The Leader, The Teacher & You Book Reflection In this book, Mr. Lim Song Guan quoted that the highest aspiration of a good leader should be a good teacher. Therefore, in the first part he talks about his experience with the leaders he works with and the way they inspired him through their teachings. He shared pointers on how a good leader should exhibit. Examples are walking the ground and appreciating the works that they produced by always providing positive comments first, then guide them the…
The teacher will instruct the students that they are going to become detectives. Detectives are people who solve mysteries. We will be solving the case of the missing teacher. The teacher will then show the students the book Miss Nelson has gone missing by Harry Allard and James Marshall. Ask the students what they think might happen in the book. Show the students the title and author’s name on the book. “Class, Class, we are going to start reading our book and learn about our case. As we read…
The Review Aisha Sharif Throughout the course of my personal project, I have tried to achieve all of my learning objectives I made in the beginning of this project. Below, I will explain how I did and talk about the project in general. What went well? Why did it go well? I felt like the actual researching and gathering information on the function of the camera went really well because I learned so much from that. I had lots of fun playing around with my camera and that really helped me get…
of the process of creating chocolate for us to eat, and it really made me reconsider the chocolate I buy, now I want to get Fair Trade chocolate rather than normal chocolate, as it ensures that the workers receive a fair pay. The reflection on experiences of injustice we completed with Maddie Kelly was beneficial to us as I learnt about the different ways people find challenges in lives, and made me realise that anyone of any race or background can be suffering or challenged in some way, and…
can do them, we learn by doing them.” Aristotle summed up well what the reflections that follow are about. The Cambridge CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) course introduces many important lessons. However, the most significant ones are learnt by putting the theory into practice in the classroom: 1. My teaching strengths To build a good rapport with the students I am learning to establish a fine relationship with them by listening well, keeping eye contact and by being…
clarinet, the multitude of possible problems in a clarinet section can be frustrating. Dr. Phillip O. Paglialonga’s book, Squeak Big: Practical Fundamentals for the Successful Clarinetist¸ addresses all aspects of clarinet playing in both practice and teaching. Squeak Big is presented in four sections: Pedagogy, Effective Practicing, Daily Elements, and Additional Resources. Of these sections, Pedagogy is the largest, encompassing the full spectrum of clarinet fundamentals. It includes basics,…
provide students with the opportunity to engage in writing. At the end of my lesson, students were asked to According to, “Powerful students, powerful words: writing and learning in a poetry workshop,” Annotating my lesson plan and recording my teaching helped me in the long run because as previously stated, I was able to see how other teachers are raising the bar in their own classrooms. At my school, I am rarely given the opportunity to see other teachers teach. While I know there are great…
Today I observed the class learn about domain and range of a graph. The teacher first began class with a bell ringer. The teacher discussed the answers to the bell ringer with the students. Next the teacher reviewed homework with the students. The students asked any questions they had on the assigned problems. Next the teacher assigned the students an activity on domain and range. The students completed the activity and turned it in. The teacher discussed the activity after all students had…
management, and assessment. For Mr. Sweat, classroom management is the most important aspect of the classroom and his decisions reflect this. On February 26th, Mr. Sweat starts the day by playing soothing music before class and during independent practice. This is a normal occurrence in Mr. Sweat’s sixth grade math classroom. The students seem to enjoy the music and they have come to expect it. For Mr. Sweat, his decision to play music is part of…
The lesson is made for the students to become food detectives and use all of their five senses to determine what unlabeled foods are what. The lesson starts off with the students watching videos of each of the five senses to understand them better. Once all of the videos are watched, the students assemble in to groups and work on their observations of the different foods through their five senses. After their chart of observations, they have the chance to play a fun and interactive five senses…