Three new things I have learned...
1. There are a few issues in education; which include legal and policy directives; implications of the NCLB Act for special education; need for trained personnel and a universal design for learning.
2. Teachers can use web accessibility checkers like Wave, to ensure that all pages are accessible to students with sensory and physical disabilities.
3. Teachers have to constantly be on guard for new solutions for academic performance problems. Teachers can use resources such as Closing the Gap's Solutions database, which provides an excellent means of locating new tools for students with disabilities.
Two connections to my teaching...
1. Electronic communities are available for students to communicate with different cultures and languages, which can encourage and provide new avenues of expression for talented and gifted students.
2. Students can develop presentations based on their research, which allows students to display their discoveries in ways that make them more independent learners.
One questions I have...
1. Why are talented and gifted students lumped into the same category as students with learning disabilities? It seems that these are two very different problems.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Chaper 4 Reading Reflections
Three new things I have learned...
1. There are three software tools that are considered basic educational resources; which are word processing, spread sheets and databases.
2. For word processing, there are many productivity applications, which include creating handouts or other instructional materials, lesson plans, reports, forms, letters to parents or students, newsletters and fliers.
3. Databases are programs that allow users to store, organize, and manipulate information, including both text and manipulate information, including both text and numerical data. A benefit of using databases is saving time locating data or updating important information.
Two connections to my learning...
1. I can use spreadsheets to keep classroom budgets in order, prepare performance checklists and keeping grade books. This is a great way to keep information and data organized.
2. I can use databases for inventorying and locating instructional resources, data mining for planning and reporting, using information on students to respond to questions or perform required tasks and sending letters.
One question I have...
1. Are all computers usually equipped with these basic resources?
1. There are three software tools that are considered basic educational resources; which are word processing, spread sheets and databases.
2. For word processing, there are many productivity applications, which include creating handouts or other instructional materials, lesson plans, reports, forms, letters to parents or students, newsletters and fliers.
3. Databases are programs that allow users to store, organize, and manipulate information, including both text and manipulate information, including both text and numerical data. A benefit of using databases is saving time locating data or updating important information.
Two connections to my learning...
1. I can use spreadsheets to keep classroom budgets in order, prepare performance checklists and keeping grade books. This is a great way to keep information and data organized.
2. I can use databases for inventorying and locating instructional resources, data mining for planning and reporting, using information on students to respond to questions or perform required tasks and sending letters.
One question I have...
1. Are all computers usually equipped with these basic resources?
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Chapter 13 Reading Reflections
Three new things I have learned...
1. There are four parts of the rationale for teaching arts in the school curriculum. Expanding modes of expression, literacies for an Information Age, creative approaches to modern problems and arts as aesthetic balance.
2. There are four main issues and problems in music instruction. These are redefining music literacy; training teachers to meet music standards; the intersection of popular music, technology and music education and the music director as a small business administrator.
3. There are four main issues and problems in art instruction. These are funding for art education; ethical issues with using images; accessing images used in art education and the challenge of meeting standards in arts education.
Two connections to my teaching...
1. Students can create short digital movies with software that comes with the computer. This allows students to be creative and productive and the school does not have to fund another technology.
2. School districts can save money and time by allowing students to take virtual field trips to art museums. These virtual trips allow students to expand their knowledge base and view exhibits without ever leaving the classroom.
One question I have...
1. It seems that taking a virtual field trip would be good for teachers and the school, but I am not convinced that this should replace actual field trips. Do a lot of schools choose to use virtual field trips?
1. There are four parts of the rationale for teaching arts in the school curriculum. Expanding modes of expression, literacies for an Information Age, creative approaches to modern problems and arts as aesthetic balance.
2. There are four main issues and problems in music instruction. These are redefining music literacy; training teachers to meet music standards; the intersection of popular music, technology and music education and the music director as a small business administrator.
3. There are four main issues and problems in art instruction. These are funding for art education; ethical issues with using images; accessing images used in art education and the challenge of meeting standards in arts education.
Two connections to my teaching...
1. Students can create short digital movies with software that comes with the computer. This allows students to be creative and productive and the school does not have to fund another technology.
2. School districts can save money and time by allowing students to take virtual field trips to art museums. These virtual trips allow students to expand their knowledge base and view exhibits without ever leaving the classroom.
One question I have...
1. It seems that taking a virtual field trip would be good for teachers and the school, but I am not convinced that this should replace actual field trips. Do a lot of schools choose to use virtual field trips?
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Reading Reflections: Classroom Assessment, Minute by Minute, Day by Day
Three new things I have learned:
1. When using assessment while teaching, the previous approach has been teaching given material and, at the end of the marking period, testing for who has and hasn't learned the material. The article refers to the previous approach as quality control.
2. This article is saying that the new approach to assessment and teaching is quality assurance, where assessment for learning is involved when teaching is adjusted as needed while learning is still taking place. The emphasis is on what students are getting out of the teaching, what students are learning, as opposed to focusing on teaching.
3. Five broad strategies can be used for teaching and seem to work well with most teachers from all content areas. These five strategies include: clarifying and sharing learning intentions and criteria for success; engineering effective classroom discussions, questions, and learning tasks; providing feedback that moves learners forward; activating students as the owners of their own learning and activating students as instructional resources for one another.
Two connections to my teaching:
1. I think that teachers should assess as they go and make sure students are learning the material, adjusting as needed. I agree with how the article talks about making sure that the students are learning what they need to learn as the unit progresses, not just assessing at the end or test.
2. I also like how the article talks about clarifying to students what they need to learn and what the teacher expects them to learn. I think that it is important to address goals and let students know what we expect out of them.
One question I have:
1. Why haven't all teachers been using this method of teaching already? It seems as though I have already learned about this is some of my other education classes, and it seems to be the best way to teach students.
1. When using assessment while teaching, the previous approach has been teaching given material and, at the end of the marking period, testing for who has and hasn't learned the material. The article refers to the previous approach as quality control.
2. This article is saying that the new approach to assessment and teaching is quality assurance, where assessment for learning is involved when teaching is adjusted as needed while learning is still taking place. The emphasis is on what students are getting out of the teaching, what students are learning, as opposed to focusing on teaching.
3. Five broad strategies can be used for teaching and seem to work well with most teachers from all content areas. These five strategies include: clarifying and sharing learning intentions and criteria for success; engineering effective classroom discussions, questions, and learning tasks; providing feedback that moves learners forward; activating students as the owners of their own learning and activating students as instructional resources for one another.
Two connections to my teaching:
1. I think that teachers should assess as they go and make sure students are learning the material, adjusting as needed. I agree with how the article talks about making sure that the students are learning what they need to learn as the unit progresses, not just assessing at the end or test.
2. I also like how the article talks about clarifying to students what they need to learn and what the teacher expects them to learn. I think that it is important to address goals and let students know what we expect out of them.
One question I have:
1. Why haven't all teachers been using this method of teaching already? It seems as though I have already learned about this is some of my other education classes, and it seems to be the best way to teach students.
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