Instruction

The article called “Redesigning Reading Instruction” is a very interesting and informative about what we need to change in the reading programs in the classroom. This article talks about three things: what differs but shouldn’t, what is the same, but should differ, and what schools can do. This article addresses the amount of time spent reading individually and even out loud are becoming less and that is not helping our children. Some things that need to be addressed in the classroom are who is…

Section 4: Differentiating Instruction through Technology When considering the importance of a student-centered classroom an educator must remember that “it is not about what the teacher is doing or what the teacher has done; it’s about what the students are doing and what the students can do in the future”. (Tarte, 2013) Education within school has certainly changed quickly these days. The way an educator once believed that students should be sitting quietly as the teacher stood up in front of…

perspectives of their reading with practical, real world learning within a social context. Facilitators and students emphasize multiple modes of learning with students deriving self-awareness as they move through the process. DR-TA is a direct instruction…

Module 5 Reflection Mathematics Instruction for Elementary Teachers has been a class that I have learned more than I thought I ever would have. This class gave me the ability to look at what I was doing and how I was doing it, in different ways. Standards I have found throughout my years of teaching that the standards have given me a guide. I know where my students have come from and where I need to take them. I have always tried to tell parents who were not on board with our state common core…

This article discussed the findings of a study conducted on the effectiveness of implementing a strategy instruction model with students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder as well as deficits in writing. The goal of this test was to increase the students’ writing ability in both number of words produced as well as independently write a narrative incorporating all seven essential story parts. The test was administered by an advanced doctoral student, who was trained in the area of…

Part I: Use of Technology for Curriculum and Instruction (Proficiencies B and D) Technology integration in curriculum and instruction encompasses usage of such of technology tools as internet, education software applications, computers and mobile devices in learning processes and in school management (Cennamo, Ross, Ertmer & International Society for Technology in Education, 2014). Over the past few years, technological application has been on the rise leading to better education delivery,…

Epic of Gilgamesh and Instruction to Merikare reflect aspects of kingship and cultural implications in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt. The ancient Egyptians, unlike most people in Mesopotamia, did not create heroic tales like the Epic of Gilgamesh. Although Egyptians and Mesopotamian civilizations are evidently both similar in that they blah, they are also intricate and distinguishable in ways such that they embody different perceptions on religion, culture, and the way divinity is manifested…

The SIOP (sheltered instruction observation protocol) model is a program that helps address the needs for English language learners. Teachers learn how to integrate students and use specific content and instruction to address the students. From the SIOP model there are eight key components; lesson development, building background, comprehensible input, strategies, interaction, practice, delivery, and review/assement. Under the eight key components teachers promote a healthy positive learning…

Culturally Responsive Teaching Employing the Culturally Responsive Instruction Observation Protocol (CRIOP), Powell, Cantrell, Malo-Juvera, and Correll (2016) explore, among other topics, the relationship between implementation of culturally responsive instruction and student achievement in mathematics. Sheppard (2011) investigates prospective teachers employment of culturally responsive teaching during one-on-one tutoring sessions with low perfroming African American students. Comparison and…

Differentiated instruction is a student-centered instructional framework educators can use to engage all learners while meeting the individual learning needs of all the students in their classroom. This strategy is designed to meet the individual learning needs of all students in a classroom. This framework includes the implementation of several evidence-based instructional strategies that meet the students’ learning needs in order to provide a high-quality curriculum with clearly defined…