Successful Online Learning Of A Blended Classroom

Jacob is in the 5th-grade, whom has been diagnosed with ADHD and an emotional/behavioral disorder. He has trouble identifying with children his own age. He can be very aggressive and speaks very loudly. Academically Jacob is currently on a third grade level. He has become very frustrated with school and does not recognize the importance of an education. Because of his frustrations, he will have temper tantrums. Jacob needs constant help throughout the day working through his emotional/behavioral issues (Case Study). This paper will summarize and discuss why or why not an inclusive, resource, or self-contained classroom would provide the best placement for Jacob, and discuss related services, technology, and collaboration models for each possible

While Reading the book, Lost at School, written by Ross W. Greene, one can appreciate the clear focus and overall direction for teaching different students with maladaptive behaviors. For teachers, those children present the greatest obstacle in education. A student’s mental health problems allude to the challenges in teaching. It’s hard enough to keep a large group of adolescents on task in the first place, let alone when there may be one or more children with maladaptive behaviors in a single class, who have a hard time regulating their focus levels like the typical student. The number of disruptive students has seemingly increased through the years. Now studies show that, “About 10 percent of the school population—9 to 13 million children—struggle with mental health problems. In a typical classroom of 20, chances are good that one or two students are dealing with serious psychosocial stressors relating to poverty, domestic violence, abuse and neglect, trauma, or a psychiatric disorder. These children represent the most challenging students in our classrooms today.” (Rappaport and Minahan) To combat those alarming statistics, Ross Greene’s informational book talks about how to improve a child’s behavior, while embracing the patience it takes to effectively communicate with such children.

In today’s society, so many people are continuing their education beyond high school. We realize that in order to make a decent living, a degree is most likely a requirement. In some cases even a bachelor’s degree is not enough to qualify for many positions. Nevertheless, thanks to technology, we now have the option to learn online or in a traditional classroom setting. There are very few differences between the two, and students need to understand that as much time and energy will need to be devoted to the online courses as on a campus. “A 2010 meta-analysis and review of online-learning studies concluded that online learning was as good as or slightly more effective than traditional face-to-face instruction” (Mendenhall, 2011).

I work directly with teachers of all class while one-on-one supporting students with mental health illness or learning disability. We discuss student’s learning style and work out possible teaching curricular. Our priority is to reduce learning stress and help students stay focused during class. More importantly, I daily spend an hour discussing student’s circumstances and needs with their counselors. Our discussion focus on how to better communicate with their parents, guardian to well informed them of students’ performance at school and listen to parent’s opinion and comment on the schools MHSP program. Last but not least, I meet with other social worker, psychologists and professionals who work or volunteer to work with our students in LPHS peace room and discuss about the goal and outcome of each students before and after taking part in our peace room. I believe our MHSP Program with the creation of the Peace Room in the LPHS campus will make a great impact on student’s health and well-being. At the same time, to strengthen their literacy in mental health issue in general and teenage depression in

The education of students with disabilities in school’s today is being shaped by two laws: the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA) and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) which is also known as the No Child Left Behind Act (McLaughlin, 2010). These laws were enacted to protect students with disabilities against inequity due to their disabilities, and allows for accommodations to their daily class curriculum. In the video Equity Focused School Counseling, Stuart Chen-Hayes discusses with administration his concerns that students with disabilities have come in discussing the same issues and wondered if he could teach these students as a group. Group therapy allows for a safe and confidential environment where members can work on problems they are facing as well as hearing different perspectives. Group members can enhance their self-awareness that can lead to relationship building. Social competence is a critical ingredient to emotional and physical well being in high school (Gysbers, 2009). Although, individual

By working in a public school setting, I hope to integrate aspects of assessment, counseling, research, and skill training to create individualized intervention plans, and provide an optimum learning environment for all students. After receiving the opportunity to work with children with exceptionalities at Camp MATES and the social skills groups, I was stunned to discover how underserved that population is. I was appalled by the obscene amounts of money parents pay for their children to receive services tailored to them and their exceptionalities and how difficult it can be to get into those programs. As a School Psychologist, I hope to make academic success more attainable for all students despite their socioeconomic background. My goal is to assess students who are struggling academically to find an educational method that suits their individual differences and be able to refer them to community resources if needed. My dream is to bridge the gap between home and school and promote supportive environments in both that migrate seamlessly. I hope to provide students with strategies, such as social skills training, they can use to be successful both in and outside of the classroom. I aim to learn more about Learning and Intellectual Disabilities and interventions that improve the academic success rate of students with those

A special education student’s transition from school to adulthood is important. Several things need to be addressed and obstacles need to be overcome in order to do so. Specific student evaluations to assess emotional social and academic levels are necessary are beginning steps in this transition.

In today’s day and age, it is very easy to locate anyone, from ages 4-24, plugged into technology at any given moment. Although the increased usage of digital media and information had forever positively influenced our society, it is important to remember our foundation and to develop ourselves and the future generation with a different, more traditional perspective of life. Prior to deciding to convert a school’s curriculum to a more blended learning environment, realizing the possible detrimental factors that using technology to facilitate learning could cause is high significant.

The mandate to provide a free and appropriate education for children regardless of disability and to provide that education in a regular classroom whenever possible, effectively striped educators of the authority to transfer or suspend any student classified as needing special education. This would not have been an issue if it only included the wheelchair bound or blind students who we typically think of as disabled. However, over the past few decades, the increasing number of children classified under the disability categories of Learning Disabled and Emotional Disturbance has shot up. Not so long ago, these children were called “unmanageable” or “antisocial.” Now, part of the definition of emotional disturbance is “an inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships with peers and teachers.” Often teachers and principals will refer children with an emotional disturbance to special education classrooms perhaps because they see the mandated state and federal money, at the very least, as a promise to help the neglected and damaged population of children beset with social and emotional problems. It could be that

Slowly and beautifully, the world of pop is colliding successfully with the always-welcoming arms of fashion for the last couple of years, and no one’s ever complaining. We have been witnesses of how distinct music fandom can be used to plump-up sales and patronization, and we, being the most advent followers of both music and fashion always make it a point to give support through purchasing. There have been a lot of lukewarm reception for some artists but there’s no denying that this does not stop other pop stars to continue with their fashion sojourn. We can all remember the likes of Kanye West, Gwen Stefani, Beyoncé, Drake and Zayn Malik to have been successful on this venture and who would stop Justin Bieber to do the same?

The topic I have chosen to focus on for my final project is Online Learning vs Traditional Learning

Research indicates that schools continue to lack the resources to help students with emotional/behavioral disorders (EBD) become successful. Students with EBD tend to be the most time consuming in terms of school financial, programming, and staffing resources. Any strategy to help students with EBD must begin with helping professionals in schools continue to be the social change agents that are working towards positive change behaviors for the students. Helping professionals are the staff in schools providing direct services to the children with EBD. This may be in the form of counseling, behavior plan writing, family and community outreach, or response to intervention and crisis intervention (Agresta, 2004). The helping professionals in schools generally have undergone rigorous training in working with children, and they also tend to be the center of services, often working with administration, educational staff, community and family (Agresta, 2004).

Many students have a difficult time choosing between online education and traditional education. Both styles of education offer advantages and disadvantages to the student. There are many things to consider when making this life altering decision, such as, cost, convenience, time, social interaction, and technology. This information is meant to inform prospective students looking to further their education of the pros and cons of both online education and traditional education. Taking the steps to further your education is a big decision and one that should not be taken lightly. One should weigh all of his/her options and be well informed and certain of their choice before taking that leap.

When deciding to take college courses there are many choices you have to make. One of the more important choices is where you plan to take your classes. Online classes are becoming increasingly popular because they can be easier to fit into a busy schedule, but some people still argue that nothing beats a traditional classroom setting. Having the option of online classes makes continuing an education more appealing to people that have to balance many other responsibilities like family, jobs, etc.

Education has undergone significant changes because of the development of information and communication technology over the 21st century (Lin & Jou, 2012:2). As a convenient and inexpensive way to gain knowledge while pursuing higher education, online learning, a form of training or teaching that takes place over the Internet, has been considered as an alternative to traditional classroom learning (Zhang et al, 2004). This essay will argue that even though online learning has benefit such as flexibility which could outweigh traditional learning, traditional classroom learning might still not be entirely replaced. This essay will discuss positive and negative aspects of online and traditional learning in terms of four criteria: