Running head: IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTION PLAN Implementation of Action Plan Week Three Elizabeth E. Laird Grand Canyon University RDG 580: Practicum in Reading July 28, 2010 Abstract In this paper the author of this paper will reflect upon the third week of the implementation of an Action Plan created for a struggling student. Additionally this paper contains a Creative/Critical Thinking Reflection Form, and a Practicum Activity Log Summary. Week Three Reflection Tutoring continues to proceed in a positive venue, and the Student A has enjoyed the sessions and is showing signs of improvement. Student A is eager to please and has been practicing at home with previously …show more content…
This revelation caused me to re-read sections of our text and other material concerning teaching students to easily blend sounds to form words. Considering that next week will be the last week of tutoring sessions, changes will include a greater focus on comprehension strategies to enable her to expand her skills and have deeper meaning of the text. References Block, C. (2003). Literacy Difficulties Diagnosis and Instruction for Reading Specialists and Classroom Teachers (2nd ed.) Boston : Allyn & Bacon. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. (2001). Guiding Readers and Writers Grades 3-6 Teaching Comprehension, Genre, and Content Literacy. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann Marzano, R.J., Pickering, D. J., & Pollock, J. E. (2001). Classroom Instruction that Works Research Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement. Alexandria, Virginia: ASCD Creative/Critical Thinking Reflection Form Intern: Elizabeth E. Laird Educators develop creative techniques and processes that enhance imagination and innovation that allow others to create products of worth, function, and purpose. As a complementary process, critical thinking activities guide earners across enabling skills of conception and perception to the processes of inferential thought involving analytical reasoning, evaluation, and
Critical thinking has an important role in learning and development because if properly executed it allows me to see the entire situation instead of the individual task. I plan to take the necessary actions to determine the task with open eyes and an unbiased approach. Remembering the facts about the situation can help in resolving the issue. Understanding by reiterating the problem can help me further comprehend. Applying then analyzing the tasks and or situations so I can prepare the steps to come to the evaluation. I can see if the resources are accurate and thorough. The last thing I should be able to do to assure my critical thinking skills are complete is a form of creating. I take all the information of this situation, and use it in my final resolution. These steps are crucial in the ability to think clearly and not be clouded by biased information.
Over the course of the last six weeks, I have come to realize that critical thinking is an important asset as I continue my journey in life. I have found this course to be both challenging and rewarding. Most importantly, I find myself viewing problems and conversations in a completely different light. While I would not consider myself an expert at critical thinking, I would assess myself in as a Beginner Thinker. Paul and Elder point out in the beginning thinker stage an individual actively begins to take command of their thinking process across multiple facets of their life (Paul and Elder, 2012). Furthermore, we recognize that there are problems in the way we think and begin to consciously attempt to better understand we can improve our thinking.
The final identified recommendation is the use of a standardized action plan format that will provide the framework for change. Defined expectations and deadlines will ensure that progress is maintained amongst the numerous and diverse clinical settings. My role-modeling of this step will teach my management team how to utilize this tool as well as assist with setting the expectation that they utilize the tool with their staff members as well.
Public schools have discovered the importance of critical thinking, many people are trying to teach children how to do it. The problem is that very few teachers know how to do. Robert Sternberg, an early advocate of critical thinking in teaching,
• Tutor Communication: Coordinates the response to all tutor inquiries regarding recruitment. Maintains and updates a database of standard communications related to tutor recruitment, engagement, and retention. In collaboration with current tutors and fulltime professional staff, coordinates the development and regular updating of the Tutor Handbook.
Critical Thinking and Creativity: - Critical Thinking is the ability to observe and get information to know about problems and opportunities. Authenticity, accuracy, worth of information, knowledge and argument all come under critical thinking. Creativity is defined as the effective and various ways to do business. Mental exercises can help to develop creativity. Such example of creativity was observed when Captain Chesley Sullenberger made immediate decisions and by this he saved the life of his crew members and
As of recently, I have switched between Universities; from Armstrong State University to Savannah State University. The dynamic and work cultures are different in many ways, but the objective is the same; to help provide secondary education to willing students. This encompasses many tasks beyond what an individual is taught. It is the student’s experience as a whole; from interactions with staff, faculty and peers to support and provide them with the necessary resources to succeed.
What did I do? With both ESOL and TOK classes, visual re-interpretation of Beowulf using industry standard video software. Students needed to become familiar with technical terms such as chroma, opacity, null as well as terms they may know but now need to expand their possible meaning base of. Render, compose, scrub, ect
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, I am hosting today’s mandatory meeting to discuss the recent funding cuts the clinic has been forced to make. As many of you are aware, our facility, and others community health centers like ours, are funded through the public and federal grant money we receive. This allocation of money previously allowed us to provide care to everyone who walked through our clinic doors, even if they did not have the means to pay for treatment or where undocumented immigrants. Sadly, due to the funding cuts we had to make, our clinic will no longer be providing this same level of care to those who walk through our doors. Until we can re-expand our hospital funding to its glory we will
Every day as an instructional aide I use my critical thinking skills when deciding whether an impending conflict will escalate to violent behavior, deciding on how to approach a student Everyday many employees of organizations use their critical thinking skills in countless decisions, critical thinking skills are not the only skills used by employees, but they are the most important. As an employee I use my critical thinking skills when applying to the policies and procedures of my organization, making determinations, making predictions and problem solving more so on-the spot decision making, and
The concepts of critical thinking and creative thinking are both gaining increasing importance in the world today. Critical thinking allows people to understand difficult concepts in a manner that is clearer and more defined. They can more readily understand those concepts if they employ critical thinking. In all portions of everyday life, a person is expected to make independent judgments. Those judgments are based on experience and knowledge. Without the ability to think critically, every situation that a person comes across would have to be considered in isolation from all other situations. When a person encounters a problem that is a new one, he or she may be able to use critical thinking to solve those problems.
Critical thinking is an intellectual process of active and skillful conceptualization, resulting in the application, analyzation, synthetization, and/or evaluation of data that has been either collected or produced by means of various methods and ultimately acts as a guide to belief and action (Defining Critical Thinking, n.d.). Alternatively, creative thinking is defined as “the ability to use the imagination to produce new ideas or things” (Creativity, 2006). The primary difference between the two is that the former is a defined process with difinitive steps and methods; while the latter relies primarily on an
According to Wheelen and and Hunger, the purpose of a program is “to make a strategy action oriented.” In the previous section, we documented the recommended business, corporate, and functional strategies as well as policies General Electric must implement. These new strategies and policies are no guarantees but will need time to be implemented. The success also determines on how well the management teams will describe the importance of implementing these new strategies. The managers will be responsible for ensuring the employees understand and buy in to them.
This section addresses various case studies regarding the importance role of education, policies, incentive programs in motivating sustainable consumption all over the world. The aim of this paper is to design a framework of an action plan to promote and motivate sustainable consumption in Saudi Arabia. Also, the current study focuses on the role of education, incentives, and policies that help in changing the current unsustainable consumption patterns. The United Nations Secretary General’s High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability recently wrote that “sustainable development is not a destination, but a dynamic process of adaptation, learning and action. It is about recognising, understanding and acting on inter-
When defining the term “critical thinking” it can seem overwhelming and daunting, especially for young learners. In laments terms, you are teaching your student how to think for him or herself when it comes to problem solving. Instead of giving the student the answer, you give them the tools to discover the answer him/herself. Critical thinking is an important component of any classroom. No matter the age group, these skills stay with a child for the rest of his or her life. As a teacher, it is important to understand what critical thinking pertains to and how to structure part of your lesson plan around developing critical thinking skills.