Final Class Summary Response- Anna Reid Baer

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Name: Anna Reid Baer Date: 04/02/23 Section: 002 Class #: 1 EDUC 225 FINAL CLASS SUMMARY TYPE YOUR ANSWERS DIRECTLY BELOW THE QUESTIONS! Questions should be in bold type and answers should be in regular type. 1.) You are asked to teach a lesson about simple machines to a group of third graders. What are some decisions that you will have to make in order to prepare and teach this lesson? Answer: To teach a group of third graders I will make decisions about how to include various instructional strategies to tend to learning preferences and teach the concept beneficially. I will have to decide if I want to do more hands-on or more written work. In this case, I will decide to do a hands-on guided practice to make a simple machine in groups and go through different steps for doing. For independent practice I will have to decide if I want to do a more visual assignment or a written assignment. For simple machines, I would choose to either do a hands- on cut and paste activity or a visual matching worksheet. All these activities would have to come with assistance for ELL and students with exceptionalities. During instruction I could choose to use a video to help student understanding, along with definitions and pictures. 2.) Explain the meaning of a reflective practitioner in your own words. How is reflection important to achieve effective teaching? Answer: A reflective practitioner is assuming teaching is for meeting goals within students. The teacher has a “the student will” mindset and are active and rational educators. Teachers are not afraid to try new things to meet the goals they have for students. 3.) Describe the meaning of diversity. Refer to all aspects of diversity as discussed in class. Answer: Diversity is how a group of people are all different and including everyone no matter the differences. Diversity includes race, gender, SES, religion, language, and exceptionalities. Students can come from various racial and SES backgrounds and students can have different views on religion and speak different languages. Also, classes will include boys and girls, so the teacher should differentiate for both along with all other types of diversity. 4.) Have your views on 1.) diversity and 2.) individual differences changed throughout the progress of this course? Yes or No… Why or why not? How will your views impact the way you plan to teach? Answer: My views on diversity and individual differences have changed throughout this course because I didn’t understand the depth of either one. My view on diversity has changed in the way that I understand how different situations and background affect worldview of students and how they interact with peers. Diversity also affects how students learn concepts and think about what they are being taught. This will impact the way I plan to teach to make sure that I include opportunities for students to learn from each other’s diversity and teach in ways that everyone
can relate to understand. My view on individual differences have changed throughout this course because making lesson plans required me to utilize activities and instructional strategies that accommodate for different learning preferences and provide alternatives for ELL students and students with exceptionalities. My views will impact the way I teach because for every lesson I do I am going to prioritize student success and incorporate activities that tend to each learning preference. I also will provide alternatives or assistance for any ELL students or students with exceptionalities I could have. 5.) Summarize the findings of Howard Gardner. How can teachers use this information? Answer: Howard Gardner developed the Theory of Multiple Intelligences which refers to the ways people relate to ideas and absorb information. He developed seven intelligences verbal/linguistic, logical/mathematical, visual/spatial, musical/ rhythmic, bodily/kinesthetic, interpersonal, and intrapersonal. 6.) Write about the importance of IDEA 2004 in the classroom. Also explain an IEP and why this document is critical for educators to understand and use. Answer: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act authorizes state and local aid for special education for children with disabilities. It also provides new ways that parents and schools can make changes to a student’s Individual Education Plan (IEP). An IEP is a program developed to ensure that a child with an identified disability receives specialized instruction. 7.) Who is Benjamin Bloom and why is he important in the field of education? Answer: Benjamin Bloom created his famous Taxonomy of Educational Objectives with six levels of cognitive complexity that have been used over the past four decades in education to make sure that instruction stimulates and develops students higher-order thinking skills. 8.) Who is Ruby Payne and why is she important in the field of education? Answer: Ruby Payne created A Framework for Understanding Poverty to explain how wealth effects worldview of students. This helps teachers better understand their students who are in poverty situations and how they learn. 9.) Who is Jean Piaget and why is he important in the field of education? Answer: Jean Piaget created the stages of cognitive theory which includes four stages of child development: sensorimotor stage, preoperational stage, concrete operations stage, and formal operations stage. This theory helps teachers understand where students should be at different ages and how they learn at these ages. 10.) Summarize the “Learning Pyramid”; explain how teachers should use this research when planning instruction. Answer: An illustration that identifies the seven methods of learning, and the effectiveness of each method in terms of knowledge retention. Teachers should use the learning pyramid to include multiples kinds of activities and instruction, so students are learning effectively. The
levels of the learning pyramid are teach others/ immediate use, practice by doing, discussion group, demonstration, audio-visual, reading, and lecture. Teaching strategies have changed so much in the past few years to include active, hands-on learning. 11.) Summarize the InTASC standards. Why are they important? Answer: InTASC model core teaching standards is a guide of standards that models what a highly qualified teacher is required to teach. They help create a learning environment for students that fosters a proper education. Domain 1 focuses the most on the learner and learning so the teacher can understand differences and development of students, and an effective environment for students. Domain 2 focuses on content knowledge to make sure the teacher understands the content they are teaching and know how to apply it in various perspectives to engage learners. Domain 3 focuses on instructional practice, so the teacher is prepared for multiple stages and strategies of teaching students. It is essential that teachers assess students, plan for lessons, and use many ways of teaching a concept. Lastly, domain 4 focuses on professional responsibility of teachers so they teach in ethical practice and are active members of the school. 12.) What is edTPA? Provide an overview of what this is and why it will be important to you. Answer: edTPA is the National Teacher Performance Assessment. Task 1 is planning for literacy, task 2 is instructing for literacy (video), task 3 is assessment, and task 4 is math. edTPA is important to me because I am working to become a certified teacher and working toward a teaching license as well. 13.) List the ways you have used technology in this course. (eg. PowerPoint presentation, Livetext portfolio, internet resources for lessons, etc.) Answer: In this course I have used the Smart Board to show a Power Point presentation I created to teach my partner and solo lesson in the classroom. I consistently use LiveText to add to my portfolio, submit my lesson videos, and log my field experience. I use Canvas every day to complete tasks and check for due dates. I used TopHat to complete chapter quizzes for this course. I have used YouTube during my partner lesson to show a video during instruction. 14.) Reflect on your behavior management practices. What have you learned from your lessons as well as the lessons from your peers? What will you do differently when you “have your own classroom”? Answer: I have learned from teaching my lessons that during instruction, engage the students as much as possible with saying things together, calling on them, or playing a game. This will keep students engaged and not bored while teaching. When students are bored, they can become distractors to other students. I have learned that calling students by name keeps the lesson interactive and the students feel comfortable. I have also learned that praising student’s response and participation leads others to want to participate. In my own classroom, I will call students by name more and develop classroom management skills and routines to address behavioral issues with students.
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