This paper will cover different terms that have been used during my time at North Columbus Elementary School. The terms used in this paper come from a fourth-grade classroom with the primary focus of English language arts and social studies. There are also a few terms from a fourth-grade math class. Most of the terms are ones that the students are learning in class and others are terms that are new to me. The information provided in this paper will be the terms, definitions, “types” of terms, description of terms, and how the terms affect my understanding of teaching terminology. The first new term that I learned is Achieve 3000. Achieve 3000 is a term used to identify a reading comprehension program that is used by the school to assess …show more content…
Another form of poetry the students have learned about it haiku. A haiku is three stanzas, the first stanza is five syllables, the second is seven, and the third is five again. The students were also informed that a haiku does not have to rhyme and typically talks about nature. Students have also been taught about the different types of genres. Genres are a form of literature text. Two other terms that students learned are terms that can be used in English or other subjects, the terms are main idea and supporting detail. The main idea is what the topic or subject is about and the support detail is an example or reason of the main idea. The students also learned the English/language terms which describes the different kinds of sentences and sentence endings, interrogative, imperative, declarative, and exclamatory. An interrogative sentence asks a question and should be ended with a question mark. An imperative sentence ends with a period or an exclamation mark. This is because imperative sentences give a command or makes a request. When it comes to declarative sentences the person is generally stating an opinion or making a statement and ends with a period. The last type of sentence is exclamatory. Exclamatory sentences express and reflect emotions. The emotions can be happy, sad, excited, and etcetera. This type of sentence will always end with an exclamation point. I was also able to observe the students in their math class. One of the math terms
Before a lesson “teachers should identify and clarify unknown words… They should be pronounced, defined, and made visible so students have the knowledge base to derive meaning from what they are attempting to decode and comprehend” (Fite, 2002). Fite (2002) states the importance for students to define new terms in their own words in connection with examples they thought of which connects the two in order to construct meaning from print.
Teaching theories are as much part of the classroom as the student and the teacher. The effect individual theories have on an environment depends how they are incorporated within the classroom in addition to the influence they have had on the curriculum construction. This essay will briefly look at how motivation theory, cognitive and social cognitive theory along with constructivism have impacted on education and the classroom.
[Students already know key math vocabulary terms such as true math statements, say-ten way, and place values. These terms are crucial for students to continue in expanding their academic vocabulary terms for this math topic. During the learning segments for this topic, students will learn and apply different key vocabulary terms. These terms include words such as
This assignment will critically reflect and analyse a microteaching session I presented to my peers in a clinical placement regarding Nursing management of chest drains. I will define reflection; teaching, learning and the rationale for choosing this topic will be clearly outlined in this paper. The preparation, planning, implementation and evaluation will also be incorporated. This assignment will be structured using Gibbs (1988) reflective model cited in Modular Training Course, 2003 because of its simplicity. Analysis will permeate through each stage of the Gibbs reflective model. Finally I will conclude by reflecting on my role as a joint practitioner outlining areas of personal, professional growth, identifying my strength, weakness
Having to read road signs and speed limits at 14, may not be first on your priority list, but when it comes to reading assignments, texting, or even learning the lyrics to your favourite song, these essentials go hand in hand. Unknowingly, we go about our days not noticing all the little things we read along the way, so are they all that different from each other? In my opinion, the answer to this is no. Especially now, returning to school from a flexible summer, once again we are getting more familiar with the habit of finishing homework, projects, and reading the questions on our ‘so called’ favourite tests. Sometimes, it may be something you don’t like doing, but it’s not avoidable. With doing our school work comes reading time; learning
There are many theories that are relevant to classroom teaching today. Marsh (2008, p. 17) states that “each theory is nothing more than a set of reasonable suggestions”. A teacher should look at the information available to them and take what is necessary to achieve a positive learning environment in their classroom. This may mean taking a little part of one theory and combining in with another part of a different theory, there is no singular theory or theorist that encompasses everything that is required in a modern classroom. Some of the most important theories of learning are motivation, constructivism and behaviourism. Teachers choose their teaching style and strategy to complement their students, to arrive at their own personal
I believe that teaching is one of the most important professions in the world today. From the very beginning, until present time, teaching has been around. The book of Genesis speaks of God walking and talking with Adam in The Garden of Eden, God was teaching Adam. I will be proud to, one day, be a part of this great calling.
I believe that education extends far beyond the classroom walls, and involves many more people than students and teachers. People should be learning wherever they go, and should continue learning long after they’ve graduated from high school or college. Education isn’t something that can be quantified with tests or report cards, but is instead something that people carry with them. It’s a survival pack for life, and some people are better equipped in certain areas than in others. People with a solid education are prepared for nearly anything, as they will be able to provide for their own physical, emotional, and aesthetic needs.
Every teacher has a different method of teaching. The teachers that I have had in my school career have been no exception. In this way, each teacher has set an example for me, as a future teacher, to follow or not to follow as I see fit. With the examples from my teachers and in continuing my education, I am developing my own method of teaching. I plan to use a combination of teaching methods in my own classroom. My method will be an eclectic approach because I will be using components of more than one philosophy. I will be using essentialism, behaviorism, progressivism, and existentialism.
The education habits of students are rooted in them from the earliest days of their educational careers. The different influences on students, whether it be inside educational institutions, or outside is huge. The teacher of a classroom is the first and most pertinent influence in a student's educational career. Teachers provide students with the basic skills they would need to survive not only in the academic world, but also the world beyond. The relationship between teachers and their students is the key element in creating an educational atmosphere that is both pleasant and effective.
I think that teaching requires both art and science. They both play a role on each other, because if a teacher only demonstrates one of these types of teaching, their classroom will most likely be very boring.
Proficient teachers have the ability to shift among the behaviours, as needed, to accommodate learners’ needs, content focus, time constraints, and the myriad goals of education. Consequently, teachers must be strong, resilient, and resourceful. They must not only give meaning to, and breathe life into educational terminology, but they also must learn to flow from one fad or movement to another. Without professional consistency in terminology, reliable communication, accurate implementation, and assessment of ideas are difficult, if not impossible. Imprecise
“To stimulate life, – leaving it then free to develop, to unfold, - herein lies the first task of the educator. In such a delicate task, a great art must suggest the moment, and limit the intervention in order that we shall arouse no perturbation, cause no deviation, but rather that we shall help the soul which is coming into the fullness of life, and which shall live from its own forces. This art must accompany the scientific method.”
In the field of education there could arise many philosophical ideas of each individual teacher. Many of the past philosophies have been and still are used in today’s education programs, such as the Socratic method. My philosophy will also contain some of the many philosophies of the past and possibly the future. I will state the nature of students, the nature of knowledge, the purpose of public education, method, and curriculum according to my own philosophies, which also may be based the philosophical ideas of previous individuals.
Information-processing models emphasize ways of enhancing the human being¡¦s innate drive to make sense of the world by acquiring and organizing data, sensing problems, and generating solutions to them, and developing concepts and language for conveying them. The book discussed eight different information-processing models which include: Inductive thinking, Concept attainment, The Picture-Word Inductive Model, Scientific inquiry, Inquiry training, Mnemonics, Synectics, and Advance organizers.