requires dedication from teachers; therefore, conversation and dialogue among teachers is very crucial to the success of a learning community. Communication and dialogue allows teachers to build social skills, mutual respect, and built good relationships. The purpose of communication in a learning community is for teachers to work collaborative, build trust, and feel welcomed working as a team. In one of the videos, Lucy west emphasizes that effective communication with other teachers is very…
College of Education Module 5 Application: Extension and Reflection Students have three main influences: school, family, and community, which can either positively or negatively affect their relationship with education (Elish-Piper & Lelko, 2012). To ensure that students are supported in their learning, these three influences must maintain communication. This is especially important during summer vacation when students struggle to retain the skills that they had previously mastered…
throughout the entire student body. Moreover, students of all backgrounds are impacted by this social issue. As a result of this, educators are going to have to confront this odious dilemma during their tenure as an educator. Therefore it is absolutely imperative for an instructor to be cognizant of the signs of child abuse as well as their legal and ethical obligations in reporting such acts. Unfortunately, far too many educators are not aware of their legal and moral duties as a teacher to be…
influence on student development can also be profound. As Ladd (2005) indicates, the longer the period during which a student is ostracized by his/her peers, the result can be severe effects on the ability to successfully contribute to group activities and to experience academic success. Therefore, because the of the degree…
The job of a special education teacher may be very difficult and challenging at times. The profession requires patience, creativity, and adaptability. To be successful in this profession, I think you have to have a true passion to teach special education. I believe I have that passion. I fell in love with working with students with disabilities when I volunteered at a summer camp for people with disabilities. Through the courses I have taken at Fontbonne University and my own experiences, I have…
working with attention-deficit students has been an interesting process. Reading the books entitled Nowhere to Hide and ADD/ADHD Behavior-Change Resource Kit, as required by this class, has opened my eyes and heart to the challenges and rewards of working with these students. The mindset that has evolved through this learning process is to focus more on what the students can do and to maintain a positive attitude. I feel that it is my responsibility to help students recognize the strengths they…
and to "operationalize" variables. • What is the relationship between socioeconomic status and education? Steps Research Design Description Step 1 Idea/Interest: Identify your interest in marital satisfaction Step 2 Conceptualize: Indicate what you mean by “satisfaction” Step 3 Operationalize the concepts: Indicate the types of questions you will ask (or variables you will test)…
(2014) conducted a qualitative study to explore four key aspects of staff connectedness: a) personal connectedness to school, b) student-staff relationships, c) staff connectedness to administrators, and d) staff relationships with fellow employees as it relates to comfort intervening with bullying. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to examine the association between school staff perceptions of connectedness and their comfort intervening with general bullying situations. The sample…
following: setting high expectations for student achievement and coming up with a plan to meet these expectations, sharing a set of common beliefs and values among all board members, driving all actions by high levels of accountability, establishing a good relationship with all members of the collective school district, driving all decision by data, aligning resources in the most beneficial way toward students education, establishing a good working relationship with the superintendent, and…
Case Study A, Case 1: Sam Sam is a fourteen-year-old exhibiting off-task behavior, such as reading or doodling, during independent work times. His social studies teacher has set two six-week goals of increased completed independent assignments and earning an eighty percent or higher on all assignments. Three possible appropriate strategies for Sam to reach his goals are specific praise, criterion-specific rewards, and choice-making. Specific Praise Specific praise aims at recognizing…