Continuing education

As I reflect on the topic that stirred my professional passion was the study of diversity in the child development. However, we need to explore different cultures in order to understand diversity. (Derman-Spark, & Edward, 2010), stated that we should celebrate diversity such as supporting our families and children in their environment. As an early childhood educator, I think diversity is important, as we teach anti-bias to young children in the classroom. There should be an environment that…

becoming a health and physical education teacher. There are several reasons of why I want to teach and why I am choosing to go into the teaching profession. Since a young age I have had a tremendous interest and love for sports. As I got older I realized I wanted to make a career out of sports in some way. Once I got to college I was deciding between several different majors, and finally made my decision to double major, with one being in Health and Physical Education, and the other being in…

They call it continuing professional development. There are certain requirements that are needed to have something count as continued training. The model for this includes entry requirements, program structure and content, assessment mechanisms, and documentation. The…

INTEGRATED CURRICULUM APPLICATION LESSON REFLECTION 1. What were your concerns prior to teaching your Integrated Lesson? I had many worries that came with this integrated lesson, but I would have to say my biggest concern was that I was going to have a hard time controlling the volume during this activity. The activity was very interactive and involved a price for the winning team. I thought this might cause some tension and craziness but it ended up going just fine and the children were very…

female educator, do you think that it would be beneficial for all ethnic educators in your school to receive teacher education or in-service training to improve your working environment?, yielded the following theme,  Majority agreed teacher education and in-service training is good but not just for all ethnic teachers but rather for all educators. Majority Agreed Teacher Education and In-service would be Good for All…

the situation does not create a burden on the school. According to related services, under IDEA, Young must assure that disabled children are able to benefit from the special education services. The Board of Education of Hendrick Hunson Central School v. Rowley in "concluding that a child is not entitled to a public education unless he or she can benefit from it" (Essex, 2012, p. 131). "The interests of all pupils must be safeguarded" (Runswick-Cole, 2008, p. 173). Is the parents'…

forty-thousand dollars and for an experienced agronomist it can be as much as seventy-thousand dollars a year. Doug’s job does include health insurance and a retirement plan. The education that Doug received is an associate degree which he received from Iowa Lakes Community College. For the job you do need continuing education. Unlike other jobs where there are shorter hours agronomists work seventy hours a week. Most if not all agronomists take…

learn on their own, without directly telling them how and what they have to learn, I am preparing them for a future of continuing education and high career aspects. Many of my students are from schools that are low achieving, by providing these experiences, more students are exposed to subject areas and activities that hopefully will encourage students to continue their education and work towards a…

important modes of communication in western society. To essentially force the adoption of a relatively complicated skill could have consequences that affect the rest of the child’s education (Gray, n. pag). For those receiving alternative education, independent reading isn’t always necessary for continuing their education. Unfortunately, the way most public and private schools function, it isn’t feasible to have all children learn to read at their own pace. For schools in today’s society, I…

One of the most important things in life is education. While most people assume education has a direct correlation to school, people often learn more things outside of school without realizing it. Learning plays a pivotal role in our lives. Benjamin Franklin once said, “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” The question we should ask ourselves is whether or not our education system in America really succeeds in its purpose. I believe it does not. While it focuses around important…