My first belief is that the way that the teacher sets up and runs the classroom is key to maximum amount of learning for the students. In order to do this, I will set my classroom up in groups or tables instead of rows. This will help build a community between my students and I, as well as, my students with each other so that they will feel comfortable enough to have a discussion about topics and expand their knowledge without relying on me for information to be memorized instead of internalized. My second belief is that students should not be as quickly “diagnosed” with learning disabilities as they are, just because they don’t do as well in school as other students. There are many other factors that apply that could be the reason for students to do poorly in class.…
Two of the Effective Educator Goals that I have chosen to provide rationale on are, Manages & Motivates and Reflects on Practice. I feel very strongly that most students, when given a positive, encouraging, and nurturing learning environment, can motivate themselves to be socially interactive and engaged in their own education. When students see your positive energy, feel your desire to learn, and know they are an asset to your classroom; most often will put forth the effort to be an active participant. I have had differentiated environments to meet the needs of certain individuals to promote a supportive and meaningful environment that was conducive to learning.…
Create a fun and secure learning environment. Take time teach the rules such as we respect each other, we will learn from each other because we are a team. Give learning rewards and learning breaks to create an atmosphere of excitement. Learning breaks can be movement or listening to students’ favorite song on YouTube.…
In conclusion, this project made me think of what a student must feel in this situation every day. I think we need to make the student feel included in every way in the classroom. We want the student to feel comfortable coming to school and learning. We need to set the environment to a positive learning experience to fit the individual need to help them accomplish their learning goals. We need to teach all the students to respect and help one another in the…
Wide spectrum of abilities: Having a inclusive class with a wide range of children and abilities could also cause a problem when supporting learning activities, ensuring that all children are engaged, involved and fully understand the task that has been set. This can be dealt with by splitting the children in to ability based groups and providing the appropriate work for each group and setting achievable targets. By encouraging the higher ability children to help those struggling will help keep the class working at a similar pace.…
Education Accommodation For everyone to get an equal opportunity when it comes to their education, many believe that schools should accommodate its students. Students are typically taught at one level, which should not be the case considering there are many different learning techniques. In school the main focus is for students to have an equal learning experience. In Acting Out Culture, many authors tell readers how education should accommodate to every student because of the different ways to learn.…
My study of this environment has helped to develop my beliefs of teaching. There is so much more to being a teacher than just teaching letters, numbers, and phonics. You are developing these students, minds, senses, social skills, reasoning skills, and so much more. I would like to create this safe space students need and find ways to always meet the needs of every single student. I noticed in Ms. Brittany’s room that she was able to create connections with all her students, but at times struggled with effectively communicating with each…
Looking at the learning environment: How does the environment within the practicum site support children to play learn and grow? How are these aspects of the program designed to nurture young children and support their learning through play? Sunny Hill Development Centre Daycare environment caters to the the children 's independence and creativity. The centre has The center is open from 8am to 5pm throughout Monday to Friday. There is no set schedule that is followed throughout the day, other than a hollow skeleton of set snack times at roughly around 10:30am and around 4pm , lunch always at 12:00pm following nap time around 12:30pm to 2:45pm.…
As stated in the InTASC Model Core Teacher Standards, Standard 3 addresses Learning Environments. The standard states: “The teacher works with others to create environments that support individual and collaborative learning, and that encourage positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, and self-motivation.” To me, the classroom environment is one of the most important things that can impact the student’s ability to learn and allow them to feel comfortable within their own classroom. I believe that it is extremely important to form a relationship with your students, and get to know each one of them before you can effectively educate them. By getting to know your students, you are not only getting to know them, but you are also…
Within today’s school environment, educational authorities require all teachers to implement a holistic and inclusive curriculum into their daily classroom practices. Teachers must make regular adjustments, modifications and differentiate pedagogical content and practices, in order to ensure that the needs of each individual child are met. Through implementing inclusive practices within the daily classroom setting, teachers are ultimately creating a positive effect on learning outcomes for all students. There are various factors that can influence as well as hinder the educational performance of students with a disability and additional learning needs, including, policies, frameworks, guidelines and school staffing arrangements. This report…
The Benefits and Drawbacks to an Interactive Learning Environment One of the greatest challenges in the pursuit of teaching is providing an engaging environment in which students can learn and retain the knowledge gained. In the Stansbury and Munro (2013) experiment, as well as the research conducted by Ciarocco, Lewandowski, and Van Volkom (2013), the goal of each study was to identify the most beneficial of interactive instruction. However, as there is the possibility for improvement in any experiment, there is also the potential for drawbacks and flaws in the design. Therefore, it is important to dissect each element of the studies in order to gauge the effectiveness of the given treatments.…
The WEAC defines inclusion as a “term which expresses commitment to educate each child to the maximum extent appropriate in school and classroom he or she would otherwise attend.” () Inclusion in the classroom is a trend that is becoming increasingly more popular. Because inclusion is so controversial, it is the best idea to become educated on the topic. It is very likely, that we, as education majors, will soon find ourselves in an inclusion classroom. I chose a topic that was very personal to me.…
A classroom’s community and environment is what allows students to either learn successfully or unsuccessfully. If the environment is not welcoming, safe, and encouraging a student’s basic needs will not be met and their academic success will suffer consequently. I aspire to create a classroom environment that exudes creativity, safety, equity, and community. In order to create a collaborative learning environment, as I desire to, I must also adhere to learning differences of students and the uniqueness of my students’ development patterns. The following paper will discuss my understanding of how different students progress, how I will address the range of learning preferences and cultures, as well as how I will use that knowledge to create a collaborative learning environment.…
I believe my ideal classroom will be founded on the principal of establishing a safe, intellectual environment where my students have the opportunity to grow and develop physically and emotionally during this important time of their lives. In order to provide this type of environment for my students, I will make my expectations for my classroom clear, and the consequences for going against my expectations equally as clear. The basis of my classroom will be built on mutual respect and trust. I plan on creating this mutual trust and respect by developing close relationships with all of my students. Through these close relationships, I plan on using my students’ interests and strengths to make my classroom and assignments as interesting for my students as possible.…
Relevant Factors Community, district, and school. This school is located in an urban community in the southeastern United States. 68 percent of the students that go to this high school receive free or reduced lunch. With majority of the students receiving free and reduce lunch would suggest that the community is made up of low-income families and the unemployment rate is high. Many students come from single parent families and sometimes themselves have to take on the burden of helping with raising younger siblings and working themselves to provide for the household.…