Cooperative education

experience. Formative assessments are vital for the process of gathering information that allows education professionals to improve learner’s retention and application of the material. The assessment used as well the training activities should align with the learning objectives created prior to the training experience. Assessment methods have been tried through the years of formalized education, providing insight and useful information about the educational experience, with mixed…

categories which are classroom environment, a source of knowledge, and self-discovery. As elementary teachers, I believe we set the foundation of education and it all begins with the classroom environment. The classroom environment should provide security, acceptance, and mutual respect. The purpose of this classroom atmosphere is to build/foster cooperative…

William Butler Yeats once said, “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” The history of teaching started with religion. Priest and prophets educated children of nobles in order to teach them skills that they will need when they accept their position of leadership. The Priests’ role was highly respected above all others due to their knowledge and wisdom, therefore teacher appreciation was associated with their high value in societies. In 561 B.C. Confucius, the first…

college education. In a 2014 study, The Cooperative Institutional Research Program at the Higher Education Research Institute at U.C.L.A. asked the freshman class how important certain reasons for going college were. 70.6% of the class said it was very important that they come to university to gain a general education and appreciation for ideas. (Rampell) With students being sensitive on campuses and in classrooms, they are restricting their peers from getting the most out of their education…

great number of citizens. Though public education was merely a privilege in the United States until the 20th century, it now plays a major role in society as it shapes the social, economic, and political health of the United States. Although the federal government has meddled intensely in the matter, footing the bill for public education still falls on the shoulders of each state’s taxpayers, regardless of family status. In California, the price of education has slowly become burdensome and,…

This article therefore seeks to review the psycho social environment of schools as an important area where teachers and school management need to focus on in an effort to create conditions for wellbeing. The article is useful to stakeholders in the education sector including school administrators…

Honors Precalculus classes. This long acquaintance has given me the opportunity to watch her mature into a gracious, charming, and responsible young woman. Alena is a highly motivated student who is excelling in school. The value she places on education is evident in her exemplary work. She has a superior aptitude for mathematics, grasping concepts quickly and easily and requiring little assistance. She is always well prepared for class and is an attentive and active participant…

not understand what she meant. Weeks illustrated this by saying “ I had a job in retail while going to school and I knew that I didn't want to do that for the rest of my life.” She added, “While I worked at that retail job, I didn’t have enough education to work do my job correctly. I had to get an on the job training.” Weeks understands that to keep up with the career market you need…

attributes of culturally responsive pedagogy; and (f) components of multicultural education. Seven forms of biases. The Pennsylvania Depart of Education (2013) acknowledges that the field of education has curricular bias in its materials and structure. With invisibility,…

During my observation of an ESL push-in classroom, I have come across with many pedagogical issues and concerns that were brought in the Methods of Teaching class. Such topics include the use of cooperative Learning, classroom setting, adapting lesson plan and differentiated instructions by incorporating visuals, hands-on activities, simulations of real life situations etc so that students can nurture their skills academically, linguistically, socially as well as emotionally. The…