My Experience At The Baker University Maed Program

In my point of view feedback is an essential tool for learners’ progress. If the student is not assessing their work then they are not learning and given feedback are vital to ensure best practice is maintained and the learners are achieving to their full potential.

It discussed comments or gushing offered by teachers to a student. Not only are the teachers rewarding the student in front of their peers, but they are also encouraging competition among others. I had never thought about such praise being negative or controlling. I see this all the time in classrooms I observe and even classes I have been in as a college student. However, after reading this chapter it makes sense that it actually is negative and can cause serious problems among the students. I wish more educators understood this idea and did not continue to express such praises and comments to their

This student’s preferred learning strategy compared to the learning strategy provided by V.A.R.K. is almost identical. The learning strategies that have been used throughout her education have always netted good results, which is evident by her grades. In the past other students have commented about her learning style and the amount of time spent on note taking, outlines, and writing out note cards, but she has perfected this process for her learning style.

By providing feedback the pupils will see more clearly what they need to do next and how to improve on their work if needed, examples of feedback could be questions in a group or a through a whole class discussion.

Students have their own best way in effectively learning the lesson. With the diversity of students, the problem is each student has a preferred learning style. It becomes undeniably one of the reasons that make it difficult to achieve the best expected outcome out of teachers’ effort. However, teachers try to incorporate various teaching techniques to make every learning opportunity become productive, meaningful, and relevant for the learners.

To inspire students of all backgrounds and abilities to learn I start where they are. I try to show them that no matter the starting point, as long as they are moving up and forward they are successful. We track their progress weekly by using a data binder. I want them to see that there are good weeks and bad weeks.

Lastly, by actively engaging students in a variety of interesting activities that encourage critical thinking and discovery, time misbehavior is minimized. The key is preparation and participation. Having activities and lessons prepared will negate the acts of sleeping, misbehavior, and/or sitting idly for the bell to ring. Furthermore, collaborative strategies can be used to help students become self-reliant learners that take responsibility for their own learning. For instance, when students explain the purpose of learning the material, they can assess their own progress and the relevancy to their lives.

For example, we require our students always to have their notebook or binder handy because we are working to create an atmosphere of responsibility for each one of them. Sometimes I think that a dollar is nothing to buy a notebook or binder, but for many of my students I know that spending a dollar in that could be hard. Another lesson learned is that I need to communicate more with the parents of my students and explain to them the opportunities that their children have to succeed not only in school but college. As a school, we are working hard to motivate our students to get them enroll in a community college. We are giving an orientation about scholarships, programs and steps that they can do to go to college and university. If I want to end poverty in my students, I need to get more informed about the opportunities they have as immigrants. Also, give information to students who are U.S. citizens and did not know that they can complete a career, basically for free. I would like to get more involved with parents, and let them know how important the education of their children

Having high technical reasoning and confluence learning patterns are what shaped decisions and tendencies in this class; procrastinating and being late with assignments started early in the course. Learning how to “FIT” my patterns together is a new concept which was difficult to introduce not only in my college course but in my daily life as well. Forging, Intensifying or Tethering my learning patterns are a continual activity and now that I have begun to understand how to decode a task, it will enable me to recognize the learning patterns to use, strengthen and reduce.

Persevere in solving them - strugglewith various attempts over time, and learn from previous solution attempts. (1b

Advocate for beliefs. In order to develop a deeper, more versatile understanding of student learning, educators must serve a translator for student needs, many of which students, parents, or guardians might not see. Educators take these risks because the goal is better understanding and, ultimately, improvement of student learning in their classes through a process of modifying approaches, collecting data, and determining impact (2013). Although, it is necessary to obtain data through the same general assessment for all students, it allows educators to observe the strengths, weakness, and dispositions of their students, essentially opening the door for differentiation; hence, effective leaders would utilize their observations to advocate for

With knowledge gained from previous experience, I knew that the students I would be teaching were comfortable with a variety of learning methods, but work more effectively when a practical or group task is set. I shall therefore tailor my resources to promote this type of learning within my teaching group.

3) Let students know that you care about them. Although many of us assume our students know this it 's not necessarily the case. Let the students know that you want them to succeed, whether it be to pass your latest test, or class, or graduate from college and get a good job. Let them know that you appreciate the work they do on classwork, or a test, or homework. Take the time

It is well documented that there are many factors for faculty to consider when developing a course of study. A few issues are, socio-economical background, varying ages of students, cultural variances, educational experience, student preparedness, and preferred learning strategies (Prithishkumar & Michael, 2014). The learning process results from instructional activity a student receives within an educational setting and, there are also many influences that play a role in the progression of learning (Li, Yu, Liu, Shieh, & Yang, 2014). Some of these dynamics include, the student’s interest in the topic, motivation, individual principles, participation, affective domain of the student, and preferred learning style (Prithishkumar & Michael, 2014).

There is no one size fits all teaching strategy for all students. Therefore teachers must use a variety of teaching strategies to cater for a variety of different learners (Gill, 2013). It is important for teachers to regularly evaluate their practices and whether they are meeting the learning needs of all students (Zeichner & Liston, 1987). Self-evaluation can assist teachers to improve the educational experiences provided for students and assist in identifying the professional education you need to further develop your capacity to teach well (Schwartz, n.d.). As a future teacher developing learning programs, teaching, assessing, providing feedback on student learning and reporting to parents/carers are skills I must be proficient in.