Classroom Reflection Paper

During the month of November, I became our school’s acting testing coordinator. Our testing coordinator was in an accident and went out on medical leave. She was suddenly out for an undetermined amount of time and with a severe concussion was unable to remember what she completed and what she did not. During her absence, there were two assessments and a survey that needed to me completed. These assessments included SAT 10, FFT (Teacher Survey) and MAP-R. This was a very demanding experience.

Although many students feel that they are not being taught practical life skills, they have actually been learning them all of their life. For example, one of the main things a student is taught how to do is how to learn; how to manage information, how apply that information being taught, critical thinking, and if they don’t know something, how to seek out that information. Students also receive

To help my students in becoming successful in attaining these goals, I have incorporated and adopted a variety of theories to form my own pedagogical method in teaching. These methods; such as, authentic instruction and learning, comprehensible input (i +1), and lowering the affective filter, can and will help

It is important to me that students develop a belief in themselves that they can do it and that they can develop independence in their learning. It is important to me that they can develop social skills that enable to them to develop friendships with their peers and to make positive behaviour

The aim of this program is to develop living skills – in particular personal, interpersonal, and critical and creative thinking skills through the use of positive communication and the showing of respect for others. This will help students to develop interpersonal relationships while using their thinking skills as they learn basic problem-solving

My personal theory of education can be expressed as we teach the present for the future success of the world. Each student can have opportunities to succeed within their own life. There are many facets of education that can make a successful student. From the teachers’ year to year, subject information, school based leaders, mandated standards and much more. I feel that the Curriculum and development class gave an overview of vision, mission, and resources for the standards to be taught.

Many different types of development are important for helping children to be successful through their schooling, and even later on into their lives. In the following paragraphs, I will discuss strategies that I would like to use in my future classroom to help students with their emotional, literacy, cognitive, and social development to help my future students to succeed.

Students need to develop thinking skills, content knowledge, and social and emotional competencies to steer complex life and work environments. Meanwhile, life and career skills include leadership and responsibility, productivity and accountability flexibility and adaptability, social and cross cultural skills initiative and self-direction,

1) Competence : help student recognize his or her strengths such as efforts that may be rewarded, which builds self-esteem. 2) Confidence : When the student is confident of his or her decision, someone or group rewards by giving emotional support such as a thumbs up. 3) Connection : Create an emotionally stable class that avoids conflict or easily resolves it. 4) Character: Help build a good character out of the student through conversations about what is right and wrong, for example teaching about caring. 5) Contribution : Help the student become an important member of society by teaching him or her about giving back to the class or society such as volunteering. 6) Coping : Help the student cope in stressful situations through positive thoughts rather than punishing or degrading ones. 7) Control : Help student understand that his or her choices can influence future experiences. Control can help student become a goal-oriented person. Control can also teach student to follow appropriate

students develop skills that prepare them for the work force or continued education. School to post

Competencies include accurate, measurable learning goals that gives students confidence to control their learning. Giving students responsibility for their learning increases their commitment and motivation. The very nature of a students’ relationship with a teacher transforms when materials are readily understood. This is an opportunity to work independently making one’s own decisions, enables the student to seek help only when they need it. The measurement of learning is modularized into units. Having these units available for the student before they move on gives them flexibility they need to spend more time in areas they need help in. This method inspires creativity beyond the classroom, giving them the freedom to demonstrate their skills.

There are many different types of attachments that I have observed in the Magnolia classroom. Some are attachments to the children’s personal belongings and others are attachments to people, such as the teachers. Growing out of these attachments is good for the children’s social-emotional development.

It is really amazing how excited students get with the possiblity of using the computer in the classroom to assist them with their lesson. The teacher added that she uses it as a reward system, stating how affective it is in maintaining order and control in the classroom. Students knew how to navigate, go to various websites that were related to the lesson and create a folder in which to put their assignments in.

Initially when I began this project, I applied to a school which I went to called Abington Senior high school. I wanted to go to this school, so I could see my old teachers and learn from them again. Unfortunately, that did not happen. When I applied, I provided the school with all the necessary clearances and I sent an email to the head of the education department as they instructed. However, the department head did not respond to any of my emails.

Walking into the first two weeks of the EDU program I desired to experience what it would be like to be a future educator and have a grasp of how to help the molding of our youth and giving them the possibility to become future leaders. Doctor dresser was able to bring in a Concordia alumni who had just begun to experience his professional education, career and is teaching multiple different grade levels as a young teacher. When he first walked into the classroom my first impressions were that unfortunately he looked very inexperienced and unsure of what was to be expected of the lecture I thought to myself in the position of a younger student in his classroom this is a person I would not take seriously. He then proceeded to communicate