I have had the pleasure of teaching Maiyuki Druen for three years; as an 8th grader in Advanced Geometry, as a sophomore in Math 174 Dual Credit Pre-Calculus through Morehead State University, and currently as a junior in AP Calculus. In 8th grade, Maiyuki chose to arrive at school an hour earlier in order to take Advanced Geometry at the high school. She was by far the best student in the class, even though she was in a class of extremely bright freshmen and sophomore high school students. Constantly pursuing opportunities for herself, as a sophomore, she chose to take a dual credit class designed for juniors and seniors. She requested special permission in order to take this college level class as a sophomore, and it was granted based on her stellar academic record. She continues to push herself academically in my AP Calculus class. She accepts the challenging problems I assign to the class as an opportunity to further develop her understanding of the mathematics we are studying. She often spends time analyzing the different approaches to a problem in order to determine the best course of action, and will diligently work the solution discussing her results with her peers. Often I will observe her having a discussion about the problem solving process with a fellow student rather than just conferring about her solution.
While actively engaging in class discussions, she will articulate beautiful solutions in such detail that even the most struggling students can
I think if she used a more Interactive Lecture strategy it would have help if she established better relationships with her students. She definitely needs to talk with them more about things they are interested in and begin to learn more about them just to get them on her side. They also want to dismiss her not on account of her personality but rather in light
There are two types of classes in high school. The first type of class is the very boring one, the one we dread going to. The second type, is the class that interests us. Mrs.Anderson’s math class belongs to the first category. Math is a great subject, but there needs to be a good teacher to make the class interesting. Mrs.Anderson is the age of my grandma and she talks as if she was dying. It is very hard to understand what she is saying because she talks so quietly and it seems that talking causes her pain. Mrs.Anderson’s teaching style is giving the students worksheets and making the students learn the material from reading the sheets. The worksheets are effortless but the tests are extremely difficult. The next test we are having is on probability, and a group of five boys
As solely a student, I will tell you that Lauren is an amazing student. In a classroom environment, Lauren is knowledgeable about many subjects, participates often, and always seeks to learn more. Specifically in social studies, Lauren has an extensive knowledge of international, historical, dates; events; and people. With every book that we read in English, Lauren is able to find metaphors that I never would have noticed.
Getting into college are the goal for many students, yet MOOCs are a much cheaper option for students who are ready for the material and the challenge. Cristina mendoza is one of three students, along with James Gregory, and Hugh Gallagher, who’s goals are to go into into a good college and acheive success in life. She is one of many smart and diverse people who are capable of completing a MOOC. There are many things, such as her acceptance of her diverse nature, her smarts, and uniquness of her work shows that she is the most capable of taking part in and completing a online learning environment successfully.
Her knowledge of several different subject has been a huge advantage to our entire office where she put these skills to work to always achieve any task given to her.
Moreover, she recognizes that people learn in different ways, therefore, sessions are taught in various ways. She has students bring their own laptops which is used for visual learners as well as hands-on learners. Also, she is articulate and communicates clearly for the audio learners.
For my Field Experience I chose to observe at Krahn Elementary which is a part of Klein Independent School District. After my approval, I was assigned to four teachers and their classrooms. I observed at Krahn Elementary on six Tuesdays between 15 September 2015 and 27 October 2015, and more or less followed the schedule that was given to me by the Assistant Principal Ms. Shannon Strole. From 8:30 am to 9:15 am I observed Ms. Judy Burkes, who is a third grade Math and Science teacher. Her classroom is comprised of twenty students which range from average to below average learners and a student with ADHD and another with autism. For most part of my observation, M. Burkes had been working with her students on fractions and multiple digits addition and subtraction. From 9:15 am to 10:30 am I observed Ms. Lisa Parker who is a Math co-teacher and resource teacher at Krahn Elementary for grades K-5. During my assigned time, Ms. Parker usually joined Mr. Duru’s fifth grade class of twenty three students as a co-teacher and when required would pull out a group of six students after initial instructions from Mr. Duru and would teach them the concepts separately at a slower pace. This particular group of students with special needs was mostly seen to be focusing more and more on mathematical word problems. These students were students with Learning disabilities, behavioral issues and one of them was a student with ADHD. From 10:30 am to 11:15, I was with Ms. Janice Bluhms, who is a
Amerie brings an excitement for life that has been a very welcome addition to our classroom. She always comes into class with a story or something going on in her life that she can’t wait to talk about. She brings that same level of enthusiasm to being a learner. No matter what we are doing or where she is Amerie conducts herself with consistency and tries to be the most great hearted scholar she can. She takes great pride in being “best desk” with her shoulder partner.
Rita opens up her speech with ethos, telling her audience that her mother and her grandparents were educators and she has been following their footsteps for forty years. This shows that Rita is reliable and in a state of position to be talking about how teachers should teach in school. She brings up Steven Covey’s idea of doing the simplest things can build a strong relationship. Rita uses an anecdote to support this idea saying, “Simple things like apologizing. You tell a child you’re sorry and they’re in shock. I taught a lessons once with ratios once. I’m not real good with math but I was working on it. Once I got back and looked at the teacher’s edition, I taught the whole lesson wrong. So I came back to class the next day and said, ‘look guys, I need to apologize. I taught the whole
My calculus teacher, Ray Chayo, was keen on ensuring his students that the knowledge we learned in his class will help us excel and dominate in our calculus courses in college. I remember the dark blotches underneath my eyes that were evident of all-nighters I pulled through in order to tackle and survive his vicious yet uncomplicated exams. On his first exam, I received a D+ because I did not comprehend the concepts. It was as though my grain of rice had fallen, like the ant, I did not capitulate to my negative thoughts of dropping this class. Instead, I chose to ask for help, so I can change my studying habit. I went to his class one hour early before the school started. From 7:00 AM to 7:45 AM, I would spend all my time asking questions and doing the problems on the whiteboard. Through this, not only did I get A’s and B’s on the other exams, but I had also learned a valuable lesson. I had begun to grow out of my personality. I am very shy when I have to interact with my teachers because I feel as though I should not be asking for help. Through interacting with my calculus teacher in high school, I had also learned to interact with my professors at CRC. Even though AP Calculus AB was difficult, but by working diligently, I had also earned myself a reward. I achieved a score of 5 on the AP Calculus AB Exam. This allowed me to skip Calculus I at CRC during my first semester of college. If I
Hard working, intelligent, and independent, Emily Cardwell progressed very well in my course this semester. At the beginning of the semester, Emily rarely spoke in class. In the last half of the semester, however, she participated more actively in class discussions. She wrote thoughtful responses for the required texts, and she shared these responses confidently towards the end of the semester She regularly pointed to crucial features of the films we watched and texts we read. She wrote challenging topics, particularly those focusing on music and sound, for her class papers and conference project. Her extensive research showed that she was passionate about learning new things and connecting them to her own interests.
While observing Mrs. Cirrincione, I liked her classroom management skills. The students seemed to know what was expected of them at all times. Mrs. Cirrincione also connected much of the students’ lessons to their personal interests, which means she has taken the time to get to know each of her students. Mrs. Cirrincione pulled sticks throughout the day giving each student the opportunity to participate. Throughout several of the lessons, Mrs. Cirrincione would give the students helpful hints to remember the content. I struggle to remember new content, so I appreciate that Mrs. Cirrincione took the time to teach strategies to help the students
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,
During my observations in her classroom, I observed Reading/Writing and Math lessons. For her Reading/Writing lesson, she discussed cause and effect. She had a couple of examples displayed on the smart board. She read the sentence and called on students to answer specific questions relating to her lesson. Some students were eager to answer and others not so much.
Social classes divide the people of a nation or country and have existed probably for as long as human history itself. In the past, they have 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 merely a starting point in life, and where somebody ends up is decided by his or her determination. Through its plot, characters, and use of certain symbols, Tony Cade