Social Awareness Of East Flatbush Community

To help counter these negative racial effects, there have been different movements in the borough to help concentrate the influence of communities that have traditionally lived in the area. Middle class African Americans in Brooklyn, specifically, have searched for ways to continue to help define Brooklyn in a way that isn’t resistant to change, but that helps to keep the influence of groups such as black Brooklynites inside the

A neighborhood that was once Irish, Jewish, Greek and African American has drastically changed throughout the years (Snyder, 2015). While New York is viewed as the cultural center, this area of Manhattan is now often referred to as “little Dominican Republic” as Dominicans immigrated to Washington Heights in the 1960s. After the end of Rafael Trujillo’s dictatorship, many Dominican families fled to the United States to escape civil unrest and political violence (Pantoja, 2005). Today, the largest population of Dominican born and descendants of Dominican Republic in the borough of Manhattan are living in Washington Heights. There is also a growing Ecuadorian, Mexican and Puerto Rican population in the neighborhood (Bleiwas & DiNapoli, 2015). These cultures are prominent within the streets of the Heights as there are a multitude of Latin cuisines, churches, botanicals and pharmacies that cater to Latin families. As the neighborhood shifted through the 60s and 80s, it seems to be undergoing a new

Flatbush is a neighborhood located within South-Central Brooklyn of New York City. It comprises 2.3 square miles and consists of approximately 300 square blocks. It is an extremely vibrant, ethnically diverse and heavily populated section with rich cultures and traditions from multiple racial and ethnic groups including African American, Caribbean and

Teaching is moving from an individual to a collective activity. The level of agreement and alignment across classrooms around powerful practices are increasing. The school is aligning its organizational resources around support for instructional improvement.

In my classroom at the school our tables are set up into groups of academic abilities we have higher table who work on their own and have harder work to complete. Then we have middle table who have easier work than the higher table, and then we have lower table who have the easy work to help them understand. Some children in the classroom require 1-1 help so the teacher has set these

The Flatbush section of South-Central Brooklyn is vibrant, ethnically diverse and heavily populated neighborhoods with cultures and traditions from multiple racial and ethnic groups including African American, Caribbean and Latino. Its population stands at 316,700 residents, of which 76.6% are Black, including African Americans and Caribbean /West Indians, 10% are Hispanic, 7.8% are white, 1.9% are Asian, 3.7 are all other (Commnunity District 14, 2012). Fifty one percent of residents are foreign born, with a vast

Celestine’s is in Fourth grade and her classroom has seventeen students, all between the ages of nine and ten years old. Five of Celestine’s classmates are females and eleven are males. Celestine is an emergent reader, as well as two of her peers and five are ELL students. Her teacher Mrs. K (pseudo name) has the classroom organize to benefit all students. She pairs the students whose abilities are higher with those who struggle on lessons. She has some students sitting individually, while others are in groups. During certain lessons, Mrs. K’s

According to U.S. Census Bureau (2013), data East Flatbush has predominantly African American residents. The population estimates of the racial and ethnic distribution as noted by the U.S. Census 2013 estimates is 7.4% Hispanic; 3% Asian; 0.2% White; 3.1% some other race and .5% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.

They encourage the students in the learning process and to take more responsibilities, such as watching the math videos in the flipped classroom. They treat students respectfully and differentiate instruction to meet all students’ needs. Teachers use whole class, small groups and cooperative learning strategies. They use a variety of activities to engage all kinds of learners, such as hands-on (labs), posters, projects, etc. Teachers develop critical thinking skills through the activities and strategies they use in the classroom. The Reading Lab Teacher had on the board the word antidisestablishmentarianism. The students had to guess what the word means. After that, they had to break down the words in multiple parts, which help figure out the meaning of this word. As a fun activity, the students had to create as many small words as possible from this word. The students shared their results with the class.

The neighborhood of Flatlands, in central Brooklyn, is a densely populated community, which contains an estimated about 206,963 people. As suggested by the following data, this community is one of the most racially and ethnically diverse in the Brooklyn county; for which 59.6% are Black, 29.2% are White, 2.6 %are Asian, 7.1% are Latino, and 1.5% belong to another racial identity (possibly the recent influx of Orthodox Jews). Due to so richly diverse composition, and the fact that, 39.0% of the local residents are foreign born, 21.9 % of the households in the area speak another language than English at home. The housing in the area is mostly composed by homeowners and co- owners who represent 60.6 %, while the other 39.4% represent Renters and people that do not pay rent but are not owners. Flatlands is a middle-class community, where the median household income ranges around $61,786 and $62,862. Also, 63.7% of the adults are part of the labor force and only 6.0% of the families live below the federal level of poverty. Concerning the levels of education attainment, 37.9% of the adults have a high school diploma, and 22.3% has a college degree. If we take into account the higher and superior education and compare it to the rest of Brooklyn (high school: 26.91% and College:19.36%), we can say that Flatlands has the highest level of education attainment in the borough.

Discussing and collaborating on a common methodology as teachers is very important because you need to recognize each others teaching style, behavior management techniques as well as if he/she has an opinion on a discipline procedure for the classroom setting. Being aware of each student’s IEP goals are important when managing academics as well as behaviors so that you are aware of their academic abilities and needs as well as their behavioral and emotional

Gorie, give her the problem set papers for those students. Call independent workers by row back to their table, hand each students a problem set worksheet.

A 3rd grade classroom that consists of 20 students, all with different backgrounds and learning abilities. The class consists of 2 gifted students, 3 students identified with learning disabilities in reading, 3 English language students and 2 who have been diagnosed with Attention Deficit disorder. The instructional setting of the classroom is set up to accommodate all students. The room is large and open. The desks are paired in groups of 4 with a large open space in the middle so students can come together for grouping activities. The teacher 's desk sits in the front of the class facing the students. The room has 2 white boards and one large Smart Board. There is a small computer lab for student research. In the corner of the room is a small library. The library has a bookshelf full of grade level books. The students can sit in the corner in bean bag chairs to read. The classroom walls consist of the Alphabet, word walls, motivation posters and student rule reminders.

This method can be applied throughout the classroom in different ways to motivate students and ensure compliance.

Auditing for Teaching and Learning is another significant key to a child’s education. The belief is that for students to learn they need to be entirely engaged. That engagement level is called Active Cognitive Engagement. This is the kind of focus that learns each and objective. A task that is difficult for every teacher cause it 's not only getting that one student into that level of engagement but the whole class. The strategy to lift the engagement level is, “Assigning roles is a good way to include all students in the process, working or collaborating together to accomplish a task or learning goal.However, working together may advance or may not advance the learning of a particular concept, skill, or strategy.” Elementary level the use dry erase boards. This would give every student the opportunity to answer the question. They would write their answer on the board and turn it over to cover the answer. The teacher would then tell the students to hold the boards over their heads with the answers facing the front of the room. This activity is not only enjoyable for the students, but it really allows the teachers to notice the kids that are having