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Upon entering the Tacoma classroom, I was immediately struck by the overwhelming chaos and noise of the morning breakfast that had just begun. Some students ran about the room, racing with trucks and whooping yells, while other students sat at tables eating the breakfast provided. Because ninety-nine percent of students attending the school are from eligible for free lunch, the entire school is provided free lunch under Title I funding. Title I funding, as issued by the Elementary and Secondary…

Inclusive teaching can be very useful in classes where you have a classroom that has a diverse makeup. Inclusive teaching means that you want to include everyone in the lessons taught, and students will have the same equal opportunity to learn as other students. Inclusive learning can be used in situations where your classes are made up from of students with different cultural backgrounds, or if students have any type of disability. This paper will answer how does inclusive teaching promote…

The learning pedagogy of mathematics is surrounded by two fields of study; the theoretical and the ideological. By narrowing these two different types of practice, the method of teaching is based on the beliefs of the teacher. In essence, the key to learning the subject depends on the teacher and the amount of input from the student. Not only does this concern mathematics but all the diverse subjects that imply a sort of pedagogy sense of learning. This report will go further into not only…

Mostly everyone would agree that a child’s education is critical to their development as a scholar. On the contrary would most people agree that how our next generation is taught will influence not only their academic success but also their motivation and behavior? Educators of past generations typically conformed to the “one size fits all” model of teaching which resulted in predominantly lecture style teaching. George Fox Professor, Donna Webb (2016), says we have made great advancements of…

and how different axiologies can shift how a class incorporates writing into a course. While discussing his writing pedagogy and how he develops a course curriculum, Professor John Whittier-Ferguson insights as to how curriculums are developed in actual collegiate environments. Despite having taken one of his previous courses, Whittier-Ferguson illuminated many aspects of his pedagogy that both connected to and created tension with our own class content. Professor Whittier-Ferguson’s classes…

My definition of literacy was being capable to read. That is some part of it but literacy is also part of growing up because it still carried in my routinely life. I 'm a sophomore in college now and I still feel like my literacy is still growing and evolving. One of my earliest memories I could relate to was as a teenager I had a teacher named Mr.Jago and he made interested in becoming literate. He made me experience growth in the classroom and learn moral values to embrace being creative with…

Paulo Freire wrote a book about education, called Pedagogy of the Oppressed, which was first published in 1968. I recently read an excerpt from the book, and I got to learn about Freire’s view of the education, and styles of teaching. In the book he has a lot of great ideas about how teaching and education can be improved. In the first paragraph Freire focuses his attention on co-intentional education. The teachers (leadership) and the students (people), being co-intent on reality.…

Introduction In this document, I will describe my observation of an ESP class at BRAC University. The purpose of this report is to reflect on the teacher’s teaching strategies and class environment in relation with what I have learned in my teaching practicum class. The one and half hour lesson conducted on 29th may 2016. Pre Observation Conference I had a Pre observation conference with the teacher to know a brief overview about the class. I had discussed class size and level; there were 30…

Social and emotional learning (SEL) programs are one of the most successful interventions to promote the progressive growth of students. There are a few issues with developing teenagers as they become more mature and learn self-awareness. These issues come down to the growth and hormones that happen throughout high school. With everything that is happening to their bodies some find it difficult to see a connection between school work and their life. This is why it is important to create an…

During the morning session of October 4th, my classmates and I in the honeybees writing course had the opportunity to further learn about bees, pollination, farming, and other related topics at Abbe Hills Farm. This farm is conveniently located close to Cornell College and Laura Krause runs it. Throughout the visit to Abbe Hill we learned about the benefits of having a CSA and the role the farm plays in the community. Laura Krause, who is in charge of Abbe Hills, explained the CSA business…