As policy is being made in Washington governing the future of testing in and funding for schools, little or nothing is being said there about bringing bright motivated young people into the field of teaching nor of trying to make good teachers of the people who do chose this path. Of my five Yale ro...
With the addition of creativity across all core classes the students will be more aware and focused. ... Rather than going through the extensive policies and procedures of making a class, by simply rearranging the current accommodations can be more effective. ... A current class that I am enrolled in, Health is a prime example of how the creativity class could appear. ...
We need to focus on building a community of caring individuals that can call on anyone else for help and understanding. ... Those countries are currently surpassing the U.S. in education standards. ... We need to share with them what seminars we went to, so that we are current on content knowledge. ...
With every journey comes an important lesson. In the book The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, Santiago learns various lessons while achieving his personal legend. The lessons Santiago learns, change him as a person. Not only does Santiago learn to never give up on his dreams, but he also discovers the se...
Without goals a person's life would be like a ship set adrift with only the oceans currents to guide it. ... This is helpful because we often overlook many career options because we often focus on one career because of salary or other benefits. ...
One theory of learning focuses on learning as a form of recollection composed of student's past experiences and knowledge. ... Bransford (2000) discusses a meta-cognitive approach to learning stating, "Meta-cognition refers to people's abilities to predict their performances on various tasks and to monitor their current levels of mastery and understanding "(p. 12). ... In contrast, Bransford focuses more on the teacher as a guide directing the student's pre-existing knowledge. ...
Standard 1: My Reflection on Child Development I am currently working with middle school students and I plan to be doing this in the future. ... Teachers that ask questions to their students and attempt to research the answers as a group will help their students learn and retain useful methods for personal future research, as well as, their current knowledge base. ...
I can see my current learning style could benefit from improvement. Therefore, my strategy focuses on time management, organization, and becoming an active listener. ... The first element will be to focus on is time management. ...
The lessons did not seem to be completely text oriented but directly related to current events without ignoring the basic skills needed to survive in the world of work. ... A supportive environment allows student's to develop a positive attitude towards learning for life focusing on the philosophy of Axiology (Ryan &Cooper, p. 304). ... However, this has definitely focused my energies for the future. ...
Northern Caribbean University College of Education and Religion Department of Education MTED 201: Primary Mathematics Methods Factors that influence how children learn Psychological influences Professional influences Technological influences Language influences Societal influences Research influences Psychological influences: The essence of this theory is students construct their own understanding of math ideas (by interacting with physical models of these ideas). Professional influences: Its emphasis is back to the basics, the 3 R's were emphasized (reading, wr...
