awesome and they are really supportive of the teachers and their ideas. This of…

Characteristics 5- Excellent 4- Above Average 3 - Average 2 - Below Average 1- Poor Points Earned Comments Tour Route, Length, and Coverage of Campus The tour route is extremely well organized and uses time with maximum efficiency. Relative to campus size, the tour covers the maximum amount of campus possible. The tour ends in perfect length of time. The tour route is well organized and uses time well. Relative to campus size, the tour covers a significant portion of campus. The tour ends at a…

Helping children understand routines and classroom schedule are very important as it helps the child feels safe and secure because they know what will happen next in both a routine and with a classroom schedule. Classroom schedules and routines also help the teacher build a relationship with the student, helps them when planning and also helps with child guidance. Research indicates that the structure of the classroom environment, paired with planned instruction, supports the development of…

cooperative/interdependent groups to support language, building a background for students, and using a comprehensible unit within the classroom. In my classroom I would consider making a mathematics word wall. This will benefit all students as well as the ELL students. The students will help create the wall of new terms as we…

their families for their contribution and struggles. As I mentioned before, my classes are not going to be easy because there will be much reading, writing and presenting. However, students will have fun. One practice that I will enforce in my classroom will be lunch appreciation once per month. Whether if I teach in middle or high school, I will create a student government group and we are going to have a raffle every day, which will require students to buy a raffle ticket for twenty-five…

tutoring kids was the easiest part of this adventure. Walking into the classroom as a young teen sparked the kids interest rather than and older adult teacher. As part of the younger generation with the children in the room, comprehensive strategies were no problem between myself and the students. Legos and Barbies were our building block for counting, which lead kids to enjoy the learning and to take a break from their normal classroom procedure with their main teacher. Once the semester came…