... do literature study. Children's literature should be presented to children in a variety of genres. In my classroom, I will be reading fiction, nonfiction, narrative, and expository texts. This helps the students to learn that there are different types of books that they can choose from and promotes their interest a little bit more. We will also discuss what I read and what type of book ... will keep their writing notebook, math notebook, reading notebook, reading books, poetry notebook, and other work they may have. The students will identify their tables by shape. On each table there w...

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... rules, a goal and an element of fun. Therefore, games involve many factors: rules, competition, relaxation, and learning, in particular. The main focus of using game in class is to help students learn and have fun. However, to use games in classrooms, it is equally important that before playing the rules of the games are clearly explained and well understood by the ... . They run quickly back and forth, trying to memorize the content as much as possible. While playing, students have fun, relax, exercise, and tease their friends. Apart from having fun, students learn at the same time. The...

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... to alert parents for positive action as well. Planning and Managing the First Day of School Planning for the first day of school is important because it is when the students will learn about the teacher, about their peers, about the class, and about the rules and procedures that have been set. The first day of class involves many different activities, so ... , I will arrive early to prepare and set up, I will introduce myself, and I will plan fun get-to-know-you activities for the students to play. Managing Cooperative Learning Groups Cooperative learning is where students work together ...

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... influences: Research is very important, because it can help us understand what to teach, when, and how to teach. Teachers should keep abreast with journals and visit seminars. How do students learn mathematics? Cognitivist/constructivist approach (Mental discipline theory of the 19th century) Behaviourist Learning Theories Research on learning theories impacted how math was (and is) taught. Predominant in the 19th century ... problem into a new one by modifying the knowns, unknowns or the restrictions placed on the answer. There are four principles for guiding to engage in problem posin...

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... overall classroom is run. A teacher with a positive attitude who is stable, responsible, caring and comforting yet professional allows for students to admire and respect this individual. A teacher with the ability to be understanding and patient drives a student to be eager to learn at a pace and technique suitable for them. Judging upon my own personal experience I have found that added humor when ... overall classroom is run. A teacher with a positive attitude who is stable, responsible, caring and comforting yet professional allows for students to admire and respect this individual. A...

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... given a chart that easily provides the information of my students. However, this will not always be the case in which all information is provided about the students. I would need to keep track of how students learn and what they like to do by first talking with ... their parents. Gaining a parent's insight on how their children interact with others would better prepare me on how to place students in subgroups ... as well as answer their learning needs. By looking at the learner's profile, I can see that my potential class is combined of five kinesthetic students ... For a lesson plan a...

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... . She believes that every student is different, which they are, and believes that there should be a way for students to be taught based on what would help them learn the most. Every student is different in that each individual has different means of learning information the best, each excels ... also be against a national curriculum. I feel this because she seems as though she thinks teaching on an individual basis is the best way for students to learn, for they are getting the one-on-one attention they require to succeed in life. However, she could also agree with a national curriculum,...

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... doubt a complicated, contentious, and highly charged topic. It is one not often addressed in schools and among teachers, yet one that concerns all students, particularly African Americans." The article goes over the historical limitations of curriculum knowledge of African Americans. And shows how Utilizing real-life outside/inside ... classroom project that uses movies about African American history produced in the last ten years this can engage the students in racial issues and can be beneficial for them to learn about racial violence and struggles that African Americans have been throu...

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... speaking over another student, Mr. Gonzalez would say, "excuse me" and the first student would continue speaking. As I mentioned before, all the students follow a routine according to that day's schedule. I obtained a copy of the schedule for the week I observed and volunteered. Everything Mr. Gonzalez does with ... is culturally relevant and appropriate for student to learn, because they could go home and tell their guardians whether or not the outfit they have picked out is suitable for the day's weather. Throughout the day I could observe that the students were actively learning what ...

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... is exemplified by: 1. Regard for yourself and others regardless of their race, class, religion, gender or culture. Realize that all students have the right to learn and operate within the classroom. 2. A student will never be expected to solve a mathematical problem on the board in front of the class. I will avoid humiliation at all costs. 3. I will always ... conduct required for a systematic mastery of exacting studies. "Imposed discipline is the necessary means to self-discipline"(Vanderswaag & Zeigler, 1968). Students will realize the benefits of their newfound discipline in the fo...

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... disabilities and the nature of their educational, social, and emotional requirements. Increased awareness and attitudinal change on the part of educators and parents toward these students could have a significant impact upon the disabled learner's view of themselves, and therefore increase self-esteem and affect emotional/social adjustment, school performance, ... Reward systems may not always be successful because this is an extrinsic method to motivate, when what every educator strives for their students is a true intrinsic incentive to learn. This type of motivation takes times and e...

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... others from a different cultural background may be problematic" (p. 5). The valuing of ethnic and cultural diversity must, according to Hadley (1993), continue to be a high priority in education as students learn to live in an increasingly interdependent world (p. 356). In order to understand these two areas of cross-cultural contact, generalisations must be looked at. There are many generalisations when dealing ... especially clarified to the international student due to the possibility of the language problem. Teachers must also be aware of non-verbal communication between themselves, ...

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... and actively supporting those who spoke out against war and racism are all things that I cannot do in the classroom. Though one can learn practical knowledge in the classroom (for instance, one can be taught that racism still does exist) the classroom does not provide the student with ... this. Another Somali refugee was there with him. He was sixteen years old. Although he was very intelligent, he was just beginning to learn English and could not enroll in public school until his language skills were adequate enough to do so. Without anywhere else to turn he went ... or her daily life....

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... and attendance is taken on the computer and automatically sent to the attendance office. The attendance sheet is equipped with names and pictures of the students in each class. This is very helpful for substitute teachers. I did my observation with Mr. Robert St. John. Mr. St. John ... interesting pictures and information that will promote learning. Date and time of observation: May 6th; 7:45-9:15 Setting or Location: Room 239 The Subjects: 22 students, one teacher, and 9th grade: World Cultures. The number of minutes of this observation: 90 minutes The exact teacher behavior you are o...

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... voices are barely heard; the teacher dominates classroom talk, with knowledge treated as residing entirely with the teacher. Paulo Freire describes this as "banking- education, where teachers deposit knowledge into students' heads ("The Problem of Pedagogy and Practice,"" p.7). In this system of education, dialogue between teacher and student is limited. Tracking (separate classes, different curricula) and ability grouping ( ... as speaking English as a second language need to be addressed. In some schools in Southern California, bilingual and bicultural programs encourage English-speaki...

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... flowing from this philosophical stance."" Advocates of a policy of full inclusion believe that special education classrooms constitute a form of segregation and that separate classrooms for special education students, like classrooms and schools segregated by race, are inherently unequal. "Drawing from the legacy of the Civil Rights movement, advocates of full inclusion for children with ... are denied the chance to develop the social and academic skills necessary to function in the mainstream of society."" Full inclusion advocates believe that 1students with disabilities learn more in i...

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... gender segregated settings and the establishment of the gender/mathematics link in young children's minds. She suggests the construction of a curriculum, which responds to the interests and experiences of all students along with a resource bank of effective strategies, gender-friendly materials and alternative forms of assessment . Classroom Interaction There are two different means of classroom interaction, teacher-pupil interaction and pupil ... are increasing demands for research into the methods of teaching science and mathematics and within the curriculum a greater emphasis on the ro...

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