Educational psychology

Standard #5: Application of Content The teacher understands how to connect concepts and use differing perspectives to engage learners in critical thinking, creativity, and collaborative problem solving related to authentic local and global issues. During my student teaching experience, I always tried make learning connect to my students lives. I did this by working hard to get to know my students. I always tried to ask them about their weekends, what they did after school and watch what…

According to Karen Bromley (2011) in Learning About the Endangered Librarian, librarian positions are being cut because of shrinking budgets and saving tax dollars. Even though the post is falling by the wayside, it is still critical to the educational system. A librarian should have many qualities, including compassion, flexibility, creative, patient,…

show the youth that reading is fun and educational. By centering community events based on reading and education. Make reading a mandatory action when registering for sports or a big prized game at the community fair. Keep the youth aware of the power of written words. This course has truly been instrumental in increasing my knowledge in the challenges of reading. In light of the information learned within this course, I plan to structure my educational career around incentives that…

Nowadays, high school students seem enjoy parties than study. They believe in theories such as: “The Vaccination Theory of Education”, “Adopt The Kung Fu Theory of Education” or “The Easy Listening Theory of Learning” which treats education as a heavy load on their shoulder. In my point of view, education is the skills that individuals learning to be better human-being. This essay will talk about my own theories, the problems which truly exist in the education system of China and my experiences…

Section A I rarely observed in the same room while I observed at the high school in Big Spring Texas. In my first observation I was in a freshman reading class and they were reading a book. There was an audio book being played and all the desks were facing the board. The desks were arranged in pairs. Some students were sleeping and I really could not tell who the inclusion students were. The room had colorful strategy charts all over the room along with inspirational quotes. The room had a…

Home-School Communication: The first day has come and gone, and it is time to communicate with parents. Parents are important people because they are the people that guide and teach students. The first teachers any student has will be their parents or guardians, and as teachers we need to respect parents. There is a lot that happens in the classroom and as teachers we need to make parents connected to the material as much as possible. Teachers need to provide multiple ways to communicate with…

INTRODUCTION Providing a secure and safe learning environment, maximizing opportunities, as well as providing comfortable classrooms for students are some of the fundamental elements that a teacher must observe (Eyster & Martin, 2010). As a third grade teacher, my philosophy for this class will be ensuring a safe and comfortable learning classroom environment for every student. Based on this, this essay will document diverse strategies which students face as well as establish strategies that…

The Socratic method was shared with us by my classmate Todd Ihle. Though it is about an old philosophy, the method enjoys appreciation in many educational settings nowadays. It encourages healthy discussion by directing a question to a group of students not to get an answer, but to test and challenge beliefs and assumption of participants in a positive and constructive way. The purpose is not to support…

Planning for risky play for meeting outcomes in the Early Years Learning Framework When planning risky play for children, it is essential that educators include a range of natural elements in the outdoor environment, such as plants, sand, mud and water. Through daily interactions with these elements, children’s understandings of the world, where they live, can be broadened. Therefore, they connect with their land and then develop the sense of belonging to the country. Besides, children can…

theory that is based on observations and scientific studies that explains how people learn (“Constructivism”, 2004). This theory provides many techniques and strategies that might help students grasp the educational material they are supposed to…