...The New College Classroom – 25 Students, 12 Handguns Campus life as we know it is about to change and joining the debate team may hit an all-time low. In Texas, the change is coming on August 1, 2017, with a new law allowing students to carry concealed handguns on public University campuses. I assure you that I would feel very uncomfortable sitting in a classroom knowing that there were one, two, five or possibly ten guns in the room with me. And what if a student dropped his backpack and his gun inside accidently discharged? While this may be highly unlikely, I know that each time I saw a backpack fall to the floor, I would react a little differently than before. We have all seen the horror when a troubled person at school is wanting to make a statement by causing as much carnage as possible. Whenever a tragedy happens in this country, we want answers. If a tragedy involves young people within a school, it hits us all even harder and we demand immediate solutions. Supporters of this law state that bad guys will think twice about coming onto a campus knowing their planned attack may be cut short by students packing heat. The National Rifle Association's Executive Vice President and CEO, Wayne LaPierre, says "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun." While in theory that could be true, I don't buy it. We have seen shootings at police stations, courthouses, Embassy's and many other places where everybody is aware guns are present. If there is...
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...ESL Versus Mainstream Classes The College of New Jersey In the article, ESL versus Mainstream Classes: Contrasting L2 Learning Environments (TESOL Quarterly, Vol. 28, No. 2, summer 1994). Linda Harklau explores the differences between ESL and mainstream classes. The article is a result of an ethnographic study of new comer students in a San Francisco Bay area high school. Harklau felt that in order for ESOL students to successfully transition into mainstream classes the differences in instruction in the two types of classes must be identified as well as the advantages and disadvantages of both learning environments. Harklau conducted her study over a 3 ½ year period. The subjects were newcomers to the San Francisco Bat area and were all Chinese ethnic students. She chose these students for the sample group because they represented the predominant group in the ESL program. Her study consisted of 315 hours of classroom observations, samples of homework, samples of schoolwork, school records, and 38 formal interviews. What Harklau found was that there were two significant ways in which the instructions differed. First was the organization and goals of instruction and second was the contrast in the types of social interactions that occurred in each environment. Organization and goals of instruction refers to how and written and spoken language was used, how teacher’s goals affected...
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...Classroom Observation Conducting classroom observations are very important to the prospective teacher. Observing helps show how experienced teachers manage their classroom. For this observation it was important to notice how the classroom was arranged, how the teacher interacted with the students, the teacher’s management style, and interview the teacher. Upon speaking to the principal about observing he assigned me to Mrs. Johnson’s third grade class, because she was the best organized. I was surprised when I walked into the class and it was not pristine and in perfect order. Shelves are organized with baskets but the baskets are overflowing with books. I was glad to see that she actually used her classroom. My observations on the teacher’s management style, interaction with students, arrangement, mutual respect, enforcing and reinforcing classroom expectations, and preventative procedures and activities. The day I observed Mrs. Johnson’s classroom was a good day because not only did I get to see the interaction between her and her students she also had the other third grade class for a period and I got to see her interaction with students she does not have on a daily basis. She was very positive and never raised her voice once. If a student got too loud or was breaking rules she would call the students name and tell them to take a letter. She is very respectful with her students calling them ladies...
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...Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow Research Report Number 10 Teaching in High–Tech Environments: Classroom Management Revisited First – Fourth Year Findings Judith Haymore Sandholtz, Ph.D. Cathy Ringstaff, Ph.D. David C. Dwyer, Ph.D. Apple Computer, Inc. Apple Computer, Inc. 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, CA 95014 acot@applelink.apple.com Introduction Since 1985, the Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow (ACOT)SM research project has provided teachers and students at five public school sites with individual computers for use at school and at home. Consequently, these teachers have spent more time teaching in high-tech classrooms than any other teachers in the world. Although most ACOT teachers taught for years before entering the project, the introduction of computers into their classrooms significantly altered their teaching environments. In many ways, they felt like novices again. None anticipated the range of student misbehavior, changes in the physical environment, shift in their teaching roles, and technical problems that would accompany the new technology. Nor did they anticipate how quickly they would learn to utilize the technology to their advantage in managing the classroom in areas such as grading, individualizing instruction, developing materials, and increasing motivation. While preservice teacher education typically includes training in classroom management techniques, little is known about classroom management in high-access-to-technology environments...
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...Expectations Case Study, In this we will deal with the way of handling children in his first entry to a classroom. The three expectations for appropriate classroom behavior for young children is How to enter the classroom at the start of each day Putting their things away in its proper place Been seat in there assign seat Therefore the example is considered as, Ron enters the class and went straight to the aquarium and didn’t put his things in their proper place and came late to the circle. Ron is sprawling all over the carpet making noises as he was been distracted and unsettle and that is because he didn’t get the chance to settle in with the rest of the children on Monday. Because he was late as he was transferred from another school district in mid October. This is because he was immediately put into a new environment with new children, so that he could not get proper introduction at this point. The teacher was new to Ron and also so he didn’t know what her expectation was at the time of his arrival. I would state my expectation clearly so that Ron could understand what are the expectations of him and the rest of the class on a daily. I would make sure that I introduce each child to Ron by name because he missed out on this at the start of the week. He has now been introduced to all of his classmates properly .From now I would expect Ron to follow all classrooms rules as all the others children...
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...Classroom and Behavior Management Plan Dr. Renee Murley Learning in the Urban Environment ICL 7709 July 31, 2009 Rules and Procedures On the first day of class, the students and I will have a conversation about my expectations and the students’ expectations for the classroom. From these expectations, together, we will create a set of guidelines for conduct in the classroom. We will also discuss common occurrences in the classroom such as late arrival, preparation for class, etc., and how they should be handled. From this class forum, we will derive the rules and procedures that will govern our classroom. Whereas, not all rules and procedures will be negotiable, we will discuss the meaning, rationality, and fairness of each rule, and also how these rules fit into the framework of the school’s guidelines. This is done with the idea in mind that if students have a part in creating the classroom rules and procedures that they will be more apt to follow them. These rules will be posted permanently in the classroom, on the teacher’s website, and also printed in written form so that the information may be given to the students, parents, and administrators. General guidelines for behaviors will be as follows: 1) Be respectful of the thoughts, feelings, personal space, and property of others and self. 2) Be on time and prepared for class. 3) Be in your desk and prepared to work when the bell rings. 4) Do ask permission before speaking or getting out of your...
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...parents we teach our children to be themselves no matter what others think. As babies children are placed in situations that their parents but them in most the time in the group of friends that the parents interact with. This is just the beginning of the cycle of social interaction they are either liked by these friends or not. Soon after starting school kids experience their own social influences if they like school they may not be liked by the cool kids. As children it is hard to not fit in with the cool group of kids because at that moment the only thing they think about is being in the popular crowd. This was no different for one of the little boys in the first grade at one of the local elementary schools. After observing in the classroom for an hour I went out to the playground to observe the kids playing. A little boy who was very out spoken in class was sitting on a bench alone wondering what was going on; I walked over to observe him closer. As he was sitting on the bench I noticed that he was crying still just observing I watched as this little boy cry until the teacher came to talk to him. AS they were talking the...
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...New Boy Summary: The Short Film New boy is about a 9-year-old African boy Called Joseph. Through his eyes we see how many obstacles there can be by being the new kid in the class. Joseph has a very horrifying background that we get to know trough flashbacks. When one of the kids from the class called Christian tease Joseph, he grabs his finger and when the teacher gets angry at them he threat Joseph by saying he is dead. In the schoolyard Christian throws a carton of milk after Joseph. Joseph, Christian and Seth are about to end up in a fight but are stopped by their teacher. When the teacher tries to solve the problem a girl from the class called Hazel interrupts. The teacher commands hazel to get back inside the classroom and on the way back into the classroom hazel calls her a Bitch. That makes the boys laugh together and they end up as friends instead of enemies. Short analytical essay: It isn’t always easy to be the new kid in the class and it doesn’t make it easier when you need to mix in to a whole new environment. I will in this essay focus on Joseph and how he tries to cope with his situation. The Short film takes place in a classroom, corridor and a schoolyard in Ireland. Through flashbacks we see josephs Classroom in Africa, where his father is his teacher. Through out the film we switch between Ireland and Africa. When we see flashbacks from Africa there are happy world music and in Ireland there are only diegetic sounds. Overall the atmosphere...
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...Running head: Prevention Plan Problem Prevention Plan 2/25/14 Problem Prevention Plan A classroom problem prevention plan is an indispensible part of every classroom. Schoolchildren need to be in a setting that encourages respect for each individual student so that all students in the class can feel comfortable when they make missteps or mistakes. A good prevention plan sets the expectations for the school year. The emphasis of my prevention plan is on preventing problems by keeping the children actively occupied in the lessons being offered. Having a good classroom prevention plan is the cornerstone for learning, without it the students would not be able to learn. This paper is a summary of what I do in my 3rd grade classroom. Rules I begin each first day of school by directing the 3rd graders to come up with classroom rules as a team. Nevertheless, I’ve already made up the rules I want; however, I think that the students should have a sense of ownership in the workings of the classroom. It amazes me that each year the kids come up with the same rules as the previous class before them. Repeating rules are using an ‘inside voice’, raising your hand and waiting to be called on, keeping your hands and feet to yourself and using nice words. These rules are important for this grade level because it teaches respect at the most critical year for school kids. Each kid is responsible for his/her own behavior, but by help making the rules they feel obligated...
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...1971, education spending in the United States has grown from $4300 to over $9000. That’s good, right? Unfortunately, over 40 years, our reading and math skills have completely flat-lined. The United states, currently, ranks 25th in math, and 21st in science, but we are a world power? There are over 7000 drop-outs A DAY, with a drop-out being EIGHT TIMES more likely to go to prison. This, of course, isn’t all on the student. Effective principals and teachers account for 60% of a child’s success. If this keeps up, it is estimated that by 2020, 123 million high pay, high skill jobs will be available, but we will only have 50 million people qualified to work them. That’s a deficit of 73 million! 73 million is roughly the population of New York, Texas, and California COMBINED. Mississippi only has 3 million. It is obvious that now more than ever we need teachers, but there are plenty of other reasons to become a teacher. It's virtually impossible to be bored or with a job as challenging as teaching. Your brain is constantly engaged in creative ways as you work to solve a vast amount of daily problems that you've never faced before. Teachers are lifelong learners who love the chance to grow and evolve. Your students will also keep you young by keeping you updated on current events and technologies that are popular with their age group. This will help you avoid being one of those people who still doesn’t know how to charge their iPhone. Anybody who enters teaching solely...
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...first observation took place in a third grade classroom of twenty-two students. All students were of Mexican descent and labeled as intermediate/advanced English language learners. The classroom environment itself was very warm and welcoming. There was a bulletin board that displayed pictures of students and their families along with autobiographies. There was another bulletin board dedicated to celebrating Mexican culture and people. The teacher was a Caucasian women in her mid twenties with three years of teaching experience. The second classroom I observed was a first grade class of twenty-five students. Students in this class were all of Mexican descent and labeled as early intermediate English language learners. The classroom environment was very welcoming and appealing. There were colorful posters and pictures displayed on the walls. There was a bulletin board that displayed pictures of students with a caption that said “I am special because...”. Another bulletin board celebrated diversity with pictures of people of different cultures. The teacher was a Mexican-American woman in her early thirties with five years of teaching experience. My last observation took place in a fourth grade classroom of twenty-four students. Twenty of the students were of Mexican descent, one was Caucasian, and two were African American. This was a mainstream class with intermediate/advanced English language learners. The classroom environment was somewhat plain and boring. The...
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...quest account (this is voluntary but it's a good idea). Folks, this info in available in the Onboarding Module The Turnitin.com Class ID is: The password is: Students should refer to the Turnitin.com FAQ in the Content section of the course for 1. How to set up their Turnitin accounts (to log in to Turnitin), and 2. How to join their Turnitin classroom using the Turnitin Class ID and Password (These are two distinct steps.) Suggestion: if you are as bad at typing strings of number as I am--I suggested you cut and paste the class ID into Turnitin.com! Getting Started * Read the Syllabus. Go to Content > Syllabus. Read the Academic Guidelines and Policies section, then the UCSP 615 Course Overview document. * In the Course Overview document you will find due dates, course requirements, and grading information. * Click on Content > Course Content and read the Start Here information. * Next, go to Content > Start Here and review the orientation notes. Follow the directions and complete the Classroom Walk through if you have not done so already. Please log in two to three times per week and read the News items here, keep up with the course materials and assignments, and turn in your work on time. Note that all assignments are due Sunday night at 11:59 PM (EST) Required Reading for week 1: * Module 1 * Onboarding for this course and for graduate study at UMUC Assignments for week 1: * Watch Dean Krause's Welcome Video * Post your...
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...INTRODUCTION I attended a second grade class at Hunt Elementary on February 22, 2008; the class began promptly at 0855. There are 26 children in this second grade class. There are 15 male students and 11 female students. The student diversity is 2 Hispanics, 1 African-American, 1 East Indian, and 1 New Zealander (White but with an extreme accent). Three children were left-handed. OVERVIEW Two days a week in the morning, the children participate in a reading and writing block called “literacy and writing workshop.” The classroom is organized into five different levels with one group having one extra person; the levels are based on scoring of reading assessments. The groups are rotated so that each may spend 15 minutes cycles with either the teacher or Para-educator. The groups not with an instructor were to work on the “Daily-5” (explanation later) until their scheduled lesson. After the students finish their lesson, they are to fill the remainder of the workshop time working on “Daily-5.” This workshop is part of a regular routine. The students understand that after a reading a story with the teacher, they are verbally given a writing assignment. The assignment is usually to write a five sentence paragraph and color a picture related to the reading. READING ASSIGNMENT I observed Mrs. Guimond begin at 0915 with a group of five boys. It is a reading group that struggles with pronunciation and comprehension. The group individually takes turns reading a paragraph...
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...A Guide for Visiting Students Welcome Students! We are so excited to have you here with us this semester. To ensure that your experience runs as smoothly as possible, we have given a few guidelines to help you along the way. What are some helpful guidelines for making new friends? Making new friends can be a very intimidating task, but don’t worry! We’re here to help. You may have noticed that most of our students here are from differing cultures. Please be mindful that people will have certain aspects of their culture that may not be the same as yours. Try to mirror their actions. Stay positive, keep an open mind and try to keep the conversation light. We want you all to develop lasting relationships with one another. As you grow with one another just remember that these small communication barriers won’t last for long. Cultural differences can be challenging but also exciting. Try to use your differences to bring forth new experiences with your fellow classmates. What are some communication guidelines that you need to know when speaking to and interacting with friends? When engaging with new friends try to be mindful of how you speak to them. Comedy can be seen as a great way to break the ice. Just remember that because of our differences jokes can be perceived in ways that were not intended. When bringing up topics of conversation, be sure to let the other person give their input. Reassure them that you’re listening by nodding and asking questions that pertain...
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...Case Studies: Disruptive Student Behavior Written by Billie Hara, Prof Hacker, The Chronicle of Higher Education The following case studies come from a series entitled “Disruptive Student Behavior” from the Profhacker blog at the Chronicle of Higher Education website (http://chronicle.com/), which detail possible classroom scenarios that faculty may potentially face. The original blog posts include caveats for each scenario, additional context, and many include responses from seasoned faculty. However, for this document we have stripped away everything except the actual case studies. Below is a comprehensive listing of case studies that focus on in-class situations, pulled from this series and presented in the following categories: The Bullies The Talkative The Entitled The Chatterers The Disrespecters The Barely Clothed The Twarters The inappropriately clothed The Smelly The Talkative (The Case of Know-it-All Nancy) February 2010, http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Disruptive-Student-Behavior/22948/ SCENARIO: You plan to facilitate a discussion in your class about readings that you assigned. As students enter the room and settle into their seats, you can feel the buzz in the air. They are excited. They want to discuss the subject. You begin class by asking a very open-ended question, a question designed to allow the students to take the subject in an area that interests them. The first student who responds to your question, a question that is barely out of your mouth...
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