(2004, 2006, as cited in Lehtonen, et al. 2016) stressed the creative teacher’s ability to use improvisational principles directly. In teaching creatively, a teacher should employ the rules of improvisation by living in the moment and activity automatically. Whenever a teacher has a planned drama lesson based on a specified method, a creative teacher has the bravery to make ideology that has been put forward by the learners during pedagogy of the lesson…
part of a service learning experience. There were a variety of openings avaible this semester to interact and observe the daily events that take place inside of a public school. I personally took advantage of a need for a math tutor for freshman students as part of study hall at St. Peter High Middle and High School. Once a week I volunteered through the guidance counselors to tutor a one boy and a girl in pre-algebra. Our meetings usually consisted of me going through their homework with them…
grade English Language Arts (ELA) teachers from both middle schools came together to review each standard and create a list of “essential standards,” standards that had a common thread throughout all three grades. Once essential standards were identified, teachers began to evaluate various curriculums and programs, create pros and cons lists, and find that almost all “Common Core Aligned” curriculum was nothing more than a label on the front cover of a teachers manual. To better tackle each…
in girls because relationships play an important role in girls' lives. Our society has made social status such an importance and Simmons believes that girls depend upon relationships. She states, "the lifeblood of relational aggression is relationship" (Simmons, 2002, p. 43). Many young girls understand the importance of social peers, and when they feel that they need to increase their own status within a group, they use that to their advantage and try to damage the relationships of their…
descendants and kin of the land where I am living, studying and working. This is a warning that this journal may contain images, voices and names of deceased Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Island people. Whilst attending school with two Aboriginal students in my class, I was never exposed to people stereotyping Aboriginal people. I lived in an inland rural area of New South Wales, and after finishing school I moved to Kununurra, a northern remote area in Western Australia. This was a place…
Brandy Hayse the Administrator In order to create a successful learning environment as an administrator, I must provide leadership with core values and beliefs that align with student learning goals and staff. Ideally this would be me playing an active part in a school culture that promotes ongoing instructional improvement. Therefore, it is my responsibility to understand the primary mission and goals of the school and be very clear in communicating which values and ideals the school should be…
Notably, these teachers look at discipline as a major component of instructional effectiveness. They expressed that a hectic situation can develop with only a very small number of disruptive students. Additionally, instructional time can be threatened by even minor discipline issues. In addition to direct student discipline confrontations, it was expressed that parents often support their children’s bad behavior. They expressed that they have known very effective teachers to have given up…
This essay examines the relationship between students and teachers’ feedback on assignment in higher education and why students value feedback. In university, feedback seems very important and valuable to students as feedbacks provide teachers’ suggestions and reflect teachers’ opinion of the students. Therefore, it will be argued that nowadays many students find that feedbacks are important. Furthermore, it is argued that the reasons for students to value feedback and the effect of the negative…
based on prior knowledge and the gathered information. 5. Discuss the importance of…
vital for students and teachers to create a strong interpersonal relationship that is reciprocated…