Constructivist teaching methods

During an ELL class, one spent time observing a mentor teacher take students through various ELL lessons. The teacher was keen 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…

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…

Question 1: In class, we have discovered at least one method where the role of the teacher is to step aside and allow students to do the learning. Interestingly, this method (Silent Way) is deeply rooted in structuralist view of language. On the other hand, in many classes throughout our program, we discussed the role that the teacher may have under Sociocultural understanding of language acquisition. Please, compare the two takes on the teacher’s role in the classroom. How would you explain…

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…

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…

analysis, and give examples on five strategies that teachers can uses, to enhance the learning and assessment out comes for students with special needs. These strategies include: Lesson planning and contextualising, Task analysis, Scaffolding, Explicit teaching and direct instruction, and Differentiated Instruction to enhance content. Lesson Planning and Contextualising Lesson planning and contextualising content is an overall course plan, that will define the mindset and lay out the…