a variety of topics and themes that have allowed me to begin to form a better understanding of the climate of our schools and our educational system today with respect to equity and diversity. Many of the core issues that teachers and students alike are currently facing are rooted outside of the school. As a pre-service teacher, I have truly begun to realize the large impact educators have on their students and school community. With passion being a driving force this profession, we can make a difference
disadvantage. Because of these issues, educators will be best prepared for classroom life if they find ways to adapt and modify the learning environment in order, to provide for inclusive regardless of the learners needs. All children in Australia are presented with the opportunity to attend schools which are designed to be inclusive for any and all abilities. Due to the diverse nature of the school age population in Australia classrooms are made up of an assortment of needs in relation to social, cognitive
opportunities for their students to learn about the many cultures represented in america and the world around them. Studies have shown that by the year 2040 as surveyed by the U.S. census bureau, that “white non-hispanics will make up less than half of the school aged population” (Smith) Our country is ever growing and it doesn 't seem right to exclude cultural education to students when our nation was built by immigrants. Building curriculums that acknowledge different cultures,
observed a second grade classroom in Coventry Village School for an hour. Through this observation I was hoping to gain a better understanding of the public school system. I had observed classrooms before, but never with guiding questions that gave me a specific focus. I learned an extensive amount about the school cultural environment, classroom cultural environment (physical and social) and about the curricula planning process. To begin, when I first walked into the school at 8 AM, I noticed how
Understanding the contextual factors at your school and within your classroom can include a variety of things such as culture, economics, demographics and even academic history. As teachers you need to remain flexible and understand the different collective and individual learning needs of all your students. The issues you may face as a teacher may connect to the local community and may need to be taken into account when instructing students in your classroom. It is important as a teacher to be able
subject, but also responsible for creating a learning environments that fosters communication, engagement, and reflection so that the students will be prepared for their future careers and learning. Creating a classroom that fosters reading and writing is one way to engage students while promoting that they reflect on the material and communicate their understanding or misconceptions of the content. In order to form a literacy-rich classroom educators need to increase the amount of time students
and culturally diverse place enriched with Indigenous culture and history. Australia is a unique and multicultural community, dynamic and diverse in nature. This means that our schools and classrooms are also dynamic, complex and culturally diverse. Teachers in Australian classrooms need to create positive learning environments that engages, nurtures and addresses the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. It has been stated that ‘for students to be fully engaged and reach their educational
corner of a preschool classroom. One child is lining up his blocks in a row. The second child picks up a block and places it next to the first child’s row of blocks. The first child starts screaming, hits the other child with a block, lies down over all the blocks, and kicks and screams out of control. What is the best strategy to help this child and still maintain fairness and order for all the children in the room? Although mainstreaming children with autism into the classroom has good intentions
childhood education environment design of a preschool classroom. The materials that will be in the classroom and the purpose of why the material are chosen. The location of the preschool and the climate, geographic features, landscaping, the environment impact and more. The reason for designing this preschool and the different materials that are used to create this imaginary preschool. And the inspiration of what it takes to create an environment suitable for the preschool. Environment Design: Preschool
From my standpoint, building administrators are the forefront of the school. They foster positive interpersonal relationships, shape and promote high standards for improving the school from within, and endorse the code of ethics implemented for educators by human resources and the board of education. Building Relationships In my opinion, building alliances and strong interpersonal relationships is directly related to human resources. I feel as though the duties for building relationships consist