... the Institute for Higher Education Policy listed that interaction in online courses between the teacher and students was one of the "24 benchmarks of quality online instruction." (Larson 265) On the contrary, advocates of online education say that it "exceeds" the communication and activity levels rather than those in a regular classroom. The emails and "computer conferencing can facilitate ... the messages and information are posted and read at the learner's convenience. (30) Gloria Donnelly, an online instructor of nursing, discovered the convenience of learning through the Internet: "O...

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... questions students should learn to ask. Example: - Students take turns in the Author's Chair. After each student reads, a couple of classmates comment on what they like and ask questions. Occasionally, the teacher models the kind of thoughtful questions that will help children think about their writing. GOALS OF ... does their research on Triceratops. The teacher puts the index cards in the pocket chart. The teacher has written the questions as big as possible with a thick marker so that all the children can see them. As the teacher reads about Triceratops from encyclopedias and books, ...

• Word Count: 1940
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• Grade Level: High School

... Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," Marguerite frequently speaks about Mrs. Bertha Flowers, a woman who had invited Marguerite into her home to enjoy her books, and who had shown her poetry for the first time in her life. It was a simple gesture that perhaps the average person would not have thought ... take volunteers to come up and "student teach" the class in the way we thought would be the most helpful. This included drawing pictures on the board, telling jokes that pertained to the material, and in one isolated incident, writing a silly, yet very accurate song about the revolutionary ...

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... often sit near the front of the classroom because they need to see the teacher's body language and facial expressions to understand a lesson. In the classroom this student will take notes using pictures. The visual/ spatial learner will exceed at creating collages, painting, storyboards. They have great conceptualization skills. The fourth intelligence is musical/ rhythmic, who have the ability to ... will be excited about learning. Recognizing your students learning method will allow the teacher to balance the weaknesses and benefit from strengths. Gardner, H. (1988). Frames of mind. N...

• Word Count: 2052
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... learning experience that directly benefits students. The use of computers makes it easier and more exciting to learn. Students become more interested and focused on subjects that are usually not as interesting, like math or science. Virtual lessons, online tutors, and streaming educational tools engage students even more ... allows teachers to include parts of documents, spreadsheets, and pictures to help get the point across. A great benefit when trying to learn or take notes from a PowerPoint is the delivery. While the teacher is presenting the presentation to the class, I am still able...

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... my writing and speaking skills. Critical thinking has also played an essential role in developing the way I teach my students. Resource analysis has added to the way I choose the English books. Recently, Introduction to Educational Management (IEM) has come up with a new intervention within my educational field. I never thought of being a principal, a supervisor, or any kind of leaders before. However ... (2011) has distinguished between two terms, leadership and management that both contribute to effective organizations. He claims that not all leaders manage and not all managers workout...

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... to have a better education than they did and because I need to do something for my future. In three years from when I started making money and living on my own, I'd realized how much money means in this world and appreciate every penny I make. Consequently, I acknowledge that the only way for me to ... whole day of working from eight hours of sleep. As well in class, I would listen to the teacher carefully and totally stay focus on him or her by taking notes down and asking questions if there is anything I do not understand. Furthermore, I will stay for some more minutes after class to ...

• Word Count: 1343
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• Grade Level: High School

... the way drama encourages enactment of many different social roles and engages many levels, styles, and uses of language. Language is the central tool and concern for Heathcote, who notes the crucial nature of communication in society and places communication at the center of the educational system. Other researchers and theorists also attribute many benefits to using Readers" Theatre. ... and appreciation of literature. Hoetker describes drama as a method of better accommodating students whose learning styles are visual or kinesthetic, by producing aesthetic experiences with literature. ...

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... issue of public school segregation by economic status, while the former, Sacks" Minds, waged battle against the validity and real-life values of standardized testing. Together, the books present two very critical problems plaguing the education system in the United States today. Sacks asks readers to consider several arguments regarding standardized testing in America, including the accuracy ... income students (namely minorities) thought, through integration and sharing experiences with children of upper classes, that escape from the life they had always known was possible. Peter Sacks...

• Word Count: 1692
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate