Education

Personal Reflection on Practice (formative) students are required to submit a written piece of an academic standard (700 words) as a reflection on their personal experience of a challenge they had faced where decisions had to be made and where there had been considerable uncertainty. A personal reflection is a piece of writing to explore a personal experience, describing both the feelings of the author and the events. It is an opportunity to reconsider events, thoughts and emotions from a fresh perspective. You should aim to do this in an academic style. You need to show that you can evaluate ideas and draw a comparison between those ideas, and your own. You could also reflect upon your own learning in order to identify and then evaluate a different approach that may have been helpful or unhelpful. You should aim to consider your own role in the process. The key to a successful personal reflection is to remember that it is a personal response by you. Your response will be influenced by:  1) Your opinions, beliefs and experiences  2) Similarities or contrasts with your own experiences  3) Your emotional state at a given moment  4) Sympathy or empathy with the involved characters Even though this is personal, you need to justify your opinion.  You will need to give reasons why you developed your perspective. Reflective writing requires personal language, although it is important to try to minimise the use of the word ‘I’. Instead, use connotation (the emotion or ‘vibe’ of a word) and modality (degree of meaning) to offer your opinions. This is a formative piece of writing at this stage. An indicative mark will be provided with guidance, but the grade will not count towards the final module mark.

Create a detailed classroom daily schedule with age-appropriate goals and objectives. (1st or 2nd grade)

Participants will keep an online Gifted Learner Reflection Journal to periodically summarize, analyze, synthesize and reflect on what they have learned and the learning process. Journal entries may explain a ‘big idea,’ concept or issue in the course that has impacted their thinking and reflect on how it will influence their practice as an educator going forward. They may also reflect on how their ideas and opinions evolved as a result of course activities and what they are learning from other class members.

find and research at least two peer-reviewed research articles related to your topic.  You are welcome to use any background material such as technical reports, magazine articles, etc., but the substance of you research presentation and paper will come from these research articles.  Due by Friday, November 13th are the following 2 things–for each article, i need a copy of the first page and article abstract and a 2-page article summary for each peer reviewed paper. Please pay attention to the following:  each article summary should be 2-pages in length, double-spaced, 12 pt font, excluding any reference or citation to the article itself.  There should be a clear article citation in APA format.  Remember that this summary should be based on a peer-reviewed research article (meaning a legitimate scientific paper, not Wikipedia or Science Daily).  The summary should succinctly give the relevance of the broader topic, what the objective of the research was, how it was done, and what the significant findings were.

Investigate the vast inventory of technology tools available to teachers today from software programs such as Jump Up to hardware such as SmartBoards. Make a list of at least 5, then clearly identify the utilization of those 21st-century advances and how they can benefit both the teacher and the student.  APA format, 300 words For more information read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology

When you apply for a job in the field of education, you will frequently be asked to include your philosophy of education in the portfolio. In addition, you will likely be asked by potential or current employers to discuss your philosophy and your reasons for your beliefs. Think about all of the discussions that you have had about various topics and ethics within your area of specialization. Review the theories and models that you found particularly appropriate and that aligned with your goals. Develop a philosophy of education (1 page maximum) that includes the following (at a minimum): Why you feel education is an important profession How you like to be taught How you plan to approach your learners What you consider your teaching style to be How you support learning to Keep in mind that you are writing your education philosophy statement for a potential employer, and format it accordingly. For more information read this:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specialization

Using your notes and page 284 (old) 290 (new) from your text book as a guide, create a middle session topic outline. (FROM A MADE UP GROUP, NOT YOUR GROUP) Your outline should be in this format: Topic: Key Issues: Possible Introductory Exercises: Deepening Rounds, Dyads, Exercises Please list at least 5 key issues for your topic, 3 possible introductory exercises and also 3 deepening rounds, dyads and/or exercises. Lastly, include how you would assess your group for effectiveness during the middle stage. https://imgur.com/a/hWos5m5. 

Unit 2.1 DB: Gender Identity Discuss gender identity and how society has evolved over the past decade in their interpretations. Within this discussion be sure to include how sex/gender differences and societal responses to this expanding understanding of gender. How might this understanding of gender cause conflict with current social institutions or practices? You must support your response with scholarly sources in APA format.  Simply stating your opinion is not enough, back up your opinion with citations.  Refer to the DB Grading Rubric for more details.

Describe a hypothetical class of your own design and creation. Include in your description a listing of the number of students with specific learning issues. Select one hypothetical student from your class and develop a specific behaviour plan designed to address this student’s behavioural needs and issues. As a subset of your plan, construct a detailed behaviour management plan for one different student in your class.t in your class.

This week’s topic is related to the idea of whether or not liberal education, or the practice of educating students in a broad array of fields, even those unrelated to their field of study, is something universities should do or whether or not students gets value from such education.  This article, specifically, is about the teaching of algebra.  Write a 250+ word response to the following article: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/opinion/sunday/is-algebra-necessary.html?mtrref=undefined&gwh=2D80BCF5615E459C28F66556F8630AE1&gwt=pay&assetType=opinion&_r=0