Word walls in the classroom are important because they provide daily visuals of how words are spelled, lists words that are often used in the text for students to reference during class activities, and also helps to build students’ phonics and spelling skills. Students’ literacy skills can be improved, when a word wall is used in their classroom. Word wall activities help to promote student participation during class. One reason why different colors are used in the creation of word walls is…
Picture this, a student sits in his seat in class typing on his smart phone, diverted from the lecture. Another student cautions him that the teacher asked him a question. None of his classmates comprehend what the question is, since nobody is paying attention. One of the student's friends hears the question and messages it back to him. The student then pings his friend and tells him to stall the teacher till he Googles the answer. At that point the student coolly tells the professor the answer…
I feel that there are behavioral issues in this class when Dr. Logue is not present. When Dr. Loge is not here, many people watch videos on their iPads that are not related to their school work. They watch these videos while wearing headphones. Also when Dr. Logue is not here, the class gets very chatty and way to loud a lot of times and despite being told to quite down by Miss Helena, kids start talking to loudly within a couple minutes. I feel that people do get their work done that is…
When you arrive at the library at the beginning of your off-period, you expect to leave about an hour later with a significant amount of work accomplished and with seldom left to do that night. However, in the library, there are people with the goal to cause a ruckus and prevent everyone around them from getting their work done. During the period, the librarian yells at least ten times about how loudly everyone is talking and how if the volume is not lowered, silent study will begin. You leave…
Picture a young, reserved girl sitting in a crowd of rowdy children all screaming about inconsequential things, her head ducked down as she explores a fascinating book. Now picture a noisy teenager, getting in trouble for talking too much to her best friend in the class. Think these are two different people? No, both of these girls were once a shadow of me fighting to take control of my personality. I had been quiet my whole life, feeling content with living life in the background. However, come…
A chewed up piece of gum is essentially worthless. No one wants to chew on a piece of gum that has already been inside someone else’s mouth, right? Well, how would you feel if your teacher told you that you were that piece of gum if you decided to engage in any sexual activity before marriage? Elizabeth Smart, a kidnapping victim who was sexually abused for years, was told this as a young girl by one of her teachers. Smart was taken in Salt Lake City, Utah when she was 14 years old and held…
Once the guidance lessons are completed, the school counselor will evaluate using the various methods mentioned previously, while including additional data such as school records. To ensure students keep using these new skills, the counselor will incorporate them in future lessons. After collecting and compiling the data, stakeholders must be informed about the results of the CSCP. With this final step, the Counseling Program Evaluation Cycle ends and the 2nd cycle must begin. To inform…
Rehabilitation Counseling and Administration, Rehabilitation and Clinical Counseling Concentration, program. Specifically, faculty evaluations utilizing the PPR are conducted at beginning of the fall and spring semesters. Our program started the assessment/evaluation processes in 2005. Students are evaluated based on dispositional standards and structured protocols, which facilitate students’ professional development from beginning as a new student to progressing through courses, passing…
most accurate information regarding student needs and instructional strategies is bestowed upon the classroom teacher is the ultimate goal of data-driven decision making. Dr. Scott McLeod emphasized the importance of using a variety of assessment data and student indicators to determine the academic achievement for students (2005). At Mandarin Oaks Elementary, data from the Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) is used to determine school grades and assists with driving the school improvement…
Learning in a traditional classroom versus learning in an online setting is different in many ways. With traditional learning you have that classroom setting, that more one on one help. Also with traditional classroom setting one can get better understanding with assignments versus online settings. Traditional classroom settings requires that you attend class, therefore with attending class one can also get into other activities that the school has going on. The help or guidance that one can get…