I am pleased to reflect on my experience this semester in Mbite course. I feel that it was a successful class which taught me a lot regarding how to function in a team and as an individual. Personally, I do enjoy classes and it's a challenge to me. I have always been one to persevere through difficult situations and challenge myself by tackling complex projects. If I am confronted with a category that doesn’t satisfy my intellectual standards I have a habit of making things harder than they have…
565-566) “Teaching and learning mathematics are complex tasks. The effect on student learning of changing a single teaching practice may be difficult to discern because of simultaneous effects of both the other teaching activities that surround it and the context in which the teaching takes place” (Grouws & Cebulla, 2000, p.8). The evidence suggests that teachers lack content knowledge that is essential when teaching…
was a way out, and was often overlooked as being a profession. Most will say in order to have a career/profession you have to attend college, get multiple degrees, and after spending half your life in school, now you can begin your chosen profession. College or the Army or two roads that can lead to the same path of becoming a professional and working a profession that can help others as well as save lives. What is a profession? “ A profession is something a little more than a job, it is a…
going to be very nearly unimaginable. I was filling in as a school transport driver attempting to bring home the bacon as a single parent, yet I simply realized that there was something all the more out there for me. I had the drive to assemble a profession that did not include driving youngsters to class, I recently required the aptitudes and the chance to figure out what that other dream vocation way was. I set an objective of effectively completing one course amid the approaching summer…
licensure and certification of each potential healthcare professional interested in working for your organization. There are different tools that assist in ensuring that the academic qualification and continuing education requirements for a specific profession are met, such as accredited credentialing websites created by the government that are dedicated to giving detailed information of each state professional credentialing requirement which varies state to state. It is the credential manager’s…
I: RECOMMENDATION In regards to district-wide professional development my recommendation is that the district chooses to focus on intervention and enrichment for the reasons outlined in the sections below. II: BACKGROUND The district has been focusing the past year on professional learning communities (PLCs) and establishing PLCs in each building across the district. The goal for the end of the 2015-16 school year was to start implementing these professional learning communities throughout…
transformation of law as a profession to law as a business. Despite the age of commercialization, the profession of law continues to regulate formal admission. The author argues that the commercialization of law depends on several factors such as the decision to become a lawyer, the rites of passage, the dynamics of gender and generation and finally, personal choice. Through interviews of lawyers, the author describes their different motivations for choosing law as a profession. Most of the…
Professional Development BE5013 Mary Beth Sharko American College of Education Part One: Planning Professional Development Who will attend your workshop? I will invite all Covington School staff members to participate in the professional development workshop. What are your goals for the workshop? What current event topic related to immigration or ESL/bilingual education will you share? How can teachers apply what you present to their own situation? Summarize the…
This report that was issued by the Learning Policy Institute reviews 35 research studies on professional development that has been proven effective in changing teaching practices that have improved student outcomes. The authors, Linda Darling-Hammond, Maria E. Hyler and Madelyn Gardner wrote this analysis to help inform policymakers and others involved in curriculum development and education reform of what makes Professional Development and models effective for teachers and students of the 21st…
dictionary.com, a professional is defined as one that is “following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain” or “of, relating to, or connected with a profession”. In other words, a professional is expected to provide a good or a service with the assumption of receiving something in return. Professionals, no matter the profession, are also expected to be experienced subject matter experts. They earn the trust of their customers/clients through their work ethic and the final product of…