Interactive whiteboard

when she knows that she is performing something for a grade. This could be highly related to feeling like she needs to fit in and craving the need for attention. Being more relaxed with assessments and considering letting her take them in a more interactive way, I believe will show a true assessment of her knowledge. As a general education teacher I would also try and be more aware of the bullying issues that are occurring, shutting them down as quick as possible to help regain her self-esteem…

Since the advent of the iPad in 2010, there has been a tremendous excitement about how they can revolutionise our lives and our children’s learning. Indeed, tablet technology is now thought of as a household item, desired, if not owned by the younger generation. Children are central to the digital revolution and often understand the technology better than their parents, so why, in this age in which we live, shouldn’t the iPad be a large part of a child’s learning? Before the invention of…

Component A Expected learner outcome: This lesson plan is designed for year 7 students and introduces the concept of variables / pronumerals, like and unlike terms in algebra ("Mathematics Years 7-10 Syllabus," 2003, p. 82-83). By the end of this lesson students should be able to distinguish between like and unlike terms and know how to perform an addition or subtraction involving these terms. Describe the lesson: In this lesson, the teacher introduces the concept of variables and develops the…

Out of the different lessons I saw, I chose to do a critique on a First Grade lesson called, ‘Teeth with a Bite’. I chose this lesson because I think that 1st grade is an appropriate grade to start teaching the students the importance of taking care of their teeth and what can happen if they do not. I tend to think that this lesson could be taught at a Kindergarten level but perhaps First grade is more developmentally appropriate because the students can understand the information more clearly…

Behen, L. (2013). Outside Our Control. In L. Behen, Recharge Your Library Programs with Pop Culture and Technology (pp. 11-15). Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, LLC. The purpose of Behen’s section Outside Our Control is to state that the transition to technology is outside our control just like time and the school’s enviroment on the effect of students.These things being out of our control means that there is nothing that we can do to stop these things from effecting the students, we just have to see…

question, what is the distinct between videoconferencing and telepresence? In many ways telepresence is an extension of videoconferencing; both systems allow for transmitting audio and video data, document sharing, computer displayed information and whiteboards. Virtual Meetings: smart…

Abstract Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs as a “paradigm case” of transformational leadership by comparing the practical met discourse of remembrances published at the time of his passing to the theoretical met discourse of transformational leadership. This assignment of transformational leadership characteristics that appeared in characterizations of Jobs in the months after his passing in October 2011. Jobs as a leader and as one whom possessed and very motivational, three key…

The teaching assistant should be familiar with all plans and should identify and source resources required. As a teaching assistant it is important to recognise that children are individuals and as such will differ in expectation, motivation and learning styles which can be affected by factors such as culture, gender, family, peers and previous experiences. The teaching assistant supports the school and teachers to develop inclusion so that all children regardless of barriers can access the…