Teachers need direction in order to meet academic proficiencies and to keep student’s interest (Laureate Education, Inc., 2010). After exploring several learning theories and strategies, my own teaching practices are most often modeled by several strategies and learning theories. The Constructivism Theory resonates in some of the techniques I am using in the classroom. Reflecting on student activities and the design my lessons ; I find students are most often engaged in learning activities that are student driven and lead to students constructing their own conclusions. Student often work at stations and learn through team building and planned movement.
Jenifer McKee May 15, 2011 English Comp II Lehman The American Dropout Crisis The United States is facing a high school dropout rate of epidemic proportions. One-third of public school students fail to graduate from high school (Bridgeland, 2006). One high school student drops out every nine seconds, so before you have completed reading this essay over 100 students will have dropped out of school (Bridgeland, 2006). While this epidemic seems insurmountable, it provides an opportunity to make changes needed to our educational system. With many ideas and proposed changes presented to legislators and educators nationwide, one of the changes proposed by many states in raising the compulsory school attendance age or more directly the
Evaluation of learning Contribute to evaluation of student learning and assessment experiences – proposing aspects for change as a result of such evaluation. Participate in self and peer evaluation to facilitate personal development and
Over 60% of students had cheated in the past month, which is fairly recent, and a staggering 83% had cheated in the past quarter. This showed us that cheating is an on going problem that almost certainly happens daily in Perry Hall High. To sum up our survey we asked students to tell us how big of a problem they though cheating was in our school on a scale from 1 to 5, 5 being the most serious. 41% responded a 3 with the rest of the figure split evenly between 1,2,4, and 5. We concluded from this that students don’t really care about the subject or are indifferent about it.
Teachers have clear objectives to which they can tailor their lessons, and administrators have clearer means of monitoring progress in schools (Wright, 2012). During an interview with a parent of two school age children attending different schools had this to say concerning the act… NCLB is a positive approach to education because scientific studies show that children who have been held back often display a lack of confidence, social skills and often have issues with problem solving (Johnson, 2012), By getting immediate help when and where needed we can through this process avert that outcome and cause our children to be more confident and productive succeeding and achieving equally amongst their peers (Johnson,
Accountability School counseling has undergone a transformation from a program of entitlement to one of performance and continuous improvement. What is working with and for students? School counselors now focus on improved student results that measure the impact of goals and objectives. The essential question becomes” How has student academic achievement improved as a result of what counselors do”? School counselors must use data to assess student needs, establish measurable goals, and measure the results of guidance and counseling activities.
Separating the age groups of children increase there social skills and it will increase their knowledge because they will have separate teachers for separate subjects. A majority of metro area districts will have low income families along with high crime and violence. Metro school districts will also have a low gradation rate, the nations ten largest public high school districts failed to graduate more than 60 percent of its students. These ten school districts account for 8 percent of the nations students (Greene & Winters, 2006). If only four out of ten students are graduating in these areas there must be a substantial reason.
Team A QNT/351 Today there are statistics in many places, even today’s schools and educational systems. For instance, the number of seniors in high school that are at risk of falling behind in classes, or worse being left back is on the rise in the Memphis area and Shelby Country School district. In statistics much can be resolved if the proper action is taken as well as attention is given. With attention on the problem, purpose, questioning as well as a clear hypothesis, statistical data can resolve numerous altercations in life. The main focus of the research is at the Shelby County Schools board of education facility.
Effective teachers and leaders are being placed in these schools to help student learn the necessary skills needed and achieve to their highest potential. The new teacher and principal evaluations are assisting with this goal. These evaluations are singling out the highest achieving teachers through the evaluation process as well as tracking the students’ performance and achievement. This evaluation system is encouraging “deeper analysis and use of data to focus on student needs” (Real Progress in Maryland, 2014). According to Astuto, Clark, McGree, Pelton Fernandez, and Read (1994), effective educators demonstrate a level of expertise that surpasses that of a teacher that has just basic skills.
Epstein says there are six types of involvement in parental engagement (Epstein, 2009). The types of involvement are parenting, communicating, volunteering, learning at home, decision-making, and collaborating with the community. Parenting involves encouraging the student to do well, instilling positive beliefs and values in the child. Communication within the school as well as at home can create a powerful relationship between the student and parents. Parents should communicate to manage their child’s academic success.