Anisha Spellman Benchmark Assessment: Language Arts Unit Plan Grand Canyon University: EED-525 November 27, 2013 “Learning to read and reading to learn” is a quote that one of the schools in my district uses to help motivate reading in all students and their families. I believe reading is an important aspect of all lives. What exactly would the world be like without the reading? It is crucial that we teach this to all of the little children while they are young and trying to learn. The more they practice and the more teachers and parents instill this in their minds, the better they will become.
Standards-Based Assessments Standards-based assessment is the primary outcome of standards-based reform. Well-designed tests ensure that all students have the knowledge and skills that they need to succeed at the next level. By using multiple and diverse sources, teachers can be certain that they have enough evidence to assess student learning. Understandably, the new way of teaching has had some teachers in a quandary as to the best method for panning lessons. Since the author is not currently teaching in the
Art has always shown me freedom and so my role as an educator is one to pass this on to all my students. This by its very nature is a challenge to include all when teaching such a broad spectrum of students. I teach students that are pre-verbal, have complex learning difficulties and little fine motor control, to students that have mild learning difficulties who are capable of achieving G.C.S.E. type
Ruth Collins ESL223N April 1, 2012 Mary Beth Nipp ELL Assessments It is important for the school system to perform an assessment on all English Language Learners (ELLs) as they enter the education system. Every state has its own set of standards as well as assessment measures they use to evaluate ELLs. Without assessments of these students a teacher would struggle when working out lesson plans for the students. No Child Left Behind (NCLB) has set up national guidelines that must be followed for all students within the educational setting. National guidelines must be followed for all students, thus states use standardized testing to evaluate all students within the school system.
I then of course have always had certain morals and ideas I believed were crucial to bring into the classroom, but now that I have become more educated on the subject of math which I can say that my outlook of teaching has opened up to a variety of different methods, “out of the box,” kind of thinking. I am a firm believer that all needs the tools and concepts to be the educator that all kids need to have so that they can carry on with these concepts throughout their lives as needed. The mentioned concept of the educator’s course has taught me not only the math concepts itself, but also different ways for me to teach a class and bring such concepts to life for my classes that I will hopefully teach. My goal is not to become a perfect educator teacher, but to do the best teaching I can do. By taking this course and knowing the following the Principles and Standards I will now be able to take what I’ve learned from this class and put it to use.
In How Adults Learn, Marcia says, “people can learn from the moment of birth. Learning can and should be a lifelong process. Learning shouldn't be defined by what happened early in life, only at school. We constantly make sense of our experiences and consistently search for meaning. In essence, we continue to learn”.
Tiara Warmack 3/16/2014 SPE-226 Educating the Exceptional Learner Instructor Crystal McCabe Life Long Learning Lifelong learning is something that everyone achieves whether they try to or not. People learn something different everyday even though they may not pay attention to the lesson. People take education for granted as well as continuing to become more educated over the course of life. People with disabilities thrive at the chance to learn because the odds are against them. What most people take for granted is what people with disabilities wish they could accomplish as easy as those without disabilities.
Through the reading I have done for this assignment I have become committed to the importance of teaching children so they are quantitively literate. It is such a huge part of the way our society functions. It is alarming to me to think that to often what is taught in the classroom stays just there. The children aren't able to make the link to bring it into real life use. It is a definite skill.
Effective classroom management for me is a huge component of what I attempt to do in my daily environment. Without consistent boundaries, my students would walk all over me. I would not be able to get past Chapter 1 if I did not plan and execute highly engaging, rigorous, and motivating lessons. Because of this course, I have been exposed to many wonderful resources to aid me in this quest. Jones and Jones (2008) have compiled a list of basic assumptions about classroom management.
Promoting Literacy and Comprehension The ways of traditional teaching are a thing of the past. In today’s classrooms teachers are working hard to find new and exciting ways to engage the students, promote learning, comprehension and writing. However, even with the stimulating activities and lessons students will continue to ask the same question, “Why do I have to learn this? When will this ever be a part of real life?” Teachers must be prepared to explain to their students exactly how math, reading, science, and history will all be a used outside of a classroom setting and in the real world. For example, teachers should shine light on how studying algebra actually develops stronger problem solving skills and leads students into a deeper level of thinking.