Doug Choices In The Classroom Summary

In There’s A Reason They Choose Schools, Timothy Wheeler argues that mass murders aim for locations with “gun-free zone” school campuses. He also states that the shooters are usually students who hold “school-related grudges.” He also believes that the shooters take in consideration that schools do not have a high security system. Wheeler believes that there should be responders stationed at every school. These responders may be trained security guards, teachers, or students. Wheeler is definitely accurate when he argues that schools should have armed first responders because the student’s safety is what’s important. He is also correct that mass shooters aim for schools because they are an easier target than most.

Yanni is a 9th grade student who has difficulty keeping up with classmates of the same age in a developmentally appropriate learning environment. Yanni has extreme difficulty with comprehending what he reads. Since he doesn 't monitor his comprehension when he reads, he doesn 't recognize when he is "getting it" and when he is not. He works at a much slower pace than other students and requires extra time to complete certain tasks; he never forgets to do his homework and has no difficulty with planning. Yanni has a hard time remembering information - memorizing is very difficult for him. This leads to poor recall of facts, as well. Yanni prefers math to ELA. However, he continues to need encouragement in math. He often gets confused in math and cannot communicate his thinking. His basic math facts are not yet in

Jazmine was introduced to two digit addition. My first lesson focused on drawing tens and ones to solve two digit addition. This strategy would provide Jazmine with the visuals she needs to solve the problem. First, I did a quick review on how to draw tens and ones to represent a number. She was given three examples ranging from easy to hard. Jazmine showed no signs of difficulty and was able to complete the task. Then, I demonstrated how to use the drawings to add two digit numbers. I explained how she must draw the picture for each addend. Then, I explained that she must count the tens first and then the ones. She smiled and said “that's easy”. We went through a couple of problems together and Jazmine displayed that she understood the strategy of drawing tens and ones to solve two digit

Students had previously covered the topic of developing fluency in multiplication by 2-digit numbers. After that topic students moved on to cover number sense, dividing by 1-digit divisors using mental math to prepare them for the following topic of my learning segment. The topic of my learning segment consists of developing fluency, dividing by 1-digit divisors. I designed my lesson as a three-day unit focusing on long division by modeling division with place-value blocks, dividing 2-digit by 1-digit numbers, and dividing 3-digit by 1-digit numbers. Students were introduced to division prior to my learning segment but the struggled to understand and comprehend division because students were only introduced to the division algorithm and were not provided with a mnemonic to help them recall the steps. Students also weren’t introduced to division with manipulatives or drawings. Therefore, I

The teacher will prompt the students with questions. For example, if the students do not know where to begin, the teacher may ask: “What do we do first? We have to underline all the important information in the problem that we need to solve it” - the students will then point out all of the important information for the teacher to underline (i.e. “43-page book”, “first day - 14 pages”, etc.) As with the problem modeled by the teacher, the students will first decide how to demonstrate the problem using counters. As the teacher places and counts the counters on the overhead projector, students can use their own counters to try and solve the problem on their desks. Afterwards, the teacher will help the students make an equation for the problem based on the actions they performed with the counters.

Writing 80-100 page books by hand would be so exhausting. John is strong willed and so dedicated to making sure he gets all the material. That he will sit down and hand write textbooks.“ I spent a lot of time hand-copying the library books, so I could read them at my hut” ( 155). John does not just study what’s on the test, he studies all of it. He wants to learn all the information not just some of

I have had the pleasure of teaching Ally in class for three years; in Advanced Geometry as an 8th grader, Pre-Calculus as a sophomore, and currently as a junior in AP Calculus. In 8th grade, Ally chose to arrive at school an hour earlier in order to take Advanced Geometry at the high school. Even at that young age she knew she wanted to take advanced math classes and push herself academically. Ally's greatest strength in class is her inquiring attitude. She has an unique ability to analyze and reflect on the problem-solving process. While solving complex mathematics problems, she will refine and improve her problem-solving strategy to obtain the correct solution. When I give her exams back, Ally critically examines her mistakes to learn from them often sharing her findings with her peers.

Melissa is able to do simple subtraction problems like 5-1 but larger numbers in subtraction is problematic for this student. I demonstrated to her two approaches to subtraction problems. First, is applying the counter and the second is by drawing pictures on a scrap paper. This allows her to see how to subtract the numbers. For example, 15-3 I drew 15 circles and I explain to her to cross out 3 circles. Then explain to her to count how many circles are left. The few homework, I assisted Melissa had word problems. I helped her by underlining keywords in the word problem and on a side piece of paper I wrote sum=total, less=subtract (-). If she sees certain keywords she will understand what type of problem she is solving. With practice, Melissa will be able to do these types of math problems quickly. She eventually started to understand the math problems with some

Jose has been working really hard at learning how to add. He is able to independently recall addition facts for +0, +1, +2, and +3. For all larger numbers he uses different strategies to find the answer. When presented with a number chart, Jose is able to independently count by 2’s. For counting by 5’s he needs minimal assistance for tracking using the number chart. When Jose counts by 10’s he is able to recall 50% of the numbers and asks for assistance for the other 50%. This quarter, he has been working on counting multiple quarters and dimes. This is a difficult task for him, but he tries extremely hard each day and is willing to ask for help! Keep up the great work Jose!

As you are reading this, you are probably sitting in a chair slouched over your desk, starting to get very uncomfortable. Well what if there was a solution to that problem that could be fixed by adding a little height to the mix.

What other strategies could you incorporate to help Mark? Why? Be sure to include who to communicate with as well as teaching strategies.

Education is among the most important things in a child’s upbringing. It opens doors and brings out their full potential in many ways. But often children can need a helping hand when it comes to tricky subjects.

It takes Max 75 minutes and 3 paper sheets to complete a writing assignment, and it takes him 15 minutes and 1 paper sheet to complete a math assignment.

The lack of adopted curriculum also means that most, if not all, teachers are supplementing both materials and instructional routines. These students need to pass the state-mandated Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA) which requires completion of a problem-solving performance task. Students need to know which operation(s) to use (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and/or division) and how to apply them appropriately. This problem has

As a Paraprofessional there were times when the teacher taught a math lesson that some students had difficulty comprehending the material. When I observed this, I would find alternative ways to solve the problem or explain it in another form. I have shown students that there are problems that can be solved in numerous ways. Problems may possess a pattern, special rules, and formulas that help to preserve memory. I currently work with a student who does not like math. I observed his actions, and noticed instead of attempting to do the math problem at the moment, he would write down the work and wait for the teacher to