In the book What Great Teachers Do Differently, Todd Whitaker chronicles things that great teachers do. By adopting many of the practices in the book, a new teacher can be well on their way to becoming a great teacher. High expectations, creating a climate of caring, decision making, and learning to ignore things are just a few of the things that great teachers do. Great teachers have high expectations not just for their students, but also for themselves. The expectations a teacher places on his or herself are directly related to those placed on their students.
I found Educating Esme to be refreshing, honest, intelligent, quick witted, smart and logical. As I was reading the book there were times when my jaw literally dropped and I laughed out loud. Esme is the type of teacher who has so much back bone it might not be good for her; even though she is right most of the time. I was very comforted many times when reading this book for many reasons. Esme begins the book with the most prominent issue facing new teachers; discipline and classroom management.
Lisa’s mother, a teacher in DISD, divorced the father four years ago and intentionally moved to Highland Park for the quality of the school district. Lisa is four foot, four inches and weighs seventy-five pounds. Lisa’s mother believes her daughter is about to go through a growth spurt as her stomach area appears to still have some “belly fat” and her trunk has yet to elongate. Lisa’s room was decorated in pink and held a wide assortment of toys, dolls, movies, and electronic equipment such as a television, DVD player, game system, and a laptop. She is a fourth grade student at John S. Armstrong Elementary School in Highland Park and was eager to show us her homework assignments and various worksheets she had recently completed at school.
Admissions Committee, Being born and raised in Shippensburg I have always wanted to attend Shippensburg University. While in elementary school I was diagnosed with dyslexia and a slight learning disability. I was placed in the learning support program in the second grade using an IEP I was able to excel in all subjects maintaining a high GPA throughout high school. I excelled at mathematics and science courses often tutoring other students during free time. I am proud to be a 2010 graduate of Shippensburg Area Senior High school where I have found memories of the teaching staff and all the help they provided.
Every student goes through some good and bad teachers. A few select teachers have the power to engage students on a completely new level. This gives the student an automatic confidence boost and the wanting to succeed in the subject. I have had the opportunity to experience one of the best. Pete Tarnish was an outstanding teacher who was able to communicate well with his students, care deeply about them, and be a great family man.
Case Study Becka Becka is a fourth grade student at Otter Bay Elementary School in Squantoca, Oregon. She has had a clinical diagnosis since she was two, and has been receiving services through the schools since she was five. Becka is now nine years old, and receives special education services in the general classroom for the entirety of her school day. Her teacher, Daniel Redding, works closely with Becka’s parents, Kathleen and Brent, to assure that Becka is able to keep up with her IEP goals. Becka’s parents both work in the local hospital.
This learner has worked for the past thirty years, and has had the pleasure of working with one leader who truly inspired others around her to do their best in every area of their lives, not just at work. Describe a Leader Dr. Dansby is currently a Director of the Upward Bound Program. The purpose of the Upward Bound Program is to motivate high school students to finish high school and obtain a four year degree and beyond. The program couldn’t have chosen a better person to be Director. Dr. Dansby’s leadership abilities involved influencing others to take control of their jobs and do their best at their jobs.
She had an excellent elementary school counselor and always remembered her as being the nicest person on campus. After that expereince she aspired to do the same. She has been a school counselor now for 4 years, all in the middle school setting. Ms. Childs explained that her district focus’ more on developmental guidance for all levels. She believes her districts philosophy of school counseling is that all students are unique individuals with many talents, and through social and academic guidance they can become productive,
Running head: THE EVOLVING ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN EDUCATION The Evolving Role of Government in Education Grand Canyon University: EDU 310 September 30, 2011 The Evolving Role of Government in Education As the school bell rang the students began to fill the area where my after school groups meets to sign in. In this group I have 35 children between the third and fifth grade. On this particular day the young ladies in fourth grade had just finished a course on the cycle of life. They were taught about hygiene and the changes their bodies will experience in the next few years. The young ladies had questions and were not sure who the best person to talk to would be.
These courses allowed me to be taught by actual elementary school teachers, who have years of experience with working with children, and the knowledge and advice they were able to pass on truly helped me better understand what I was signing up for as an education major, and helped my improve the way I teach so that I could articulate in a way that would be comprehensible to students of a young age. These classes are slowly molding me to become a great teacher. Also, I am doubling majoring in psychology in hopes that it will help me to better understand the mentality of special education students, so that in the future I will be able to teach them in a way that they will be able to grasp. Psychology courses have