Catholic social teaching

Every teacher has a unique teaching strategies that makes their classroom unique. What many people do not know, however, is that the methods and strategies that teachers use can all be traced back to the five teaching philosophies. These philosophies, perennialism, progressivism, essentialism, reconstructionism, and existentialism, are either teacher or student based, and can greatly shape the way an individual teaches (Powell, 2015). Each philosophy differs on what should be taught, how it…

communication, and collaboration skills. The standards also allow me to identify the outcome of the unit; therefore, facilitating backward planning. 2. Describe a sample lesson plan that guides your teaching. My lesson plans often consist of three components which is the input, process, and output. For example, in teaching independent and dependent clauses, I first discuss the relevance of it outside the academic setting and tap into prior knowledge. I then proceed to show a short clip about…

contribute towards my aims, how I plan to deal with the possible problems during my lesson, why I chose those activities and why I didn’t chose the other activities I considered to use. I’ve chosen the scenario two (young learners) and as a topic teaching family and friends vocabulary. First of all when I was the two scenarios since I’ve done some lessons with young learners, I directly considered working with young learners again. But the scenario is based on the learners who don’t know…

because he justifies his "teaching" by stating that he is trying to protect their innocence. While both forms of teaching vary from each other, both poems still nevertheless involve…

beliefs NAME OF INSTRUCTOR: Kathleen Robinson Teaching and learning involves techniques that when applied in a positive and supportive environment caters for both the cognitive, emotional and social needs of students and the individual abilities are recognized and developed. Thus the techniques bring about productivity and success in the classroom. My participation in this course has reinforced my philosophies on teaching…

During my fieldwork observations of the second grade in PS 119, I had the opportunity to observe some of their social studies lessons. One the lessons was based on a reading aloud of the fairytale Little Red Riding Hood as a medium to teach the students the importance of following instruction given by authority figures and the consequences of disobeying them. This lesson was part of the topics regarding the Civic Ideals and Practices, which is one of the inquires developed in second grade. In…

1. Describe how you think your teaching has changed during this practicum experience? What do you consider your strengths to be now? What was good about the way the students responded to you as the teacher? a. When I first taught, I had no idea how to manage my students or how to control a situation once it got out of hand. I have learned a few management techniques from my teachers and peers. I also found my own methods to manage my class that work best for me. I think I have a better…

Team teaching, co-teaching, collaborative teaching, interdisciplinary teaching—there exists much disagreement in how refer to the strategy, but researchers agree that empirical analyses are lacking regarding the topic (Hanover Research, 2012; Aliakbari & Bazyar 2012). Team teaching, which is the blanket term encompassing all modes of collaborative teaching used in this review, is a teaching strategy in which two or more teachers, or a teacher and field expert (e.g. expert community member),…

A student may be having a bad day or it could be a result of something. In special education, some small aspects can create big problems. If a student’s medication is off or their routine has been messed up, can cause a student to have an off day. If a teacher is close with his or her students, the teacher is better able to see what is causing issues and adjust lesson plans. It may be extra gym or just talking to the student that allows the bad day to cease. However, the teacher needs to know…

The Significance of Flipped Classrooms In this paper, I will argue that flipped classrooms are beneficial and should be incorporated into all schools today. This is a controversial topic in education today. The more this method of teaching is incorporated into the classroom more questions that arise from individuals who disagree with the method. A flipped classroom is when teachers record videos of lectures for the students to watch at home. The students then use their class time to work on…