Celta Assignment 1: Lessons Form the Classroom

* Observe and record certain elements of the pupil’s academic work therefore taking some pressure off the teacher having to complete all observations themselves.

Having been a person who experienced many different things, I bring insight into situations that children may be experiencing. Having experienced this hands on I believe it’s fueled my desire to teach. Having a protector personality, I do believe that procedure and routines are important, which is something that I have personally see can make a classroom environment more enjoyable. Having seen the impact relationships make as a provider, plays a big role in why I feel it is important to build relationships in a classroom. Which involves taking time to create a community and building trust in the classroom. I have worked at an elementary school for four years now and children often open up to me, by having that relationship with students I’ve seen that they tend to be more willing when it comes time to work. I feel that as someone who is more cautious I tend to think things out and every outcome before acting or agreeing, which is beneficial to a team. I have always seen myself as a protector, not only protecting myself but also those around me. I think this is a trait that the teachers I consider the best possessed, because I could truly see that they cared. I think this trait can be well in a classroom environment, especially the environment I hope to work for one day (a “high risk”

When you encourage independent learning it is important that operational skills are explicitly taught to all pupils, but also vital that prior learning and experience are recognised.

The first factor that may affect number skills development is national and community factors. A Country and community’s political, cultural, social and economic policies all contribute to the environment in which children develop. The success a country has in educating it’s children and producing a numerate population depends greatly on the country’s emphasis on the goal of numeracy for all, the resources it has available, and the mechanisms it has in place for providing effective programs and incentives that encourage number skills.

I will help the teacher to implement learning amongst the pupil’s. This may include preparing the classroom, tidying up after activities etc. general classroom duties that are

It is important to continue your professional development throughout your career or chosen profession, as this will help your knowledge to grow and expand. There are many ways in which you can constantly keep improving on this. You

Toni Bambara’s “The Lesson” was published in 1972. Bambara wants to show not just the inequality that was widening and separating people in the 1970’s but also how it limits the worldview of the children growing up in poverty. Bambara also shows the effect that learning about it would have on the children. This piece of fiction tells the story of a group of children being shown an unfortunate truth about their world by a more knowledgeable teacher. Bambara uses rhetorical appeals, dialect, symbolism, and juxtaposition to show the level of disparity and how the children's worldview has been limited.

There are many characteristics that are necessary for teachers to have. First, it’s important for teachers to be vastly knowledgeable about their subject matter. Teachers need to be enthusiastic about whatever they are teaching, especially if they want to sustain students' interest. If the teacher isn't interested in the subject, why should the students? Educators should always be willing to learn all they can about the content in which they are teaching—making the content as relevant or interesting as possible. Another characteristic that is vital in a teacher is having respect for students. Showing respect towards students means valuing each student’s ideas and opinions. It also means exemplifying respect for

Children at **** **** frequently engage in experiential activities where they are encouraged to explore indoor and outdoor environments and gain first-hand experience of recognising materials; making comparisons / recognising similarities and differences; estimating and predicting; counting; sequencing; weighing and measuring etc. Engaging in relevant discussions that provide an opportunity for the children to build their skills, increase their knowledge and extend their mathematical vocabulary is an essential part of the learning process.

I teach a foreign language to beginning learners and I need to use a lot of gestures and dramatization to help students understand what I’m trying to pass across. However, I do see that my ability to be clear still needs a lot of work.

Social classes are a dividing system for people of a nation or country, and have existed for as long as history can date back. In the past, it has designated people to certain categories that determined the opportunities and privileges that they could receive. In the past, the social class a person belonged to was determined by which one he or she was born into, and this label generally stuck to someone for life. In more recent history, broadened opportunity has opened up an escape for those stuck in the lower classes. The social class a person is born into has become a starting point in life, and where somebody ends up is decided by his or her determination. In Toni Cade Bambara's “The Lesson,” the theme is about learning that a

I have always developed a strong rapport with not only my own students but with students outside of my classes, with several students asking if they can transfer into my classes. I try to have an understanding of what students are interested in and adapt that knowledge for the benefit of my students’ learning. I value their questions and respond to them to the best of my ability either immediately or as soon as I had an appropriate answer. I believe in challenging and extending my

The student’s main strength is that she is not afraid of speaking and making mistakes. Being an elementary level student, she makes regular mistakes corresponding both to the level and to being a Russian language speaker (Learner English, Swan, M and Smith, M CUP).

students to reinforce his teaching methods and how they effectively work in contrast to the

In this story the author tells us about a girl named Sylvia, the narrator, who lives in a very low income family. A place where school is not a priority. A place where it is more important to be strong and hard, than to read a book. This was the thought anyway, before Miss. Moore moved in. She was a school teacher who took it upon herself to teach the neighborhood kids. On one summer afternoon in particular she was going to take the kids into town on a field trip. The kids are not at all happy about this because they know it is summer break and they are not supposed to be in school in the summer. They would rather be at the pool playin’, but Miss. Moore knows that if these kids want a chance at a better life,