Expectations will be set when starting the course of this journey. As a teacher my passions and personal attitudes toward technology will determine my student’s outcome in reaching their goals. Students will be continuously engaged in a variety of educational and instructional technology activities and working together collaboratively. Integration of technology into the classroom will assist students in development of skills in art, science, reading, writing, math, etc. They will be able to view presentations, as well as present those of their own in verbal and non-verbal ways.
Introduction Teachers are constantly trying to find the best practices for teaching mathematics concepts to their students. They are being held accountable daily for their student’s mathematical performances. Math is a big part of the curriculum and the students will use math for the rest of their life. Teachers want students to remember mathematical concepts so that they can build upon them year after year. In order for this to happen, teachers must find ways to keep the students interest and help them to have a deeper understanding of math.
I thought it was important to note that Miss Walker took advantage of this opportunity to involve her students and have them use their math skills. As soon as role was taken, Miss Walker had her students prepare for their first task of the day. She handed out 3 stories with questions at the end for them to answer and gave specific instructions. I think it is also important to note that she instructed the children to color the pictures on the stories when they were finished so that they would be able to stay busy. Once the students seemed to understand their task and began working diligently, Miss Walker called the first reading group back to the reading table.
The teacher knows how to build and implement a plan for professional growth directly aligned with his/her needs as a growing professional using feedback from teacher evaluations and observations, data on learner performance, and school- and system-wide priorities. The artifact I chose for this standard is field experience sheet followed by the Eastfield College Children Laboratory Mathematics curriculum planning guide 2010-2011. I received the field experience sheet in my EDEC 3613D: Introduction to Early Childhood Education fall semester of 2011 at Eastfield Community College. The purpose of this field experience was to promote the skills of observation, analysis and reflection the teacher candidates have. The mission was to visit Eastfield College Children Laboratory to observe, reflect to a lesson plan and the material and props
It is harder to procrastinate while taking classes on-campus because you begin the homework in class (most times) and have the teacher to notice if you did or did not submit your assignments. When taking online or on-campus classes, you are always given a syllabus to outline your coursework for the length of each class. Regardless of how you take your classes, the teachers will want you to demonstrate your knowledge of the classroom subject by completing the given assignments. Either way you take classes, online or on-campus, you can still earn your degree or certificate at the end of your program.
What makes an effective primary classroom? Discuss and debate with reference to research and wide reading, including journals, books and other media During this essay I will look at several areas of schooling, all of which have an impact on making the classroom a productive place for children to learn. Getting the right balance of all factors in the classroom is vital in maintaining and progressing a child’s intelligence. I will specifically focus on the ways in which teaching methods can make the classroom a successful place to be. In particular how they keep the classroom under control but also make it a fun place to learn.
The challenge of student engagement in the learning process and their having access to technology was accomplished by scheduling my classes in the new media library during class periods. The ultimate challenge of increasing the students' cultural knowledge and learning critical thinking skills was achieved by allowing them research time to examine documents and information, and then frame responses based on the results of their findings. Students prepared individual and group reports by framing oral presentations, written presentations and power point presentations. All students were required to present their findings to the class and were coached on how to defend their viewpoints by preparing themselves to address any counter arguments and any evidence stated by a classmate that challenged their information. I ended each class period with a mini-lecture on the value of knowledge based learning and simply forming an opinion
Teaching Students to Count Rationally from Ten to Twenty Although most children begin elementary school with some knowledge of numbers from their everyday life experiences, learning numbers and learning to count is a process that must be prioritized for kindergarten and first grade students. The goal of this instruction is for students to become rational counters; a student who can assign a name to a number value in the proper order (Reys, et al., 2012, p. 141). There are four principles that can be taught in order to guide students to become rational counters at an early point in their education, which will form the basis for all other mathematics instruction throughout their educations. These principles are one to one correspondence, the stable order rule, the order irrelevance rule, and the cardinality rule. For the remainder of this essay, steps for teaching these principles as well as examples will be explored, on the basis of teaching ten first graders, who can already rationally count to ten, learn to count rationally to fifteen.
Running Head: TECHNOLOGY ETHICS IN THE CLASSROOM Technology Ethics in the Classroom Rodney Mooney Grand Canyon University: EDU 225 Educational Technology The advancements of technology in the classroom call for both teachers and students to have a good understanding of the positives and negatives that come with technology in classrooms. Through technology, students can learn how to utilize computers and the internet in a productive and proper fashion. With nearly every home and classroom being equipped with computers, it is crucial that both parents and teachers have an understanding for technology and take the time to monitor children when they use this technology. Computer and Internet technology is very helpful and can be very educational if used properly, but they can also become a negative impact on individuals that misuse these helpful tools. Technology is a new tool in education that consistently changes and offers new opportunities for teacher and learning (Akcay 2008).
The NCTM consists of many professionals such as school administrators, teachers and professors their main goal being to use both the principles and the standards they decided on to continuously improve mathematics education in classrooms. The principles describe features of a high quality mathematics education (NCTM, 2000). The standards describe the mathematical content and skills that students should learn. This essay focuses on the implementation of the principles when teaching place value to a grade 2 class. There are six principles of teaching mathematics for understanding.