I am writing in regards to the kindergarten position available at your school Minglewood Elementary. I am interested in this wonderful job opportunity because I have dreamed at teaching at a school like yours. I have spent my time while student teaching falling in love with teaching kindergarten, and it would be a dream to teach at a school like Minglewood Elementary. I am writing in regards to express my interest in the kindergarten position you have available currently at your school. I have…
skills session. I saw how a child’s resilience altered their perception of a problem enabling them to solve a problem within a blink of an eye. Nonetheless, from my experience today, I learned the importance of patience and adaptability because the plans could easily go the other direction and be constituting a quick solution to prevent a loss of control of the…
“Dear young people, the church expects great things of you and your generosity. Don’t be afraid to aim high.”-Pope Francis. Catholic Schools Week is a celebration of Catholic Education in the United States. Here at St. Louise, we are built on faith, knowledge, and academics as our foundation. St. Louise values knowledge. In each class, we learn different lessons and concepts so that any of the things we learn may be applied in real world situations. In Math, we learn about Inequalities,…
For this small group lesson, there were six students from a variety of learning levels. Students were familiar with the Magic School Bus series of books and television shows so they had a very good idea of what would be happening in the book I used. Students were attentive and willing to answer all of my questions. As I read the book, I asked questions to help students remember the sequence of events. I also had students give me the definition of more complex words used in the book. For…
Currently, the Red Cross of North Queensland is suffering from shortage of volunteers that influence the provision of services of Red Cross. The aim of this marketing plan is to establish YHG and recruit the James Cook University (JCU) students in Cairns to participate in Red Cross and work as a volunteer. This marketing plan develops an action plan which will help to achieve the goals of the YHG. This paper describes the current position of Red Cross and analyse its market. The target market of…
During our class activity we shared our culture collage. The hardest part of the challenge for the group was finding the appropriate picture to uses for this activity. The easiest part of this activity was sharing with the group why we choose these specific pictures for our collage. During this activity group members acted extremely interested in each group members collage. As for myself, during this activity I acted very respectful and involved in each members collage, I asked several…
The many elements involved in playing the clarinet can be challenging to both beginning and advanced clarinetists. For educators that do not specialize in 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…
Classroom observations: Gianna was observed during the afternoon in her third grade class. At the start of the observation, Gianna was asked to sit at a back table as the class prepared for a timed test. Gianna got up and took her test with her as she headed to the back table. When the test began, Gianna appeared focused and attentive. Once finished, she placed her pencil on the table and looked around the room as she cleaned her glasses. Mrs. Cartwright, Gianna’s third grade teacher, walked by…
The Early Education Center For my observation, I visited The Early Education Center, Seagull School. The preschool classroom that I visited consisted of three teachers and thirty children, ages three and four years old. The type of program at The Early Education Center is what I call a “traditional” preschool. When I walked into the preschool classroom, I noticed it was very large and very spacious which allowed enough space for each child. Natural light, provided there was no glare in the room…
The following content is for a 3rd grade Language Arts assessment about Key Ideas and details in folk tales. In this lesson, students are going to read and write stories folktales. The lesson will begin by asking questions to generate student’s background knowledge. Activating students background knowledge provides a way to make connections between the text and their schema Teachers will introduce folktales by explaining there are messages to uncover—usually a lesson (also called a central…