learning and progress (Perryman, 2015). In addition, the therapeutic relationships which is established through the student and therapies allows for connections and growth in overall feelings of support. The therapeutic relationship allows for understanding and connection (Perryman, 2015). As stated by Perryman (2015), children are people who are reacting to the world around them and modeling behaviors seen through their perspective. They are in control of their environment during therapy.…
educators a model of an ideal teacher, which was presented by Nel Nodding. This ideal teacher emphasizes the importance of identifying strengths and interests of students. This leads to teachers being able to acquire an idea of how to develop curriculum for students. Nel Nodding also spoke to how teachers must adapt their behaviors for different situations and student personalities. Using this ideal teacher model will allow teachers to develop meaningful relationships and consider interests to…
relative closeness to one another would suggest that some Wildwood students may eventually be at Ernest Manning, they are opposites in terms of their status, how they carry themselves, and what they believe to be most important for students. Wildwood elementary is an old school as observed from its small and outdated architecture. Classes are small and at times claustrophobic, especially when packed with 20-25 of the nearly 600 students making it difficult if not impossible to navigate the…
ABORIGINAL LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION In a classroom setting, language is how teachers and students communicate. For Aboriginal people, “language, identity, land and cultural affiliations are deeply interconnected” (Harrison, 2011, p.183). It is important to acknowledge the many layers of language and dialects within the Aboriginal culture that students may bring into the classroom and the mandate on teachers to teach Standard Australian English (SAE) (Angelo and Frazer, 2008;). As such, it is…
Creating supportive and effective learning environments for students, is of paramount concern for all teachers. A warm, safe and caring environment provides students the ability meet their universal needs and provides an orderly classroom as a conduit for student learning. Classroom environments can enhance student’s sense of belonging, further social and emotional development, increase student participation and academic competencies, whilst reducing the incidents of misbehaviour (Hickey &…
It is important for teachers to have good communication skills in the classroom, in order to interact with their students through various forms of communication. Teachers can use not only non-verbal communication; such as facial expressions, eyes, touching, body movements, dress, and use of space, but also verbal communication; including language and speech like pitch, modulation, emphasis, pace and pause, and volume. In addition, such strategies encourages teachers and students to be…
Assignment 1 – Teacher Blog Critique A controversial subject debated among teachers is acknowledging and encouraging good behaviour with rewards. Bunyi (2011) addresses this idea in her blog, in which she chooses not to promote extrinsic rewards within her classroom, and relates her viewpoint to the similarities between parenting styles and teaching styles. Bunyi writes that if you do not manage your own child’s behaviour using bribes or stickers, then you should apply the same notion in the…
to improve indigenous learning engagement.(Cooper and Baturo ,2005) Contextualized learning is to enable students to become fluent in a multitude of ways of knowing, to become competent in western culture as well as home culture through bridging indigenous and western ontologies.(cite author) An example of contextualisation in relation to mathematics education for Australian Indigenous students. They provide an example of a Yolngu community school in Yirrkala, in northern Australia,…
The majority of students all over the world strive to receive what they deem “good” grades. However, it has reached a point that students abandon learning to achieve them and succeed in life. Therefore, the immense amount of pressure society puts on students to obtain good grades detracts from their ability to learn. Students have many misinterpretations about their grades, particularly what they represent and their relationship with learning. For example, they often mistake long-term…
moment in school that I felt like my voice was heard in the classroom. I went to an elementary and a middle school in American Samoa, a small island southwest of Hawaii, where the students had to learn respect first before the teachers could educate them on school subjects. We were taught to obediently listen to the teachers with fewer questions unless we were told to do so. On the summer of my eighth grade year, my parents decided that moving to the United States would be an ideal opportunity…