Student engagement

the community engagement gap between the Hill and Greater Ithaca. The members of Alpha made it their goal to serve as role models for young children from minority backgrounds living in the more urban areas. The Chapter in collaboration with Southside Community Center, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and Black Students United organized a holiday festival to create a space for young boys and girls of color in Ithaca to be able to interact and celebrate the spirit of the holidays with students at…

biased things actually are. In a public learning environment children begin to notice how different their peers appearances and beliefs are. While commonly frowned upon, students begin to socially profile others and form into groups or cliques, separating themselves from others who they consider different. In a college environment students become more intellectually and socially advanced. Stronger words, ideas, and subjects are discussed and can often lead to a sense of discomfort or offense,…

positivity, engagement and care for the children’s education, as well as leading as a constructive demonstration of how the rest of the classroom must look. With no blank spaces on the wall, this classroom really minimizes a large space by embellishing it with different design elements of texture, color, and visuals. From the video you can see the teacher has a monthly calendar, a section on the chalkboard for the day’s objectives, a section for…

Though the variety of options is present, the current structure only draws in a minor portion of the entire student population.…

only on the boards but everywhere. The rectangular shape of the room provided the need space in the class. This allows for a student work area, as well as an open space section in the middle of the class. The individual desks have been set up exactly in the middle of the classroom in small groups of three. There is a chart with the classroom rules and a list of the students to monitor their behavior. There is another with the days of the week, months and numbers, this chart is used for the date…

The most common complaint heard by parents and professors all over the world comes mostly from university students about the stress they have to go through. Most students have a hard time transitioning from their simple lives in school to more difficult lives pursuing a higher level of education. The pressure that the students encounter during this period can become extremely stressful. Stress is sometimes caused by learning burnout and financial problems, which lead to problems in physical and…

Standards mini viewings are as followed: Example One: How Indigenous student learning is understood and engaging them by integrating curriculum through Aboriginal perspectives. “Good teaching often works in different ways for Indigenous and non-indigenous students” (Harrison & Sellwood, 2016, p. 71). For many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, learning is a practical trial and error process. These Indigenous students favour this type of learning whilst demonstrating stimulating…

A. Promoting Student Self-Awareness. To my understanding of the scenario one, the evidence from Vignette 1 shows that Mr. Fowler is trying to promote self-awareness with Sasha. Mr. Fowler has met with Sasha’s parent many times, and I believe his meeting with Sasha’s parent is to discourse her performance at school. Mr. Fowler has also positioned Sasha’s desk near his work station, Mr. Fowler positioned Sasha’s desk near his work station so he can be able to monitor her activity closely and…

learning. Participation involves a number of variables, including but not limited to: use of ASL in the classroom (instructor assessment of receptive and expressive skills will occur), willingness and engagement to participate actively in all activities in class and online, cooperative engagement during group and/or individual work, respecting peers and guests –promotion of a safe learning environment online and in the classroom (Klinger, 2017). Homework Homework assignments are graded for each…

Professionalism is a big part in every teacher’s career and should affect students, families, and other professionals in the learning community in a positive way. My decisions and actions should be thought out and I should put others before me, such as my students who are my responsibility throughout most of the day. I know that as a professional it is the smart and right thing to do. For example, as a professional I should not be biased to my students in any manner (Florida Department of…