Communicative language teaching

learning and how it is important that students can see the problem in more than one ways. 3. What I Learned: Briefly state what you learned from your classroom experience. This entry should be different for each report. When Dr. Besvinickm was teaching her class I learned that she is very acommidating to her students when they are stuck on a problem. She would make sure that the whole class understand the questions they go over before moving forward because it is important for her to know…

After I read all the assigned readings, I have learned that critical thinking is a tool that I use every day. I had to take some time to understand the concepts and meanings to critical thinking. I am trying to think of how I used critical thinking in my courses or through experiences. The best example that I think of is when I was trying to teach one of my friends how to make a pony beaded creation. I took baby steps and visually showed her the process to make that particular pattern. In the “7…

to help the students with limited English language and literacy skills better understand the content of the lessons. One observed that the students lacked the basic literacy skills to comprehend grade-level content. A template was made to gather information regarding teacher practice that was necessary in assessing the implementation of instructional strategies for the subject. The teacher also coordinated the work to have the students attain oral language score, total writing score, and reading…

The Teaching Tolerance website as stated on their About Us tab was founded by the Southern Poverty Law Center to help prevent prejudice benahavis, to improve intergroup relations, and to ensure fair treatment for students in school. The three biggest resources that can be used by any educator to better plan and develop lessons for the classroom are: the various articles in the magazine tab, the professional development tab, and the classroom resources tab. The latter of the three provides the…

Peer Tutoring As a peer tutor for the past two years in school, I learned to interact and communicate effectively with students that had trouble with certain courses. Often times, I found it difficult to teach, but I learned to overcome this problem by becoming more flexible with students as I realized that everyone learns differently. As a result, in order to be flexible, I learned to adjust to each individual’s learning style and ultimately, was able to transition this skill to classroom…

the achievement gap. The second theme being “the symbiotic interplay”(Delpit, xviii) of her life as a mother, scholar, and activist. I plan to write of some of the elements she talks about: understanding the importance of a good teacher with good teaching methods, mandating critical thinking while ensuring that “basic skills” are taught, and observing…

the students. Furthermore, lesson plans are great ways to structure what is being taught, and use to aid students where they are weak. However, as Vacca, Vacca, and Mraz (2014) stated my lesson plans are always changing. I plan or alter what I am teaching based on what my students have shown that they have mastered or not mastered. I think many teachers feel pressured to get through the curriculum, therefore, they rush through activities to finish. Nonetheless, it is refreshing to know that…

Ineffective Physics Group Worksheet Most of the teachers follow a new style of teaching, which requires students to work in groups in order to benefit from each other. However, this style can be ineffective if the text that is provided to each group does not have clearly stated guidelines. It also can be ineffective if it does not specify who should work with whom, especially in science classes where the abilities of one person varies from another. In most of these cases, one or two of the…

correctly, our minds blanking out which causes frustration, and having time limits to complete tests and exams. Math anxiety is a much talked about subject among students. The causes are from beastly experiences, lack of good presentation, and poor teaching. This paper discusses the tips to overcome math anxiety, my own personal math experiences, and strategies for success. Usually there are certain people with certain characteristics that have math anxiety. For example, students with poor…

dream of teaching children. Throughout this semester I have learned many different things about teaching that will stick with me my entire career. I learned about the teaching and learning process through the course work I was given, the time I spent in the classroom teaching lessons, as well as the times that I sat back and just observed the preschool and elementary classrooms. While going through the course work this semester I have begun to learn about the many different aspects of…