...Chad Segersten EDA-551 Supervision and Instructional Leadership 12 June 2013 Classroom Visitation The main purpose of the observation and visitation was to examine the teaching styles of a novice and veteran teacher. One of the main differences I was familiar with was the distinct age difference. Going into the visitations I was curious as to if the age difference would show through their teaching styles. Both settings were in a 5th grade classroom and within the same elementary school. The first visitation took me to an “older” style of classroom. This veteran teacher was very stern and was very set in procedures throughout the day. I noticed the classroom schedule was displayed in very large text and was located in an area that was very noticeable. The teacher presented a short ten to fifteen minute lessons in math. After she presented the lesson, students asked clarifying questions and then were set to work on a worksheet with partners. The teacher did not move throughout the room for assistance, but she did offer the chance for students to come to her for assistance. Examining the younger, novice teacher, I noted a completely different classroom environment. As I walked in, I noticed I was observing partway through the lesson. Students and teacher were both involved in classroom discussion. Students were working to formulate their own understanding and formula for solving for the area of a square. The best and most interesting aspect to my visitation was noticing...
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...Wonderful World of Teaching Being a teacher is a great job. Although they are not paid lots of money, teachers are a great example of someone entering into a career because they love doing what they are doing, which is helping others. Teachers, some nicer than others, are sometimes the reason most students choose to further their education in the teaching field as well as with the support of family. When someone who wants to become a teacher, of any kind, this researcher has found that it requires a great deal of patience and self-control. If one was to want to truly become a teacher they must gain experience to see if they really have what it takes; to do this you could try volunteering at local schools in the teaching field wishing to pursue. Becoming a teacher may seem easy but this demanding job requires the right person. The jobs of teachers are more complex than it really seems. Teachers earn the ability to be able to teach their students the basics of everyday life, but most importantly they get to teach them how to read, write, count, and much more. Choosing to become a teacher requires taking on the role preparing students for a better future by introducing them to career related skills as well as their technical skills (Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2012). Most teachers spend the majority of their free time making lesson plans, some spend theirs grading papers and projects.: ; working 40 hours or more during the regular school year as if that’s not...
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...Responses | My AnalysisValues Reflected | My AnalysisPhilosophy Reflected | My ReflectionsComments/Reactions | Teacher 1 | | | | a. Why teach | Values-oriented | Existentialism | His goal in teaching is to mold his pupils into a good person not just outside but also inside him/herself. It is not only limited on the concept of what he teaches but he is also teaching varied paths that his pupils may take in life. | b. What to teach | Enthusiasm | Progressivism | His teaching is experiential method since he relates his lesson from his experiences. | c. How to teach | Dedication | Progressivism | He teaches his pupils to live fully now through his lesson with dedication to his work since pupils are still focus on their child life | Teacher 2 | | | | a. Why teach | Versatility | Progressivism | Her goals in teaching are to develop her learners into becoming enlightened and prepare them to be educated citizen to help progress our country. | b. What to teach | Open-mindedness | Behaviorism | She wants to teach her pupils both academic and values not just a good pupils but a good person in the society. She wants to prepare her pupils to become a good individual when they grow up. | c. How to teach | Open-mindedness | Progressivism | She wants to develop her pupils their intellectual skills and abilities as individual. | Teacher 3 | | | | a. Why teach | Enthusiasm | Essentialism | She emphasizes on academic content for students to learn...
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...TEACHERS By: Laura Litalien Keiser University 02/05/2013 Education should be a part of everyone's life. A good education offers something for everyone, whether it is on the simple level or a more complex one. Education should provide an opportunity for students to develop a strong sense of creativity, a high self esteem, and a lifelong respect for learning. Education should help students establish a strong sense of confidence in themselves. A teacher will be one factor that helps a student learn and progress along their way through life. Teachers combine their own ideas with other people's to be able to give a good education to their students. What should the relationship be, between students and teachers in the classroom? The answer to this question, I have found, has many different answers. Each teacher, in my opinion, has their set ways to teach, in which they believe is the right way. So no matter which answer you come up with, the person next to you might come up with a totally opposite answer. This explains why we ask this question in the first place. No one answer is exactly right. There are advantages and disadvantages to two different pedagogical means of which I will discuss: (1) The idea that teachers force issues on students and (2) The idea that teachers sit back and let the students be free to say what they feel. Education is one of the main ingredients in forming a successful society. Our education system here in the USA is very complex...
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...Teacher that changed my life A teacher alone has the ability to change a student’s life. Agree or disagree. The school is not a video game which gives immediate gratification, and we cannot claim that students fall in love in each subject taught. After all, what a teacher teaches daily are simple tools like speaking a language, solve a math problem or write an essay that are unlikely by themselves to radically change the lives of students. We all, in our school career, remembered a hurtful words of teachers, with comments on our grades records for example or on the opposite hand a teacher who once believed in us, who knew how to restore our confidence. So a teacher has the ability to change a student lives with sometimes a happy end but it can also influenced the student in disastrous consequences. I never saw a reason to do the work. If my teacher didn’t care enough about me to ask why things weren’t getting done, then why should I do them? There was no real reason besides a grade. The motivation just wasn’t high enough to make me care. Then, I started taking a class with Mrs. Davis as my teacher. When I didn’t do the work, she asked why. She cared. She wanted to know me more than the other teachers seemed to. She wanted to see more than just another face in a desk every day. She wanted that with all her students. She still does. So, I explained things to her. She listened. She paid attention. She remembered and always asked for a...
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...The article I chose was “Teachers Carrying Guns: Debate Follows Sandy Hook Shooting”. In the article the author states that one of the teacher find it absurd that any one would want teacher to have guns in school. He argues that carrying guns in school goes against the main reason he became a teacher. He states that a focus on guns ignores other factors in school violence, such as mental health screening and counseling (huffingtonpost.com). He also stats that the school preaches no violence and to have teacher carry fire arm this will send the wrong message. I will have to is agree with the author because I believe that if teachers did carry guns then this will cut down on the amount of school shooting that have been happening. My reason for this is because if the shooter was aware that every teacher in that school had a gun then he will think twice about going into the school and shoot. Most of the time when criminal commit crimes against people who are not able to defend themselves. They’re very few crimes that are committed against some one with the same type of weapon. I think this will give the shooter a second though because most of these people always commit suicide but if he was to be shoot before he got the chance to hurt some one then they will not do the crime because most of these criminal want to kill whomever they are after then kill themselves. Some of the points that the author made are valid reasons but I also believe that this will teach the kids...
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...Field Experience Reflection Paper Matthew Morris January 25, 2009 Introduction to Teaching When I first entered Shawnee Middle School I was unsure of how I would fit into world of education as a teacher. After my observation was done I changed my view of this and knew that I would make a great teacher. I was able to learn many different things that will be helpful to me when I get hired as an educator someday. Although I will have to face many challenges in the classroom, I possess many of the strengths it takes to be a good teacher. There were many times during the week that gave me a great idea of how the everyday life of a teacher would go. Also I got a great feel for how the classroom environment will be for most secondary educators. Overall it was a great experience for me and I learned a lot about myself, and the classroom. During my time in the classroom I felt very comfortable being around the students and helping them out when they asked me questions. As a teacher it is very important to feel comfortable in your work environment because if you don’t it will be nearly impossible for you to do your job in a successful manner. It was a great experience being around the students and being able to help them, which is one of the main reason for why I want to become involved in the profession. The classroom environment was a very inconsistent one and usually depended on how the students acted. If the students were well behaved it was very positive and constructive...
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...MY DREAM IS TO BECOME A TEACHER” The decision to enter a career in teaching is not something to be taken lightly. There are hundreds and hundreds of other careers to choose from. So I ask myself this question and ponder the reasons, why I want to become a teacher. Upon asking another teacher this question I got a quick response of June, July, and August. There has to be more to it than just summer vacation, right? Some of the other reasons people might give are such things like: they feel a calling to teach; a chance to positively impact the community; having a commitment to students; and being a good role model. But just what does all this mean to me and my pursuit to be an educator? Ultimately, I believe it will lead to a brighter future for me, and for my family. Let us take a little deeper look at some of the rewards of teaching. Everyone wants to be recognized for things they do in life, whether they are willing to admit it or not. I would love one day to have my name called out at an assembly to receive a certificate, plaque, or maybe even a banner, for being awarded Teacher of the Year. This would be a really great way to mark my accomplishments and distinguish myself among my colleagues. Teaching is not all about fame and recognition though. Knowing that I am doing a job that makes a difference, like teaching a child how to read and write, learn what respect is, and take responsibility for their actions will be meaningful...
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...7/2006 | SPIRIT FILLED ACADEMY | Columbus, GA | LEAD TEACHERProvided materials that emphasized number concepts as well as motor, language, and writing skills.Provided lessons and activities that exceled their social, emotional, cognitive, and physical needs.Taught required Curriculum and followed proper disciplinary procedures in the classroom. | | 01/2002 to 05/2005 | W.C. BRADLEY COMPANY | Columbus, GA | ASSEMBLERAssembled grill parts with electric drill.Hung, pulled, and packed grill parts.Prepared inventory sheets for grill parts and shipping.________________________________________________________________________________________ | 03/1997 to 6/2001 | MUSCOGEE CNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Columbus, GA | PARAPROFESSIONALAssisted teachers from Pre-K thru 5th grade as well as with disciplinary actions .Assisted with lesson plans that exceled their social, emotional, cognitive, and physical needs.Assisted Media Center (library) with filing materials, shelving books, pulling materials,...
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...supplies, how to run reports, etc. Received highest feedback from any associate to ever work under the manager in my six-month review period. Enjoy the work and working with the public, but only a part time position. Thomas Sumter Academy 5265 Camden Hwy Rembert, SC 29128 (803)-499-3378 Supervisor – Debbie Nix, Head of School. BJ Reed, athletic director Began in February 2007 as a volunteer softball coach until present. Began assisting girls’ basketball the following season at the JV level and two years at the varsity level, and continued until taking over as head coach of B-team boys basketball in the 2014-15 season. Also served a season as head JV baseball coach. Was added to paid staff in 2011. Also served as a substitute teacher in 2013 and 2014. Becton Dickinson and Associates 1575 Airport Rd Sumter, SC 29153 (803)-469-8010 Worked as a production assistant in the push button blood collection set department. Began in August of 2013 until December 2013. Duties included packaging blood collection sets in boxes from the machine that produces them and cased the boxes up to be shipped out. Left position because I did not like working in a plant and preferred a job working with the public. Campbell Pavement Specialties 1565 Old Ford Rd Sumter, SC 29154 (803) 720-6379...
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...Technology is the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things (Britannica Encyclopedia, 2001). According to the oxford dictionary; education is the process of training a person’s mind so that they can acquire knowledge. The combination of education and technology has been considered the main key to human progress. Education feeds technology, which in turn forms the basis for education (Fodje, 2006). The acquiring of knowledge allowed man to develop technological aid to make life easier. To date this same technology has impacted on the education industry in Jamaica. Technology has made a mark on Jamaica over the years; it is the fuel that drives Jamaica’s education industry at every level. Jamaica’s education model has four levels through which an individual can access or receive a formal education: Early Childhood Education; Primary Education; Secondary Education and Tertiary Education. At each stage of learning, technology has made a mark on students’ educational pursuits. At the Elementary stage of education, children between the ages of 2 – 6 years old are taught using audio visual aids. These are referred to as educational software; examples leapfrog and ‘my baby can read.’ These technological tools allow children to respond to audio and visual educational material. These mechanisms are tailored to gain the attention of children so that they learn prescribed lessons. By repeatedly listening to jingles and nursery rhymes from audio disc...
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...onlineresearchjournals.org/IJER Teachers’ Quality as Correlates of Students Academic Performance in Biology in Senior Secondary Schools of Ondo State, Nigeria Akinfe E2, *Olofinniyi O.E1, and Fashiku C.O1 1 Department of Educational Administration and Planning, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. 2 Golden Apple College, Ode-Irele, Ondo State, Nigeria. Downloaded 30 August, 2012 Accepted 2 October, 2012 The study investigated teachers’ quality as correlates of students’ academic performance in Biology in senior secondary schools in Ondo State. To guide the study, four research questions were raised. The multi-stage sampling technique was used to collect data from two hundred teachers (200) as respondents. A validated questionnaire titled: Teacher Quality as Correlates of Student Academic Performance with the used of simple frequency counts and percentage for analysis. From the data analysis it was revealed that: the role of professionally qualified/trained teachers is an important teacher quality which enhances students’ academic achievement in biology, teaching methods adopted by the teachers significantly influence achievement of the behavior objectives. Several schools in the population of the study lacked modern instructional materials without which effective teaching and learning cannot be utilized and teachers’ experience significantly influence students academic performance; capacity building forms a major aspect of teachers’ experience that is yet to...
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...American Teacher The documentary American Teacher takes a deeper look inside the classrooms, buildings, and offices of these super heroes in education system called teachers. American Teacher tells the combined story by and about those closest to the issues in our educational system, the 3.2 million professional educators who spend every day in classrooms across the United States educating the adolescent minds. Through this film, it shares information about educational experts, student interviews, and documents day-by-day videos of struggling public school teachers. Why is it that our own people take for granted the gift of learning? Especially when there are people in the world who aren’t privilege to be educated. Why aren’t we valuing our strongest, most committed, and most effective teachers? How can the teachers teach if they aren’t supported? How will this effect how our children learn and the future of this country. Will the educational system only get worst? I found it unpleasant knowing that Erik Benner, the teacher from Texas who became a salesman and Jonathan Dearman who became a realtor, faded away from the profession due to compensation. It’s depressing when an ex-teacher is making more money selling cell phones than he was being a teacher. Jonathan Dearman story was one that touched me the most because he is a local guy from the Bay Area. He is someone who is only 45 miles away from home. From the interview of his previous student, he touched he life and he...
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...How I can be a Reflective Teacher? I can be a reflective teacher by actually thinking through and reflecting on what I have taught. For example, what worked and what didn't work? How could I make this lesson better in the future? Do the students truly understand the content of the lesson? For me to become a reflective teacher I have to learn how to make time in my schedule to be strongly reflective. This is very hard task is to start with and maintain. I bet if you ask a teacher what they need and want the most, they will tell you it’s time. To be a reflective teacher I have to learn how to keep observation/ reflection journal so I can record all the things I should work on doing better in my class, and also to record the behaviors of each student. Being a reflective teacher will me to learn how to strategize better and have continual improvement in everything I do as a teacher. For me to become a reflective teacher I have think about how I can help my students become interested in what I am teaching and how I can help them to ask questions and inquire more on the subjects I teach them. As a teacher trying to be more reflective I could talk to a supportive colleague or even a friend about what I have discovered while teaching, then maybe I will be able to come up with some ideas for how to do things...
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...Cole Cannard Wr 115 Boring Teachers on Campus Picture yourself sitting in a classroom on the verge between a conscious state and a deep sleep, while a constant droning voice fills the background. You are in a college class trying to ingest valuable knowledge but just can’t seem to find anything worthy of interest in the teachings to even keep you awake. It’s as if the guy at the front of the class has been swinging a pendulum back and forth for the past hour. Many students have experienced these types of professors and have suffered in the grading department due to their lack of concentration during the dull class. These boring teachers waste the money you spent to take the course, provide a loss of potential knowledge and may even cause you to drop out of school. This is why these mind-numbing teachers need to be fired or at the very least made to wear a funny hat to keep the pupils attention. Yes, it may be harsh to say that these well educated monotonous passers of intelligence should be let go of their duties but it is the truth and nothing but the truth. The average college class costs around two or three hundred big ones to attend. Imagine what you can do with that much money, like buy a new toy or maybe pay half your months rent. Now imagine paying for a bad grade and no increase of intelligence whatsoever. That would tick me off a wee bit and I would be willing to drop a pretty penny to say that it would anger you as well. This is exactly what the average monotone...
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