The Importance Of Educational Psychology

My journey to Morgan began in my childhood when I decided to become a teacher, and I found out that college was a necessary part of that. Looking back, I can see how my personal experiences and background prepared me emotionally, while the gift of one amazing teacher put me on the path of teaching and helped shape me intellectually. My emotional journey to Morgan began with the creation of my personality, which will allow me to succeed at, and ultimately graduate from, Morgan State University…

My practicum situation is different from a typical general-education classroom, therefore my cooperating teacher, Mr. Callahan, had to provide special explanation and instruction about his fifth grade self contained classroom. He told me that his fifth graders are academically at a second grade level. As for my role in his classroom, he explained to me that I should expect to be put to work over the next few weeks of practicum. This included working individually with his eight students, as well…

Grit is Worth For The Achievements In the article, “The Significance of Grit” by Deborah Perkins-Gough has “a conversation with Angela Lee Duckworth” (14) about how Duckworth “has been conducting groundbreaking studies on grit- the quality that enables individuals to work hard and stick to their long-term passions and goals” (14). Without the dedication and hard work for education, it is not possible to achieve goals and success. Focusing on schoolwork and practicing a lot will help becoming a…

Component one – Critical Reflection Within the teaching domain it is the teacher that controls the learning space, that is, the teacher manages the interactions within the class ensuring that the learning outcomes for the students are met. The students are affected by the teacher and the enacted curriculum. The curriculum is created and designed by organisations such as the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) or the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority.…

In the article “The Digital Parent Trap” by Eliana Dockterman discusses the benefits of kids using technology in their early stage of life. Dockterman persuade parents to embrace young kids using technology with logos, ethos, and some meaningful sentences. Dockterman’s use logos the most thought her whole article to persuade her opponents with concrete data to support her clam and get them from reliable sources. The writer uses statistical data to support the advantages of children using tech.…

Turman, Paul D. (2003). Coaches and cohesion: The impact of coaching techniques on team cohesion in the small group sport setting. Journal of Sport Behavior, 26(1), 86-104 The purpose of the article is to inform individuals on the effectiveness of coaching to the unity of a sports team. The article entails on how coaches dissuades players as a team which causes players to become less motivated to perform effectively. The article shows how influencing a team is an important matter in team…

Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development Lawrence Kohlberg was a professor at Harvard University in which he specialized in moral education and studied it for many years. He presented study participants with moral dilemmas and after reading the stories he would then ask “what should he/she do?”. He analyzed the participants responses and realized that he could classify moral reasoning into three levels, each having two stages. The levels are the Preconventional level, conventional level and…

Creative Coursework-THE 541 Seminar Stage Directing-Directorial Concept for Crave by Sarah Kane During this course I gained knowledge regarding directorial techniques during collaborations, discussions, and readings. The knowledge and techniques gained from this assignment are practical and applicable to directing. I chose this specific project as my strongest work because of the content. I had no prior knowledge of Sarah Kane or In-Yer-Face theatre. The research for the project taught me how to…

A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders when he wrote, "I, we, needed everyone to see the ultimate purpose...and remember that it is a noble purpose"(46). The plan is to continue investigating quality Professional Development regarding educational assessments/high stakes testing, identifying the specific skills needed for students to be successful, vet the instructional ideas and tasks utilizing these identified skills with my Instructional Leaders, and delivering this information to the…

Lisa Blackwell, Gad Saad, and Carol Dweck all argue, respectively, that intelligence is not fixed, that our attributes are affected by both our genes and by our experiences. Most people say a child can be born “smart” or “dumb”, but how is that when they are new to everything and they’re still learning. Therefore, there is no such thing as a fixed intelligence because we learn something new every day. We can grow our intelligence as longest we practice the strategies. We also build more…