Thomas Berry M01104571 Analysis of The Case of Nancy Upshaw The case of Nancy Upshaw is about a 7th grade teacher and her students. In the case Ms. Upshaw wants the students to work on their basic problem-solving skills. In the activity that they do in class Ms. Upshaw has them working on the large number lab activities. The mathematics in this case focuses on the students understanding the large numbers in terms of volume measurement. This will help them understand what It means to measure…
As teachers, we have to try and figure out what went wrong so that lessons can improve for next time. In our education courses at York College, we always reflect at the end of our lesson plans. Reflection is a necessary part of the teaching process. Their is always room for improvement to make learning more accessible to all students. When I teach science in my own classroom, I will try and incorporate some of the ideas I learned from my…
Reflecting on Teaching During my time at Connersville Middle School, I feel that I have grown as a teacher. I have enjoyed my experience and feel that I have really grown into a teacher by accepting the responsibilities of a teacher. Each day I cannot wait to get into the classroom and I have gained trust and formed relationships with my students and the staff of the building. After completing my teach week and being in the classroom the past couple of months I now have the anticipation of…
The teacher had boards in the classroom that were dedicated to parent and community communication. While in the classroom, I was able to observe her parent board. On the board, it had the weekly lesson plan, the monthly meal menu, a good or bad weather poster, the monthly classroom newsletter, the monthly event calendar, and a Head Start event calendar. The teacher also had a community board but it was outside of the classroom. On that board, it had various…
In the Power of Two video by Marilyn Friend (2005) introduces the six approaches of co-teaching as classroom practices. One approach is when one teacher teaches while the other teacher observes, this approach is more data driven. Meaning the teacher that is observing, they can watch the students and the instructional teacher as well. A goal of this approach may be for the observing teaching to provide professional criticism or they may have a different over view of the students and spot those…
CORNERSTONE OVERVIEW PRIOR KNOWLEDGE (Before the Unit) Communication between ELA teachers, school librarians and art instructors about where students are in their understanding of narrative and character development will support visual arts instructors in meeting students where they’re at and providing individualized instruction to help students feel prepared to experience the art Cornerstone with confidence. PLACEMENT WITHIN THE UNIT Before: Prior to beginning the 3rd grade…
Cornerstone One Cornerstone One- Most Important Lines Exercise Grade 9 Lesson Topic: Perform lines and summarize Day # 2 Brief Lesson Description: Students will select one line to perform for the class. After students practice performing their lines, they will move into small groups and then into one large group. Students will whip around and say their line. After everyone has performed their lines, students will respond to reflection questions. Common Core Standard(s) Addressed: RL.9.3.…
SEGMENTATION, TARGETING AND BRAND POSITIONING Compiled by Tanya Alexander Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning is the basic framework every marketer adopts before implementing a marketing mix strategy. The framework begins with segmentation followed by marketers identifying different target markets within segmentation. Once the target markets are identified, marketers implement a positioning strategy that helps the brand differentiate itself from its competitors. In simple terms, brand…
Pestle is a marketing planning tool which helps the business to focus on its external environment effects. These factors are such as Political, economic, Social, Technological, Legal and Environmental. Political: For a multinational firm to operate, one has to take care of the political rules and regulations of home and operating countries. Government regulations have a great impact on business dealings and operations. The imposition of taxes, quotas and custom duties are set by the governments…
Current Marketing Mix Strategies of the Product Sprite A set of marketing tools that are used by an organization in-order to achieve its marketing objectives are classified under the marketing mix strategies. This covers all from creating a new advertisement over to designing new packaging for the product. All these options are gathered into 4 factors known as the 4Ps’ while each factor individually has a significant power in influencing the consumer demand of the specified product. It was an…