Instructional Speech : Teaching And Learning

They must be aware of the current state of the school, be imaginative in launching new and relevant initiatives in a way that can get the whole school behind the idea, be diligent in keeping track of these initiatives and their progress.

The program conducted a parent and student orientations during the week of August 24th. We had about 100 parents in attendance and broke up the group by class year. We provided a parent/handbook in both Spanish and English. This year's goal was to focus on students' grade point average. It was explained that success in the program this year was defined by having a grade point average of a 3.0 or better and how parents could support their children with this goal.

Communication between teachers and the parents of students is essential for the growth and success of the student both inside and outside of the classroom. This communication is best achieved through parent conference opportunities. One way that this is achieved is through regular open house nights. This is where parents, and other members of the community, are invited to come to the school and talk to the teachers and other faculty at the school. Another conference opportunity presents itself in a scheduled appointment between the teacher and the parent. This will enable the parent to meet face-to-face with their child’s teacher during a time that is more convenient to them, as these appointments can occur before, during, and after school. Additionally, conferences can take place over the phone. This is a convenient way for both parties to communicate effectively in a way that works best for them.

Conferences are the perfect time for parents and teachers to sit down and talk about what the student is struggling with, excelling in, or any behavioral problems. However, most parent-teacher conferences are not as effective as they were intended to be, because of the many problems associated with them. Having parents involved in their children’s lives is a very important thing, socially and academically. Parent teacher conferences are one major aspect of a child’s academic life. Parents should be directly involved with their child’s education and their child’s teachers. Communication between teachers and parents sometimes doesn’t happen as often as it should.

Build human capital that will drive our school progress toward school goals by improving teacher and leader capacity.

This will allow for dialogue between faculty, staff, and myself as the administrator. I am currently working as an elementary school aide to prepare for what I need in order to be successful as a school administrator since most duties are non-professional. A successful operation of an educational institution requires a competent administrator, such as one who can lead in teaching and learning, take responsibility for school success, develop and retain excellent teachers, and build a strong school community. Leadership plays a critical part in the realization of effective schools, seeing the vision of the school, and articulates the goals. Leadership is a trait I use daily working with people getting things done by modeling behaviors and inspiring action.

The purpose of Response to Intervention is early detection and identification of learning concerns of students and the development of an individualized plan that addresses the appropriate prescription for resolving the students’ academic or behavioral issue. In our twenty-first century learning communities, students are required to participate and are engaged in educational activities that may challenge their ability to grasp the concept in manners conducive to their learning styles. Schools are challenged to examine their methods of instruction to meet the needs of all children making them successful in all areas of academic content. “A quality school is a place where students learn to think and apply knowledge to new situations, where students are involved in and excited about their learning, where students make individual gains in process and knowledge, where adults know they care about individual students,

The third item that took considerable time was the Superintendent’s report. Dr. Norris thanked all of the public for attending tonight’s meeting. One of the first items talked about was the teacher’s concerns with the initiatives that are being put into place at a fast rate. He stated that these initiatives were being put into place with the best interest of the students. He encouraged all of the teachers to attend the meetings that will be held in the near future within the buildings that they work in and if anyone has something that they want to say, “Please feel free and comfortable to do so.” He reintegrated that all of the teachers ARE important and appreciated.

As a future educator, I am mindful of the fact that it’s my job to find out why my student is struggling. Sitting down with the child may help me determine the problem. Parents are also one of our greatest resources at our disposal, and I plan to take advantage of that. Parents see different things at home than in the classroom. Conversing

As an educational leader, I must have a vision and mission statement for the school that is known by the staff, students, and parents. The vision will address the needs of the students academically, emotionally, and socially. According to DuFour (1998), “ Those who seek to transform their school into a professional learning community as characterized by an environment fostering mutual cooperation, emotional support, personal growth, and a synergy of efforts.” The leader must implement a plan that will cultivate the success of all students. The mission will speak to the direction of the school community stating what the desire goals are. The building leader will lead by example. High expectations will be communicated and encourage by staff and students. The educational leader of a school must develop a culture of team work to create a climate that is student friendly. The vision mission and goals of the leader should be transparent. The establishment of common goals is the first step. Without common goals, sustainable progress will be impossible and thus everyone will have lower expectations. The students, parents, and staff should be commented to the goals of every child reaching their full academic potential. The school environment should speak to goal setting and high expectations for all students and staff.

All of these can be nurtured throughout the child’s schooling by incorporating challenging and engaging work and providing tasks that push students to think. The major effects found in the parental influences fall in the area of encouragement and expectations that are provided to the children. It is suggested that parents understand and utilize the language of schooling, allowing for conversations and expectations to parallel at both home and school, creating the greatest affect. The school’s most powerful influence over student achievement are climate, lack of disruptions, principal leadership, adaptation of curriculum, and peer influences. Curriculum influences on student achievement occur when teachers utilize curriculum to challenge surface and deep knowledge and understanding of content. Content is best understood when teachers help students construct meaning from text, with planned, deliberate, and explicit lessons. The teaching itself holds influence especially when utilizing multiple strategies, clear objectives are set, and understanding when mastery is reached. Teachers must provide goals and standards for meeting goals in order for a student to have

Continue to facilitate events such as: “Meet the Teacher”, PTSO meetings, summer orientation Facts, Fees & Information Day, and teacher websites

As we are approaching the finishing line for this course, one of the most important things I’ve learned is that relationships with stakeholders are the key to success for student learning. As Dr. Anthony Mohamed said in his book “The Will to Lead, The Skill to Teach“, a school's leaders responsibility is to assist in the development of a healthy school culture and a positive learning environment. In order for this to be accomplished, the school staff must believe in and make it a priority for ALL students' to achieve high standards. As a new principal I would want to establish that culture of learning for all, so I would begin by meeting individually with staff to begin to form personal relationships that will build trust and respect.

Once students reach middle school parents tend to reduce communication with their child’s teacher. However, the opposite occurs at the middle school of Great Lakes Academy. Parent teacher communication continues to remain strong. Parents frequently ask what they can do at home to help their child. The strong parent teacher communication allows for the teacher to assign assignments to be

Generalization is the inclination for the conditioned stimulus to induce a similar response after the response has been conditioned. According to Stokes & Baer (1977), generalization is a natural outcome of behavior change. Stimulus generalization can happen with classical and operant conditioning. Generalization is an essential concern in Applied Behavior Analysis. One must understand that generalization does not automatically occur. Stokes & Baer (1977), listed nine generalization techniques (1) train and hope, (2) Sequential modification, (3) introduce to natural maintaining contingencies, (4) train sufficient exemplars, (5) training loosely, (6) use indiscriminate contingencies, (7) program common stimuli, (8) mediate generalization and (9) train to generalize. Behavior Analyst hopes that generalization occurs with their clients, which is possible if you apply one of the strategies that Stokes & Baer suggest. Therefore, which strategy is most effective when generalizing speech?