Constructivist teaching methods

When I become a teacher I plan on teaching 3rd and 4th grade if I’m lucky! 3rd and 4th grade students are probably more tech savvy than I will be and by the time I become a teacher technology is going to be a huge part of education whether I want it to or not. With technology advancing at the rate it is teaching will soon become a breeze. Teachers will be able to do most everything with technology and find to be a good thing and a bad thing. When I think of technology, I instantly think of…

Reflection of Class Lesson The teaching methods that I used in my lesson incorporated a variety of the Universal Design for Learning Principles and co-teaching strategies, which supported all of the students in the classroom, including students with disabilities and exceptionalities. As a means for engagement, I explained in my warm-up why learning root words is important for the students’ future lives, which relates the material to real life situations that they can relate to in their own…

What makes a good teacher is a tenderhearted person who enjoys teaching students and will do anything to help their students. What makes a great teacher is a person who has a passion to teach students and will get down and dirty with their students. A great teacher also knows their teaching philosophy; in which mine is essentialism. All teachers should know their teaching goals for a few reasons. First they need to know who they are before they can teach anyone anything. They also need to know…

with any one person they wish. Sharing the lessons with another teacher offers collaborative feedback to enhance the learning experience for all students in the classroom. Collaborating with other teachers allows for a teacher to learn about new methods or different ways to teach a classroom, which is one of the most important roles of being a teacher. Teachers need to constantly be learning and changing with his/her students to provide the best education possible to create problem-solving…

academic success and maintain interest in the material that is being taught. By approaching teaching with a student-centered style, each individual student can benefit from an education that is well-suited to their academic level and personality types. Pragmatism extends this benefit by applying hands on experiences that allow for further student growth and expansion of curriculum ideas. Planning my methods of direction around these two philosophies provides an opportunity for me to enhance…

involving these terms. Describe the lesson: In this lesson, the teacher introduces the concept of variables and develops the notion of abstractness. The idea that letters can be used to represent numbers and can be manipulated using mathematical methods is the key concept of this lesson. In order to teach this lesson, the teacher would help the students extend their understanding…

an important feature in today’s society. Teachers over the years created different philosophies about different types of characteristics a teacher should possess. Every teacher has a certain way of teaching that they think is the best. Phil Collins once said “In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn.” A classroom should be a place of sanctuary and knowledge. Every student should get the ability to make their own decision and have the right to express their free will. If a…

important to a teacher’s personal teaching philosophy. These prompts almost appeared to be questions that one might hear at a job interview for a teaching position. I did not at first want to subject a colleague to these questions, as they require so much deeper though and inquiry from the teacher. That is why I first answered the questions myself. I feel that the responses to these questions are the center for a teacher’s approach to culturally responsive teaching. As an English Language…

no harm. Teaching these kids involves being a role model and making these children happy while not letting them get out of control. Hardest part I found would was giving positive attention to the kid who just tried to punch you or have been making your day miserable. Even though they swear like a sailor about to retire, you have to remember they are children and need encouragement, more so than non-SED students because possibly the…

Maintaining control over a room of thirty adolescents is a challenge within itself. Being an effective teacher to these students, requires a special skill set. In order to best address all their students’ needs, teachers should offer a variety of teaching methods and assessments. Because there are hundreds of factors influencing the lesson each day, a teacher must plan for the known and anticipate the unknown. This can include preparing an optimal learning environment and creating structured…