Initially‚ it was difficult to find out the appropriate age group for the assigned lab experiment. Later on‚ I found the kids with appropriate ages. One kid was from pre-operational stage who was 3 years old and another was from concrete stage who was 7 years old. I asked them several question while experimenting the things. Both kids were tested at different time period at different place but the questions which were supposed to ask them were the same. First of all‚ I asked a kid from Piaget’s
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We live in a diverse world but often times where we live can shelter us from the many different kinds of people that exist. Even in public places we tend to ignore people of a different race‚ religion or class. It is said but someone we consider our peer we are more likely to acknowledge. Not many environments cultivate a situation where people interact comfortably with other types of people but one such place is what author Elijah Anderson calls “Cosmopolitan canopies” (xiv). According to Anderson
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I have never spent much time thinking about my philosophy of education‚ but through my experience of working with students of different grades‚ levels‚ and backgrounds‚ I believe that education is a process in which unique individuals—coming from different cultures and experiences—accumulate knowledge through various ways‚ approaches‚ and learning styles. Therefore‚ I think as teachers‚ it is extremely important to respond and make proper adjustments to meet those different learning needs of our
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-This video displayed how direct instruction is used in learning tasks like reading‚ pronunciation‚ and spelling. When the teacher asked the students to perform a task they could only participate when the teacher tapped on the desk. Students are only allowed to express what they know only when they are instructed to. When the students performed the task correctly‚ they were rewarded a point on the board. When they performed out of direct instruction‚ they earned a negative point. The teachers felt
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Sarah Elder Visit #1 Today is September 18‚ 2011. It is Sunday around 8am and I decided to spend my morning visiting a lady named Patricia. I met Patricia one day when my husband was doing some renovation on a friend’s house. She came over to ask for help‚ ever since then we have kept in contact with her. According to Hooyman and Kiyak‚ “Chronological aging is the definition of aging based on a person’s years lived from birth” (p.4. 2011). Patricia’s chronological age is 72. She has been living
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Preschool is the foundation of all later school and it is crucial to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity. Coming to preschool might be a big challenge for some kids‚ they come from a place where they are the prince or princess in other words the center of attention. Preschool on the other hand if full of many kids‚ some can see this as competition for attention. In this paper I will discuss four different learning center activities for a preschool class. These activates will strengthen fine
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My reaction paper is on a game that I went to see with my son at the Wells Fargo Center between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Milwaukee Bucks on fan appreciation night. The night started off great when I placed a phone call to a former high school teammate and friend who is a Philadelphia Traffic policeman. He informed me that if I put his name and traffic on a piece of paper on my dash board that I could park alongside the Xffinity center on the street. Nice‚ that saved me $20 and along walk. Well
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The majority of my experience with the first teacher performance expectation in relation to early and childhood literacy comes from module fourteen and my experience at East Oakland Leadership Academy (from here on out referred to as E.O.L.A.). Since I work at a middle school and teach math‚ my subject specific pedagogical skills are strongest in a sixth grade math classroom. However‚ as a candidate for a multiple subject credential my specific pedagogical skills in teaching literacy are flourishing
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This assignment requires you formulate and write a reflection essay that incorporates an analysis and synthesis of information that you have received from class discussion‚ presentations‚ required and independent readings‚ and personal experience and exposure. This essay should be a reflection on your journey to discover a personal theoretical orientation toward counseling. What does it look like? What theorist’s do you see yourself aligned with? In disagreement with? How have your personal
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The University of Illinois provides its students with a myriad of study spaces. Some of these are close to spaces inhabited by students‚ whereas others have dedicated establishments on campus. Although it may seem these spaces have been established solely for the purpose of academic learning‚ they also exhibit features that enhance social interactivity among students and provide entertainment value to them. The undergraduate library‚ located south of the main quad‚ is laid out on two
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