... very uncomfortable with the teacher-centered philosophy of perpetualism, in which multiculturalism and gender issues are evaded in the curriculum. Hence I see my philosophy of teaching reflected in and supported by the theoretical model of Mary Louis Pratt's "contact zone". A Theoretical Approach to My Transformation The "contact zone" has emerged as an important concept for ... through which the students learn about ideas prevalent through different historical and cultural contexts. For instance, teaching either Saul Bellow's Seize the Day or The Death of a Sales Man by Arthur Miller can...

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... around, so this part may not be a major concern. However, I do want my class to be fun and rewarding and to do this will call for some type of organization by me. A lot will depend on what class I have and what we are engaging in at that time. As far as rewards and punishments go, I believe that is taken care of ... is a very good system and something I may look into using myself. If you choose to dress out you will be rewarded and if you do not you will be punished by losing points. This is only one way of going about teaching Physical Education. Part II: Discipline for Inappropriate B...

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... planning procedures can be used to link long range yearly goals with short term objectives. Janice will be provided activities that will stimulate higher order thinking. Present content effectively by stating and defining lesson components, explaining lesson components clearly, using appropriate grammar and vocabulary, demonstrating lesson components, checking student comprehension . Conducting review/summary of lesson/components, providing ... technique that can be used in the classroom to help learners acquire information, in an active and fun way.Establish a good rapport with Janice. ...

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... follow these rules. First of all, citizens cannot maintain both ignorance and freedom. Next, this education should be paid for, controlled, and maintained by the public. Also, this education should be provided in schools that embrace children from varying backgrounds. This education must be taught using tenets of ... a free society and must be provided by well-trained, professional teachers. Mann's words angered groups across the social and political spectrum, from clergymen to educators to politicians, but his ... However, there were exceptions to this standard. The first based tradit...

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... depicts a school that is failing. Professor Popham, an emeritus professor of The University of California at Los Angeles, states that " in either case, because educational quality is being measured by the wrong yardstick, those evaluations are apt to be in error"(Educational Leadership ). The main thing at which standardized tests are effective is rating a school or state against another ... eleven students were not in favor of standardized testing. Popular opinions were that the tests were not efficient. This feedback was coming from tenth graders who vividly voiced their opinion by say...

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... .child-autism-parent-cafe.com/autism-students-in-inclusive-classrooms.html). First, we need to know the definition of autism and who it affects. "Autism is a neurological developmental disorder characterized by impaired social functioning, impaired communication, and restricted and repetitive behaviors, " (Burack, A.J., Charman, T., Yirmiya, N., Zelazo, R.P., 2001). Some researchers believe that "Autism knows no racial, ethnic, or ... their child in the future, (Dyches, T., Wilder, L., Sudweeks, R., Obiakor, F., & Algozzine, B., 2004). There has also been evidence of African-American fam...

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... districts using this approach have experienced increased teacher effectiveness, higher student achievement, and improved school climate. Several studies, including a large-scale randomized, controlled trial recently completed by researchers, have found that when teachers use Responsive Classroom practices, students show increased achievement in math and reading and benefit in many other important ways. A recent study also ... students and teachers gather together in a circle for twenty to thirty minutes and interact with one another during four purposeful components: A) Greeting Student...

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... know about reading to learn, the more they will thrive in many adult contexts. Comprehension can be remarkably simple or incredibly complex (Bornstein, 2010). Reading is formed by the context of different disciplines and social groups which reading happens. Content are disciplines represent communities of enlighten. Reading to learn is formed in very specific ways within ... the important mediators between students and their illiteracies. It is pertinent that all teachers are able to effectively teach reading strategies. Many teachers articulate that their instruction is driven by fundam...

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... bilingual education, while other states have extensive bilingual programs (Rothstein). Here in Florida, we have our own program that is usually referred to by its acronym, ESOL-English for Speakers of Other Languages. Proponents of such classes argue that instruction in his or her native language is the ... of our country, demands that we include these children in our society. But this same argument, the idea of American culture, is used by opponents of ESOL and other such programs. They also question the very legality of bilingual education. Many of them state that this form of ... th...

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... who have visions of what they feel the purpose of education should be and how they want to portray that vision in their classrooms. By having a national curriculum, the government is taking all creativity out of the classroom and focusing more on textbooks and getting the required knowledge ... literate ourselves about the economy, about cultural conflicts, and about the role of the state- (Apple, 104). In Apple's second chapter, he begins by stating that Americans aren't learning as much as they should, or don't know enough of what they should know, and yet continue to criticize those .....

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... a distant coast via teleconferencing technologies and a screen that allows large-group participation. Within the month, the entire class will visit the local aquarium, and then follow up on their visit by going to the aquarium's website. Additional activities for this unit include a webquest that lets kids take part in the real-time adventures of a team of researchers conducting underwater expeditions in ... challenge of implementing technology in schools is that the school experience people are so comfortable with happened in the "50s, "60s, and "70s when industrial age education was sti...

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... only the teachers that have to change however, deeper learning is a two way affair, and the students also need to know how to learn, by being present, practising humility and generally having a! positive innermost attitude. In the past, the education system as a whole, only ever used the ... and learn, leaving the mathematical learner behind. A visual learner must use pictures or visual aids to understand a concept. His mind is stimulated more by his eyes than his ears, and so will learn more thoroughly from what he sees. The musical learner has to have everything in a beat ... classroom...

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... is also probably the area that receives the least attention in the classroom. A chapter "Effective Practices for Developing Reading Comprehension written by Nell K. Duke and David P. Pearson from a book titled, "-What Research Has to Say About Reading Research- by Alan E. Farstrup and Jay S. Samuels will be used to examine reading comprehension. Four questions will guide this examination: What are ... Dictionary offers this definition of comprehension: "capacity of the mind to perceive and understand." Reading comprehension, then, would be the capacity to perceive and understand the me...

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... , strengths, and interests. Then my attention was drawn to the children to see if they followed a certain procedures or routines. I wanted to get a look at the classroom environment. By using my discussions from class and readings on the four knowledge bases, I analyzed all that I have observed from of the fifth grade elementary school teacher' s lessons. Classroom Environment According ... to Eggen and Kauchak, students get a feeling about whether or not their classroom is a desirable place to learn. The feeling evoked by a classroom's environment creates the classroom's climate. In the...

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... Many are asking "Where is education headed in the 21st Century?" Many social and environmental issues are also tied in with this question. I will begin by looking at a brief overview of the history of schooling. Then move into my own story as a student in the system. I will discuss some ... functioned as a social and economic unit. Children were taught to read at the age of three, they were then taught to write and spell, usually by their mother or a governess if they were wealthy. Most children were irregular attenders of school with only three to five years of schooling altogether. ( .....

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... 1997, Hess, 2001). This definition will, quite understandably, differ from one teacher to another, one situation to another and from one country to another. A response may also be influenced by what sort of English class is being taught. For example, a class on pronunciation compared with a writing class might well produce a different definition of large. In Australia, English Language ... being taught in a passive style and is not communicatively based (Gilfert & Croker, 1997). Li (1998) in a case study involving 18 South Korean teachers, explored the difficulties experienced by those te...

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... believe all of the people that I go to school with that are a part of gangs. There is so much gang violence and peers of mine getting killed by accident or just because they said something that wasn't part of their "culture ". I grew up in classes almost my whole high school career and even in ... She gives the students new books that she bought and they are books that people feel like they can't understand and grasp. The students are affected by the Anne Frank book and her situation because she was their age and went through some of the same stuff that they are going through today. ... ...

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... 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, seven visual-kinesthetic children, three audio ... that a classroom must both well organized and caring in order to help struggling students address and achieve their goals. This can be done by having the children use cheers or giving positive feedback to students for assignments (Paciotti 14). Such practices will boost the morale and ...

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... concept they used and one that I really liked was  Avoid language that limits one gender or another from participating. Children learn what is expected of them from the language used by their role models. (Use gender-neutral labels, such as congressperson, mail carrier, flight attendant and firefighter.)"  (Levitch and Gable, 2005)  The teachers also chose books, which had the same ... tomboys. Reay's research shows that each of the groups of girls defined their own femininity in relation to boys." (Reay, 2001) Her study shows how gender socialization of girls happens by accepting th...

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... or learning centers designed to accelerate the curriculum. These three levels will likely correspond to the van Heile levels of understanding. A second way to group students is by separating students by preferred learning modality. Teachers should provide opportunities to for students to work with other students who learn in ways similar to their own. This makes it easier for ... completing activities that encourage them to use their hands. These students will benefit from exploratory learning centers, creating projects, and using manipulatives. A third way to group students is by inter...

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... Goals 2000 initiative gave states assistance and encouragement to adopt high standards and require accountability. Clinton-Gore budgets doubled investment in education and training by focusing on things that work, like charter schools, teacher quality, smaller class size. On January 23, 2001 President Bush sent his ... must comply with this policy. Many policies before have been good like ESEA but for some reason never really enforced or fully supported by the national government. Policy Environment Social and Physical Factors In the United States society can be split up into four differ...

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... from prior initiatives of Mississippi legislation via the World Class Teachers program; this program provided a network to mentor Mississippi's best teachers into National Board Certification status. By working with mentors and mentoring for these alternate-credential teachers, the University of Southern Mississippi (UNIVERSITY), in conjunction with the other public IHLs (phased in over ... to infuse more people into the classroom. Most educators and administrators realize this is a quantity response to a quality problem. Unfortunately, simply increasing quantity may whiplash the profess...

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... education is not ready to tackle situations which require imagination or experience in life. In Hard Times the two characters that are most affected by the Gradgrind system of education are Tom and Louisa Gradgrind. The Gradgrind system of education is the reason why Tom and Louisa Gradgrind are ... and therefore are not ready to tackle every day human life. The Gradgrind education system was very common in Victorian times and was probably devised by the many rich powerful people ready to employ the pupils once graduated. As this type of education teaches its pupil's to be a passive ... ...

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... material, they should be able to retell the content and discuss the topic for three to four minutes with one or two minutes' preparation beforehand. 2. Students' Background Conditions By the time they have entered college, Chinese students have already had six years' experience of studying English. However, they have been studying hard preparing for university entrance exams. So ... and occasionally encourage them if necessary. As for oral English teachers, the above mentioned abilities are of course necessary. He/she also needs to acquire the following abilities, as suggested by Stephen ...

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... education, nonverbal communication plays a positive role in cultivating the students' characters. Teachers are usually respected, and factually, what or how the teachers say and do will be possibly imitated by the students (sometimes subconsciously). In a word, teachers' graceful nonverbal communication helps to improve the students' artistic-appreciation and moral character. If the students develop a wonderful nonverbal communication ... with a curiosity to learn, and draw their attention. Talking is dominant in classroom teaching; therefore, the teacher's voice has a powerful impact on...

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