...influential in the field of education. In the theory of constructivism there are many different ideas and no real set belief but the general idea of constructivism is that children learn from the interactions and experiences that they have every day in the classroom. They construct learning by experiencing learning in a hands-on setting. It is the belief that students learn through experience instead of a teacher transmitting the information to them. To have a classroom that is based on a constructivist theory of learning takes effort on the part of the teacher and might be different than other classrooms that we have seen. In a constructivist classroom the emphasis is on the students and on their learning experiences. One of the strengths of this article is that it explains in great detail what a constructivist classroom looks like and how we as teachers can contribute to creating this kind of classroom for our students. It explains how Ms. Blake has created a constructivist classroom. Her classroom is centered on her students and their experiences in learning. With the constructivism theory, teachers have to purposely create hands-on learning for their students by including them in everything that happens in the classroom. It explained how a constructivist classroom may seem unorganized and chaotic to an untrained person, but in reality everything that is happening in that classroom has a...
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...my personal ideas on how a classroom should be managed. Every classroom is unique in their own ways and each of these ideas my need revising, but my personal goal is to apply these methods in my classroom. I want to become an effective teacher when I have my own classroom and without a proper classroom management plan, I fail myself and my students. My classroom management ideas will be reflection on how I want to teach and reflect the goals that I have for my students. I realize that I will need to be flexible and understand that every year with new students, I will have to revise my classroom management ideas in order to meet the needs of my students. The learning environment that I want to create is one that embodies personal growth, creativity and confidence that anything is possible. My hope is that one day that I could impact my student’s life in positive way, that would carry them throughout their academic life. My Personal Approach To Classroom Management I have the thought that if a teacher and her classroom would work in cooperative manner than the teacher has set up a classroom that is safe and inviting learning environment for their students. Cooperative learning would be one of the ideas that I would apply in my classroom. Albert explains that with this theory students and teachers can work together to form decisions. Student’s parents should be involved in all aspects of this theory. Students want to feel that they ideas matter and apply...
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...The inclusion of individuals with ASD into mainstream classroom settings first began with the introduction of the Education of All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 and later reauthorized as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 1990. These laws ensured that all children no matter their disability were included into classroom settings, even though they may not have been given the proper learning environment needed to succeed. Inclusion in the education system has created a lot of controversy among teachers, parents, and other individuals that may be affected by this topic. This controversy represents the decision to incorporate students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) into mainstream classrooms rather than special learning...
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...Personal Approach To Classroom Management My Personal Approach To Classroom Management Amy Thompson EDU 536 Grand Canyon University November 9, 2011 Abstract My purpose in writing this paper is to present my personal ideas on how a classroom should be managed. Every classroom is unique in their own ways and each of these ideas my need revising, but my personal goal is to apply these methods in my classroom. I want to become an effective teacher when I have my own classroom and without a proper classroom management plan, I fail myself and my students. My classroom management ideas will be reflection on how I want to teach and reflect the goals that I have for my students. I realize that I will need to be flexible and understand that every year with new students, I will have to revise my classroom management ideas in order to meet the needs of my students. The learning environment that I want to create is one that embodies personal growth, creativity and confidence that anything is possible. My hope is that one day that I could impact my student’s life in positive way, that would carry them throughout their academic life. My Personal Approach To Classroom Management I have the thought that if a teacher and her classroom would work in cooperative manner than the teacher has set up a classroom that is safe and inviting learning environment for their students. Cooperative learning would be one of the ideas that I would apply in my classroom. Albert explains...
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...Constructivist Classroom Kulamani sahoo & Anita Behera M.phil scholar Ravenshaw university,Cuttack Email: klmnsahoo@gmail.com/ anitabehera44@gmail.com Phone.no-9853555132 In this paper the author had described about the constructivist classroom and how it differs from the traditional classroom. Knowledge is not attained but constructed. This statement is a new challenge in the present classroom. Construction of understanding is a core element in the highly complex process of teaching and learning underpinned by constructivist teaching. Constructivism is the latest buzzword among the teaching community across the world and National curriculum framework (2005) has shown the direction to nit in Indian classroom situation. Constructivism basically a theory based on observation and scientific study about how people learn .the basic idea about constructivism is that the learner must construct knowledge; the teacher cannot supply it. In the constructivist classroom the teacher must encourage students to use active techniques ,e.g. experiments, real world, problem solving , to create more knowledge and then to reflect on and talk about what they are doing and how their understanding is changing. In constructivist classroom focus shifts from the teacher to the students. In constructivist classroom learning is interactive; teachers have dialogue with students. Knowledge is dynamic and changing with experience in constructivist classroom. Students in constructivist classroom are active...
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...The Flipped Classroom The Flipped Classroom A concept that has become popular is the "flipped classroom." A flipped classroom is a form of learning in which students watch a short video clip as a homework assignment at their own pace. The student can communicate with teachers and peers through online discussions about anything they may not understand. These videos are created by teacher, they are 5-7 minutes long providing information on the idea that a student would usually learn in the classroom. This allows the teachers to act as a coach or advisor during class, encouraging students to work collaboratively to complete activity. In the video, Katie Gimbar stated that the students are able to "pause, rewind, and rewatch" the video for a better understanding (Gimbar, 2011). This approach will lead to positive outcomes in the classroom. The idea of the flipped classroom is to allow more time for active learning, instead of the traditional lecture. "Educational technology and activity learning are two components of the flipped classroom. They both influence student learning environment in fundamental ways" (Strayer, 2011). The idea of a flipped classroom seems fairly easy. The teacher will need to have access to technology in order to record and capture the lesson they want to teach. The first step is choosing a screen casting software, such as Jing or Camtasia. This software will capture anything on you see on your computer screen, as a video, and lets you share it instantly...
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.... Classroom Observation Analysis . Abstract Many instructional approaches exist that have been developed to reach more students. Teachers have to select the instructional approaches that work best for students. These approaches have been tested and researched from various theoretical perspectives. An education theory is the speculative thought of education and just like any other theory; it explains, guides, and describes the practices of education. The earliest speculation on educational processes began during the times of classical sophists and Greek philosophers. Current education speculations use terms like andragogy, curriculum, learning pedagogy, education organization, leadership, and policy. Education thought is derived from various disciplines like, philosophy, sociology, critical theory, psychology, and history among others. This paper will discuss five topics based on the best education theory to be applied in the classroom setting with focus on two education theories postulated by Lev Vygotsky and John Dewey. This paper will also address information processing by students, behaviors of teachers to promote thinking, implications of language development on learning and teaching, and on the relationship between the emotional and social development on student behavior and learning. Classroom Observation Analysis Education theory can either be descriptive like in the sciences or normative like in philosophy. Education theory postulates...
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...Discussion Question Student’s Name: Institutional Affiliation Course Date of Submission How should we address diversity in the classroom? Diversity in the classroom refers to the realization that everyone is different and unique. In the classroom, there are differences in religion, culture, athleticism, personality, reading levels and understanding capabilities. Teachers should embrace this fact and use it positively to everyone’s benefit. Diversity in the classroom provides ways of problem solving and exchange of a variety of ideas. Different years come with different problems, and people change by growing physically and in the knowledge. However, people do not like routine because it can be very monotonous. Teachers should be knowledgeable about this fact and come up with ways of breaking the monotony. They should be thinking of what students like to study, how they like to study and how they can stay interested in the classroom. Teachers should provide conducive and interesting environments for learning, to students. Students who feel uncomfortable with the conditions in class are unlikely to perform well. Life outside the classroom is very diverse, and if students can learn to use this for their good, in class, it can work well for them even outside the class. Teachers should be doing a number of things other than teaching the first thing being valuing diversity. They should be taking the...
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...In our learning and development class, we had a final exam project, where we wrote a course reflection paper about the class along with a digital presentation. In this reflective essay, I will discuss about what three big ideas this semester that impacted me the most, how my personal philosophy has changed throughout this course, and ideas/facts I learned this semester that surprised me. First, I will discuss about one of the three big ideas this semester that has impacted me the most. One big idea this semester that has impacted me the most I believe is learning about multiple intelligences. In this class, I learned in chapter 10, that american psychologist Howard Gardner came up with eight unique and independent types of intelligences that...
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...In this week’s journal reflection, we were asked to select three important ideas from our assigned readings that we personally feel that is important for effective middle school teachers to use while building a safe and welcoming classroom community for all students and parents to enter into the classroom. The three important points, I have a choice to speak about is the importance of how to interact with the student’s parents/caregivers, facilitating a meaningful learning environment for the students to learn and grow, and the importance of always having a backup plan for when a substitute teacher comes into the classroom. With the following ideas in mind for the effective middle school teacher, the teacher will be able to work along side...
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...Comprehensive Classroom Technology Plan Introduction This Comprehensive Classroom Technology Plan details ideas and concepts that I wish to put into practice in my future high school classroom. This plan demands common sense and excellence and focuses on providing students information for them to become their own digital citizens. The categories of this plan include my mission and vision for my classroom, my communication plan for engaged groups in the educational community, classroom instructional technology integration ideas, digital assessment thoughts, technological ethics principles, and my reflection of this plan. Section One: Mission and Vision Statement Vision Statement My classroom will be a technology friendly environment that strives for academic, digital, and personal excellence. It will be a room of comfort, positivity, and collaboration with the cornerstone of respect. Mission Statement I will provide a technology friendly classroom environment by teaching students the proper use of technology, being open to technological developments and ideas (from students and outside sources), including technology in the curriculum and daily lessons, and ensuring they are capable of achieving the educational technology standards for their respective grades. We will foster comfort by using communication and collaboration and being open and understanding of the various needs within the classroom and that each person has unique strengths. I will integrate technologies...
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...regardless of their individual situation.” i. This idea was also seen in the UDL video. The idea is to adapt the curriculum instruction to the needs of the class, rather than the other way around. This allows every student to access information, become engaged, and be challenged appropriately. It is important to push those who are talented or gifted, or continue to push those who understand certain topics already, as well as be nurturing to those who are struggling or have specific disabilities. In order to have a classroom that meets this standard, I will be sure to learn as much as I can about the students (from the students themselves) in the beginning of the school year. • “Differentiated instruction is about giving students multiple options for taking in information and making sense of ideas.” i. All students learn differently. Even those who seem to pick up information quickly, or paced with the curriculum, obtain information in different ways from each other. In order to nurture these different ways of obtaining skills and information, we need to give students different ways to explore what we are teaching. In my classroom, I would give the instruction of the ideas, but then allow practice of skills, or exploration of information through written, verbal, visual, and hands-on experiences. • “Classroom management is largely keeping children busily engaged in completing important work.” i. The management of a classroom is one of the things that I worry about when becoming...
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...broader, more encompassing term, which consists of four factors (skills, participation/interaction, emotional, and performance), is becoming increasingly important in higher education (Handelsman, Briggs, Sullivan, &Towler, 2005). Though all areas of engagement are important and theNational Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) has increased as universities try to use student engagement as a significant part of higher education assessment (Kuh, 2001), here the focus is on the participation/interaction factor of engagement. The traditional lecture-only format is losing its prevalence in the classroom, as it is replaced with mixed delivery methods which utilize group discussion, dyadic work, and peer review, to name a few, all of which minimize lecturing. In-class participation has become increasingly important with millennial generation students who demand more interaction from their classroom experience (Allred & Swenson, 2006; Howe & Strauss, 2000). In particular, Tony VN. Figuera of Mindanao Times (2006) stated that the inability of students to argue in class and their phobia for oral exams are only two of the discrepant behaviors that educators observe in school. This attitude of not being able to communicate also extends to the failures of the students to develop writing skill. It is for this purpose that this study was conducted. Most of the people said that if a student is active in oral communication, he is passive in writing. However, with the theory of Tony...
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...Examination-Diversity in Education Directions: You will be mapping six concepts/ideas/theories from your textbook/the course offerings for Diversity in Education. These ideas should be personally and practically important to your future as an educator while considering the impact that you/they will have on ALL students in your classroom. The overall goal of this exam is for you to demonstrate your understanding of the ideas/concepts/terms and how they are connected as well as how you will apply them in your classroom. The exam requires: a concept map of six ideas/concepts/theories a written explanation of your concept map which includes: six ideas/concepts/theories two to three (2-3) sentences that define each term (use chapter readings, discussions, and your own personal experiences) the connection of the term to one or more other terms (each term must be connected to at least one other one meaning you should have ‘connectors’ from each term to at least one other not only in terms of the diagram but in terms of your written application as well) please CAPITALIZE the term you are describing in your written explanation You will choose six ideas/concepts/theories from the following list: communication gender differences ethnic groups poverty teacher expectations second-language acquisition impact of the family demographics learning climate differentiated classroom learning styles classroom management Provided is an example which you may use...
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...Team and asked you to present an inservice to the classroom teachers of your building about their role in the IEP process. Provide detailed information about your presentation, helping teachers to understand how important their input and collaborative efforts will be to the Team process. Classroom teachers need to do a number of things as participants in the IEP process. It is, after all, a process that is ongoing from the time a child’s problem is observed until the child is identified as a special education student. Even after that, the classroom teacher, as part of the Team, is a valuable participant in the success of the child. First, teachers need to be observant and cognizant of the abilities and inabilities of his/her students as compared to the age and grade level of the rest of the students in his/her classroom. In this way, he/she can determine whether the differences noted are obvious enough to result in a discrepancy between achievement and ability and detrimental enough to the child’s success to warrant a comprehensive evaluation. Next, he/she needs to document, document, document—document behaviors, document strategies attempted, and document the results of those strategies—did they work or didn’t they? All classroom teachers should be trained and involved in the GEST (General Education Support Team) process. This process looks at regular education students and determines whether the performance the classroom teacher noted is poor enough to justify referral to...
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