...At the end of the day, there is one thing that every person around the United States has in common if they have any type of education. They have all taken at least one course in math and science. It may not seem like this is important, but the problem behind it is the fact that there are fewer people every year that want to teach these courses. With that being said, the lack of these teachers cause a lack in the quality of education that one is receiving. The only way to prevent this is for the teacher shortage in the fields of math and science to be solved immediately, no matter what the cost. Even though some people believe giving benefits to only math and science teachers would be unfair, the idea of these benefits seem to be the only solution...
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...Elementary School Teacher Research Paper An Elementary teacher is responsible for instructing students in school from grades K-5. They create lesson plans, administer praise and constructive criticism, instruct students on subjects such as science, literature, and math, and create a well-rounded, comprehensive instructional program. Tasks: The primary responsibilities consist of a large list. They must create instructional for use in the classroom. They have to plan, prepare, and distribute instructional activities. Create a positive climate for the students to learn in. Meet the course and student-wide performance goals. Participate in on-going training sessions. Create lesson plans and modify accordingly throughout the year. Maintain the grade books. Grade papers and perform other administrative duties as needed. Create projects in order to enhance lectures. Read and stay abreast of current topics in education. Create lesson plans. Utilize various curriculum resources. Utilize curricula that reflect the diverse educational, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds of the students served. Observe and evaluate student’s performance. Manage student behavior in the classroom by invoking approved disciplinary procedures. Conditions: The general working conditions can be quite ideal depending on certain circumstances. You get summer off, and always are out of the school building around 5pm, depending on how late you plan to stay at the school after class session has ended for...
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...istockphoto Evaluating Teacher Effectiveness How Teacher Performance Assessments Can Measure and Improve Teaching Linda Darling-Hammond October 2010 w w w.americanprogress.org Evaluating Teacher Effectiveness How Teacher Performance Assessments Can Measure and Improve Teaching Linda Darling-Hammond October 2010 Contents 1 Introduction and Summary 5 Why performance assessments are needed 7 National Board Certification 9 Assessment of beginning teachers 11 Prospects for a national system of Teacher Performance Assessments 12 How performance assessments can help teachers improve their practice 17 Improving preparation through the use of performance assessments 22 Policy recommendations and conclusion Introduction and Summary Parents, practitioners, and policymakers agree that the key to improving public education in America is placing highly skilled and effective teachers in all classrooms. Yet the nation still lacks a practical set of standards and assessments that can guarantee that teachers, particularly new teachers, are well prepared and ready to teach. This report discusses a promising approach to the question of how to measure teacher effectiveness. Specifically, it describes the ways in which assessments of teacher performance for licensing and certification can both reflect and predict teachers’ success with children so that they can not only inform personnel decisions, but also...
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...several issues that an educator will need to focus on throughout their education profession. Over 49 million students in the United Stated are heading off to approximately 99,000 public elementary and secondary schools for the fall 2011 term. The typical public school child from a demographic and socioeconomic that comes from a low class environment demonstrates poor hygiene, poor social skills, and is deemed overweight. Although it is not the child fault, however this child who is represented will receive less teacher interactions. Assuming that there is a significant difference in the way that teachers interact with "more attractive" children, open communication would be necessary concerning the effect of negative attitudes based on appearance. The education system would face many challenges in giving each child an equal education Before the school year is out, an estimated $525 billion will be spent related to public children education. According to Noreen (2011), colleges contribute significantly to the overall achievement of their prospective educators. Preparation to teach requires a demanding program made up of education, training, and mentoring. Colleges and Universities teach students both the subject matter and the techniques for teaching. Most states also require student teaching which gives the prospective teacher experience in observing and then under school and university supervision...
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... Persuasive Speech Dance education is a topic that everyone here should care about. Everybody has heard of the budget cuts, having the dance teachers losing a job to teach students, and to have more space for the dance studio as an outlet. My question for this topic is dance education important to public schools? Dance education is important to public schools, because dance provides benefits for students’ health and well-being. My 3 arguments about dance education are the money from the budget cuts that is ruining our education, having dance teachers losing jobs to teach students, and to have a dance studio for students if there is a problem with teachers, or family members. Dance education needs money for the program to any schools that really want to dance as an art major or minor. It is for people to have jobs as a dance choreographer to teach students how to dance. There wouldn’t be dance education without an outlet for students whether its having stress or family problems. An outlet will be really helpful for the students to do better in their academic classes when they sit down to take a test or a quiz at the classroom, and they’ll be able to dance again by expressing yourself from your body. My first reason why the dance teachers aren’t teaching the students to take dance class seriously, they will give up their jobs, and to lose the arts programs that students need to care about their education. For example, this is where it talks about the...
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...No Child Left Behind: Reformed Education By: Alicia Faulk University of Phoenix June 22, 2015 Rebecca Hewett President George W. Bush signed a new education bill that may change the way you learn at school (“No Child,” 2002, p. 4). Advocates saw it as a way to hold schools accountable and provide workable standards of proficiency in education (“No Child,” 2015). Even though the No Child Left Behind Act was passed in 2001 it wasn't signed into law on January 8, 2002 (“No Child,” 2004, p. 1). The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is to ensure that all kids receive a first class education, making sure teachers are highly qualified, and the schools accountability to ensure that the children are learning by test results. The NCLB Act is aimed at improving the performance of every public school (“No Child,” 2002 p. 4). According to (Sunderman, 2009, p. 547), education is typically viewed as a state and local responsibility related to core educational functions, but the NCLB move this relationship in the direction of expanding the federal role over states, while strengthening the roles of states over local districts. While the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) is the most significant and controversial change, the government assumed a major role in education in the 1960s (Sunderman 2009, p. 546 ). The new bill also requires all states to "set high standards of achievement" for students, and forces them to come up with ways to measure student performance...
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...The Brown v. Board of Education case was long ago, but the argument remains that minorities in the teaching profession still do not match the percentages of minority students in the chairs. There are many compounding factors that have also contributed to the minority teacher shortage. Seven additional reasons for the limited presence and dwindling supply of minority teachers in the classroom has been attributed to: minority teacher candidates’ low scores on competency tests, a decline in the number of minority students graduating college overall, the disproportionate failure to meet revised certification requirements, the decreasing amount of financial aid available to teacher education students, declining teacher salaries, and minority teachers...
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...would play an important part in my education by providing me with experience, knowledge and opportunities to improve myself as a teacher. My dream of becoming a teacher dates back to the days when I was a child. At school, I have always been the student who explains math to her classmates. Doing this is something that I have always enjoyed. Those experiences motivated me to pursue a career in education. Similarly, when I worked as a crew leader at McDonald’s, I taught the new employees how to perform the job. This helped to increase my desire to teach professionally. Later when I started working as a math and physics tutor at the Center for Students with Disabilities at El Paso Community College, I confirmed that teaching is something that I love to do and that I did not make a mistake when selecting my career. I obtained tremendous satisfaction in the difference my teaching made to the scholastic success of the students I tutored. In addition, I am interested in teaching as a career because I believe that as a teacher I will have the opportunity to make an impact on society. As a math teacher I will have the opportunity to develop the critical thinkers of the future. I will develop individuals who can analyze and find solutions to problems. It is my belief that if they can solve math problems, they can make a difference in the world by finding solutions to many other types of dilemmas and complexities, not only math problems. As a teacher I want to make math a fun subject and...
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...The New Model of American Education: Inclusion or Exclusion?? November 27, 2011 EEX5665 Bernadette Harris University of North Florida College of Education & Human Services Graduate School According to the U.S. Department of Education, the N.C.L.B. Act of 2001, came the law of public education that states “that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging State academic achievement standards and state academic assessments.” This law was instituted to increase accountability in public educators for the individualized education of every student in the public school system. In theory, it eliminates the ability to simply push students forward from grade to grade without evidence that they can perform at grade level. It brought with it the death of what we had previously come to know as “social promotion.” Quickly on the heels of N.C.L.B. came the I.D.E.A. (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) of 2004, which affirms the guiles of N.C.L.B. while taking accountability a bit further. I.D.E.A. states that “all students (including those with disabilities) must have access to a free and appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment” (Wright, 2004). The “least restrictive environment,” as defined by legislators, has become what is now known as “inclusion education” and the birth of the “inclusion” classroom. Prior to the passing...
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...organization recruits college graduates from a variety of academic backgrounds and career interests, not just education majors. After five weeks of summer preparation the recruits commit to teach for two years in low-income urban and rural public schools. Some educators believe Teach for America makes teaching appealing for a group of people whom teaching would not ordinarily be appealing to. It encourages attention to data, assertiveness and self-confidence in pushing through whatever challenges arise. It has been shown that students taught by Teach for America recruits topped their peers in math and equaled them in reading. Those opposed to Teach for America argue that five weeks training is not enough, nor adequate to know the subject matter. They feel as though the students are at a disadvantage having a teacher who does not know how to teach. Even if the teachers rapidly improve, they often leave the profession before the benefits of their experience can make an impact in the classroom. It has been shown that almost half of Teach for America instructors leave the profession after their two-year commitment. Such a turnover results in a continuous array of rookies. School districts must also spend more money on recruiting as a result of Teach for America. The organization charges school districts per teacher it provides, and districts spend extra money to train teachers once they are hired. I personally would not feel comfortable enough to be a recruit for Teach for America...
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...My interest in pursuing a position as a school administrator for an elementary school system is to provide leadership for staff members and quality education for all students, and to become part of the world of education. The Benjamin Franklin School located in the Dallas School District serves as a growing population of approximately 1,070 students. The school offers a well-defined educational system for the students, and it has an overall student-to-teacher ratio of 17:1. In addition to the statewide curriculum standards, the school offers special education programs and classes for the gifted and talented. As a result of the school district rankings in the student’s performance, Benjamin Franklin School has become the worst in the district which has caused stereotyping among teachers and students. Based upon strategies planning efforts to ensure the school fosters an atmosphere where all are respected, I would like to work toward creating a positive environment where students feel valued, and supported by their teacher. I will assess data to measure students learning and improve leadership skills that value every student at Benjamin Franklin School to increase achievement. The progress toward the goal will report better performance ratings. While focusing on the many challenges of becoming an administrator, I need to focus on classroom management and improving student’s motivation to learn. I will apply to a full time teaching position so that I can prepare myself fully. I...
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...Master of Education Handbook Questions 1. The 14 characteristics that Faulkner University attempts to instill in its students are: a. Developmental knowledge and skill b. Learning environment knowledge and skill c. Learning process knowledge and skill d. Pedagogical content knowledge and skill e. Communication knowledge and skill f. Assessment knowledge and Skill g. Critical Thinking Knowledge and skill h. Reflective and Professional knowledge and skill i. Technological knowledge and skill j. Character knowledge and skill k. Dialogue skill and disposition l. Care skills and Disposition m. Learning potential skill and disposition n. Calling skill and disposition.(pg 11-12) 2. Formal requirements for admission to the Teacher Education Program: o. Submission of Teacher Education Application with attached “Why I want to teach” essay p. Demonstration of a minimum GPA of 3.00 q. A passing score on the appropriate Praxis II content test r. Completion of the five allowed education courses s. SAE dues paid for current school year t. Satisfactory ratings on approved clinical experiences in a variety of settings totaling a minimum of 80 hours u. Submission and approval of electronic Portfolio through LiveText v. Completion of background check and fingerprinting. w. Submission of approved disposition rating checklist ...
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...JOB | Summary of Position | Education Preferred/Required | Skills/Requirements | My Input | Preschool Teacher | Plans and implements activities that promote the social, physical, and intellectual growth of children. This person is responsible for the care, hygiene, learning, and developmental activities, specialized programs, and redirection of children. They also communicate directly with parents and maintain classroom records, cleanliness, and orderliness. | Bachelor’s Degree in Education or related field and/or state education requirements for a Teacher requiredDegree in Early Childhood Education or related area highly desirable | 3+ years of early childhood education experience desirable, 4+ years of experience working with assigned age group desirable, Excellent organizational skills required, Ability to be flexible in assignment and work hours required, CPR and First Aid Certification or willingness to obtain desirable, Excellent verbal, listening, and written communication skills required | I also feel it is important to keep a report of what the children learn each week to help keep the parents involved, and it is also important to ALWAYS communicate with the parent. Also interact with children in a respectful and educational and fun manner. I also feel it is important to be able to plan a curriculum | Toddler Teacher | Each day, our teachers have the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of children and families. You will work in an environment that values...
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...Resume Guide for Teachers This packet is intended to serve as a starting point for creating or improving your teaching resume. Included in this packet are best practices that the Career Center have researched and found to be true. Information and sample resumes within this packet are not intended to be taken verbatim. Constructing a teaching resume is an art, not a science. Make your personal resume unique and stand out by making it represent you. The resources this packet highlights are available to all students; take advantage of the Career Center and the services it provides you. What to Expect Teaching Resume Aesthetics, Content & Editing…………..………………………..Page 3 Three necessary components of a great teaching resume are detailed Key Elements of a Successful Teacher Resume……………………………………...Page 4 Mandatory vs. optional elements in a successful teaching resume Poor Teaching Resume Example……………………………………………………..Page 5 Details common mistakes of a teaching resume Transferable Skills & Action Verbs…………………………………………………....Page 6 A comprehensive list of transferable skills and action verbs that have potential in a teaching resume Constructing a Proper Achievement Statement (bullet point)………………………Page 7 Creating a bullet point stress you out? Here is a fool proof way to construct a proper achievement statement. Buzz Words……………………………………………………………………………..Page 7 Answer the question, “What are buzz words and how should they be used in a resume” Teaching...
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...Kaas Grand Canyon University: SPE 350 Special Education Litigation and Law June 13, 2015 Every student has a right to receive a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) in a least restricted environment (LRE). An education is a right not a privilege, with that in mind, a student with a disability should be given the opportunity to begin their educational journey in the general education classroom. What if the their journey can not be achieved in the general education setting? Administrators, teachers, and all Individual Education Plan (IEP) team members must give reason as to why the LRE will not be effective and constitutes the main subject of discussion in the IEP meeting. The Interview Rachel Page is a Program Director for a school district in San Diego California. She is also one of the most intelligent women I have ever met. She is in the process of taking the title of the Special Education Director and still took the time to sit down with me and answer my questions. This lady is by far amazing. She impressed me beyond words. Rachel has 18 years under her belt as a Severe SDC (special day class) teacher. She also holds two Masters degrees, impressive. Her time was very limited, the interview was quick and to the point. Just like her. I have chosen to write my interview portion of the essay in a question and answer format. I recored the conversation and was able to type out her answers. What is the special education coordinator's definition of least restrictive...
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