Education at a Glance

September 26, 2017 SL3 "Evaluate Speakers Point of View" is the ELA standard I am prepared to use and teach at this time. As a history major we use this skill in almost every paper, we summarize and take positions while analyzing documents, speeches and art. Since I want to teach secondary education specifically 12th grade American History I think I can easily instill what I have learned into my students to help them succeed. I personally need to work on RI.7 Multi Media, just because I tend to rely on what I already know instead of expanding my repertoire. Widening my resources will allow me to become a better teacher because I will have more to offer my students. I would probably use Poll Everywhere the most at the moment, kids don't always want to share and since this is an anonymous way to answer questions its easier for kids to open up about a subject. I know I hated being the only student to answer questions in class, I thought everyone saw me as a know it all ...

Free Willy? An Argument Analysis of the Controversy over Captive Killer Whale Populations. http://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewResourceLesson/Preview/59379 It may be me and my teaching style but I would not do a section on vocabulary, I believe students at this age should know these words and be able to use context clues on their own to figure out the meaning, or find a different way to find the meaning of the words in the article I present to them. Maybe instead I would ask them to identify the trigger words, words that show bias towards one opinion or another, have the students look for any possible contradicting statements. More in depth learning skills than just looking up vocabulary words this way when the students are done we could share their findings with the class because there is always more than one way to view/read an article. I do like how this lesson plan includes media like the documentary "Blackfish" it is a very eye opening experience that will def...

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When it comes to Microsoft Word I've used it for pretty much everything school related. Every paper is written and edited on Word. Even though I have a Mac I've still downloaded MS Word just in case I have to email a document as an attachment to a teacher, professor or coworker on the off chance Pages doesn't work on their end. Most professors use Word for their syllabus and hand outs for the class. At this point it's a part of every day life for me. Growing up and still to this day teachers and professors drill into you to cite everything you use, even to go as far in saying there's no such thing as too much citing. You always want to give credit for any work(s) you use for fear of any academic punishment like suspension or automatic "F". Every teacher and professor has always given the class websites we can use to properly cite our work. Most if not all college libraries offer workshops that you can submit your paper to and receive feed back on the doc...

Abbey Roos, teaches Kindergarten at Dr. John A. Langford Elementary School in East Hartford, Connecticut, states she uses technology to manage her class room and keep her students engaged in the lesson. Roos also uses a software program to monitor and improve student behavior called ClassDojo. The program provides students with positive reinforcement and collects data that can be sent to the parents, administration and guidance counselors so Roos can spend more time teaching rather than behavior monitoring. I believe most teachers use technology in the classroom to make learning easier for their students. Using technology that allows students to connect not only with what's being taught but with each other, students feel more confident in themselves because these technologies can adapt to a student specific needs. Students will use the technology presented to them and they will continue to use it because it makes class fun, rewarding and confident. I remember as a high school ...