and knowledge acquired in the classroom, will be used by young people throughout their lifetime. Therefore, as an educator, I trust to be a role model that cultivates in young people, open minds, morals, ethics and the cognition and ability to be critical thinkers and the feeling in one's capability to make positive contributions to society and to become productive and successful citizens. Qualifications Summary: • An accommodating and versatile individual with the talent to develop…
adjusts the level of information and support so as to maximize the ability to take responsibility for learning. (M.B. Tinzmann, B.F. Jones, T.F. Fennimore, J. Bakker, C. Fine, and J. Pierce NCREL, Oak Brook, 1990) Heterogeneous groupings of students: a critical characteristic of collaborative classrooms is that students are not segregated according to supposed ability, achievement, interests, or any other characteristic. Segregation seriously weakens collaboration and impoverishes the classroom…
As a leader in the field of differentiated instruction, Carol Tomlinson (1999) noted: "For all its promise . . . effective differentiation is complex to use and thus difficult to promote in schools. Moving toward differentiation is a long-term change process" (p. 6). Several years into this change, everyone has heard of differentiated instruction. As the current “best practice” in education, differentiated instruction is the partner of the “individualized approach,” that many schools mention in…
My pedagogy classes thus have provided several different learning experiences. My most recent learning experience was a close reading assignment that was to be completed in field. However, before I completed this assignment in my field placement, I engaged in one myself in my pedagogy classroom. It was at this point that I was able to see first-hand what a close reading actually is. The purpose of a close reading is to allow the student to “develop a deep understanding of what the author is…
At St. Jude day school I was a volunteer where I helped distribute the meals for the kids, give them snacks entertain the kids and clean up after. This day school is a church in neighborhood where many people use to put their kids in while they go to work. During the summer I would volunteer where there would be almost 50 kids in the summer camp. It was so chaotic at times. I accomplished gaining great friendships with many kids and teachers that I could never forget. I visit these kids very…
Cambridge University Dictionary describes tokenism as a practice, an action or a policy where members of minority groups will be shown small (token) gestures in order to avoid criticism or to achieve a goal. In other words, it is a form of insidious ‘show off’ which is not based on sincere actions. In the field of education, it can relate to a range of other contexts, such as tokenism relating to consultation, or the purchase and use of textbooks to meet policies on racial and gender equality…
Dr. Boggs vs Ms. Skipper There are many people who play a big part into students’ lives, no matter the age. Teachers/professors are one of people in which have a major impact on the lives of their students. Professors are supposed to be someone in which a student can not only look up to, but someone in which they should be able to confide in and come to when they need support. Something teachers should always put into consideration is that every student is going to learn differently, and they…
My project will be about teaching young students how to read. I really want to do this as a project because a lot of my classmates and teachers have told me that they envision me to be a teacher when I grow up. I wanted to see if I enjoy teaching and this is one method that I can do to see if I enjoy teaching a group of students. My target audience will be my teachers, peers and parents. They will be my target audience because teachers and parents are the ones who take a major role of their…
Children learn best when they have a teacher who believes that all children can be successful. Teachers are important in helping their students develop their self-efficacy. If a teacher can help a child believe in his or her ability to learn the subject matter then the child will strive to do better. Alfred Bandura has conducted research in connection to self-efficacy. “Self-efficacy is important because it impacts on degrees of effort that individuals are prepared to invest in their learning,…
JROTC Matters JROTC help me communicate with my classmates. Being able to speak without worrying about people will judge me. Leaderships taught me that being a leader, we have to be patient. Instructors set an excellent example to students. I learn more things about adult life and I really enjoy the fun we did in class. JROTC make me becoming more outgoing person. I use to be shy to speak English because I worry I might messed up my pronunciation. Before some teacher and student judge me…