Red’s introductory monologue can be used in a variety of ways. Here are a few to consider:…
Julia's introductory monologue can be used in a variety of ways. Here are a few to consider:…
As the school year progresses, my hope as a teacher using class grouping is to bring all students to average if not above average learning. Make it capable to not have to use within-class grouping and just use whole group instruction. As…
To all students and teachers studying is the fundamental path to mastering a subject or lesson. But studying is no longer the simple definition of opening a book and reading with notes being taken on the side. Because of our current understanding of the human mind and the way the brain functions we have discovered that many students who would be originally dismissed as “lazy”, “unfocused” or more harshly described as “stupid” are in fact people who do not process data the traditional means. For these people using the simple and archaic form of studying does not truly benefit them, for people like myself the simple opening a book and reading it is not as helpful as watching videos or demonstrations about the subject or listening to someone explain…
With this knowledge, the author then decides to use her own classroom for research and breaks up her classroom at Georgetown University into small groups based on their gender and social aptitude. She discovered that when her students were able break apart from the larger arena of the classroom and instead share their ideas with small groups that they were more willing to participate in the discussion and felt better with the way they were communicating.…
* Open and honest discussion between the teacher and the learners to allow individuals to highlight what they feel is important to the group. This leads towards everyone living with group decisions and refraining from articulating their own personal reservations outside that group.…
This is done through whole class discussions, but I believe the most beneficial discussions happen during partner and small group work, which provides students the chance to meaningfully collaborate with their peers and offer their interpretations in a much more intimate and safe setting. The language arts lesson that is centered on a peer-graded group discussion obviously includes speaking, but really focuses in on critical listening. Students must understand the rubric they are presented with then mindfully listen to a peer and evaluate their participation based on the criteria in front of them. Writing is seen in all the lessons, often multiple times. Exit tickets give students the chance to summarize and boil down what they gained from the lesson while also providing me with insight into their comprehension and potential areas of confusion. Students are also asked to write multiple papers (argumentative, rationale, reflection) building on the topics discussed in class, offering them an opportunity to create meaning from and…
Approaches that include activities such as role play where the learner may be expected to watch, listen, discuss, take notes, problem solve as well as partake in practical involvement allow for the development of group interaction. As with all approaches, this method may not suit all learners as some maybe reluctant to participate. When planning to use this technique its important that clear objectives are set and that all activities are clearly explained allowing time for feedback.…
Working in groups is one way to differentiate this strategy for all learns as it utilizes advanced thinking strategies (Moore, Moore, Cunningham, & Cunningham, 2011, p. 181). More advanced students would have an opportunity to write their own word problems for an even great challenge and learning…
The problem with this technique is that the material that the individual is desiring to learn only sustains in one’s short term memory. To avoid this dilemma and poor study etiquette a student should distribute their study material over a certain period of days and go back or rehearse previously learned material the next day. The behavior that is desired to be decreased is the all nighters. The problem with an all nighters is that all the material that is to be learned is being forced to be learned in one night or a few hours, in which in one perspective is punishing yourself. Further leading, the student to not learn the material in good quality. To prevent this bad behavior one must use negative reinforcement. Negative reinforcement is taking away a stimulus or certain object that will most likely increase the probability of that certain behavior to occur and in this case, distributed studying. For the student to advance in distributed studying, they may have to find the root of the problem. All nighters are the usually the result of procrastination. Now the procrastination may have been resulted from either surfing the web for too long or just the thought of unavoidable failure. Usually, when a subject is difficult or even deemed as boring, a student will avoid the subject and most likely perform an all nighters. This results them to resort to utilize their smartphones, therefore procrastinating…
When it comes to the studying in short frequent sessions, this is a strategy that works for me. It suites the assessment of my “social” learning style well. It gives me a break between the monotony of school work. The time in between gives me the opportunity to take in the information with some physical, and interactive behaviors. The breaks reinvigorate me and help with focus.…
| Quieter students may not participate.More confident students may dominate the discussion.The group could easily go ‘off task’ and need to be brought back to the subject focus.Not practical with more than 20 students.…
One effective way to help the students is through literature. Usually these students are English learners. Because of that, this group has greater difficulties integrating and socializing with other peers in the classroom. “Literature can help them “meet these new people” in their classroom, learn the expectations of their classmates and their teacher, and generally learn to adapt to their new culture” (Akrofi 2008).…
When developing procedures for your own classroom an educator must consider each moment of the day, each menial day to day task as well as lesson plans and curriculum. Each time the students perform an in-class or out of class activity there is an opportunity to not only provide a standard procedure that assists in time management, but also to incorporate a number of other skills that the children can master. Two such in-class activities are reading groups and computer use. When students gather for a group reading activity there are many procedures the students must follow. Students must stand up from their seats, where they are seated in groups of four, and individually each group will be called to the designated reading area. Students are allowed to sit where they please as long as they follow the rules. To begin, a brief discussion of the title of the book will take place with the students and a question/answer session on what they think the book will be about. Students are free to chat with their friends and…
It is clear from the table that those learners that prefer question and answer also prefer presentations, debates and group discussions. It is important for me as a teacher to ensure that I am supporting all learners by using teaching and learning methods that they are comfortable with, to ensure that maximum learning potential is reached, as well as balancing this with encouraging learners to learn within a teaching and learning method that they do not prefer so that they have the opportunity to acquire new material in a variety of contexts (Gravells and Simpson,…