EAT Semester Exam

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Built for Learning:

Are schools built for learning? How can we change the system? 

    It is my personal belief that classroom learning should be more specialized to accomadate weaknesses as well as expand the overall skills which students possess. Individuals do not learn in the same way, but specific groups of students share various criteria requirements which must be met in order for them to thrive in a classroom setting. The system should consist of grouping children together who have the same learning styles and/or educational needs based on their grade level and educate them accoordingly. This would allow students to thrive in a classroom environment. In order to follow through on this principle, schools should begin each school year with personality, learning style, and previous knowledge based assessments to test where each childs' needs reside. From the results, the teachers in each grade level should group students with similar assessment results together in order to effectively teach accoordingly.

    I believe that the most important subjects which should be required universally in the school system are Reading, Writing, History, Math, and science-in that order. Similar to the way in which Writing and Reading are paired together, Science and math should be combined as well because they are such similar subjects in the sense that a majority of scientific subjects involve at least one principle of Arithmatic. History should be paired with a geography class so that instead of Simply studying events, students can gain a greater globally related knowledge about the world as a whole as well as where certain aspects of history occurred. I believe that rather than being required to participate in Fine Arts classes and an Athletic Related classes, students should be able to choose which they would rather be in because some gravitate towards Athletics and others gravitate towards Fine arts. At least two options should be available for both Athletics and Fine Arts. This would give children the opportunity to explore more of the areas of their own interest as well as keeping them engaged in a classroom environment. If a student discovers that they dislike the arts after a certain number of weeks in school, they can switch to a class with a more Athletic based curriculum. Rather than focusing heavily on standardized materials designed for a uniform environment, educators should provide materials which best allow groups struggling with a certain subject to stay on track and progress smoothly. Homework should be given sparsely based on improving the various struggles within each particular group and should be specifically designed to meet the learning styles as well as thought processes of individuals within the group. Standards should be set by the school boards each year regarding what students should learn, but in depth details and requirements should not be Present to the point at which Teachers can not teach the information in a 9 month period. Allowing teachers to teach their desired materials partaining to their specialty to an equivalent degree to that of required materials would inspire passion within the learning environment from both teacher as well as student.

    A typical school day should begin at 9:00am and the school day should end at 4:00pm. There should be Different days which include intense focus on certain subjects both required and chosen by the students. School days should consist of 3 classes per day, with each class being two hours long- Class 1 from 9:00am-11:00am, Class 2 from 11:30am- 1:30pm, and Class 3 from 2:00pm-4:00pm. Between each class will be a half an hour break. The first break will act as a mental break in which the students can do as they please with their free time, and the second break is to provide students with time to eat lunch. The 3 class, 2 hour system with breaks will allow students to retain more of the information in each class due to the extended time to study materials and the fewer classes per day to worry about. The 30 minute brain breaks between classes will allow students to recharge between each two hour class to ensure that overuse of cognitive functions does not occurr. Days will consist of odd and even days- Odd days (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) will consist of at least 2 academic classes and one choice class. Even days (Tuesday and Thursday) will consist of 2 choice classes and one academic class. Which academic class)es a student attends on each day will be determined weekly with councilors by what subjects they are struggling most with individually. There will be multiple teachers per classroom to assess and assist each group. The first hour in class each day will cover the required material, and the second hour is, specifically, group time.

   Files will be kept by teachers, councilors, and administrators containing information on a students neccessities regarding learning style, progression/status regarding academics, and information regarding personality type/personal educational history/ general personal information in order to best configure to a student's needs. Classrooms should consist of 30 people, and groups should be determined on a weekly basis based on progression. Although students will be categorized into groups, students will have the opportunity to work alone if desired. The groups are present to encourage peer assistance based individuals needs partaining to common criteria regarding necessary progression in certain subjects, Advanced Academics, and/or learning styles/preferences. Small tables rather than desks will be present to uphold the group aspect of the education system.  Chairs will be mobile, so if a student would like to move to a designated area in the room to study, they can. At the end of the year, each group should end up at the same level to meet the mandated requirements set by the state. This will be determined by an assessment of the whether the academic information portions of the individual files for the students in each class all meet the desired level and requirements to move on to the next grade.

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Learning Activity

Learning Activity

The first grade class is learning about alliteration in relation to poetry and the history of Thanksgiving. The student is to know what the concept of alliteration is and be able to identify it in sentences.


To make the activity one will need to find or make an age appropriate short poem that contains alliteration, separate it into parts which will be assigned to groups or individual students, tape it to the wall of the cassroom, have the students underline the places where alliteration is present, and draw a picture of what they see when they read the line of the poem.


You will need:


A poem
scissors
tape
highlighters
crayons
pencils


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Find the Treasure in Teaching

Children's Literature Competition Decision:
For my decision to enter the competition, I viewed criteria such as how much time I would have on my hands to do the project, what the project would require in terms of effort, and whether it could be done on my own. If I could have done anything differently, It would've been asking someone to illustrate and draw for me because that took a lot of time. Obstacles which I faced upon doing the Children's book were figuring out what to write about and how I was going to organize my book in terms of combined storyline as well as illustrations. What I enjoyed about the project was that when I was drawing, I didn't have any stress so it was really calming because of the intense focus on detail. The competition was fun because I got to meet new people who have the same aspirations as I do from around the region.  If I could, I would change the fact that I worked on everything at the last minute and dint give myself enough time to really do the project to my best potential. I have gained the knowledge that I have the potential to be a good writer, and that I have more opportunity to make a difference than I though I did previously. I really look forward to seeing what a state competition will be like because I've never been to one.http://kkallas901.blogspot.com/2015/11/blog-due-monday-november-9.html

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My first day as an intern.

I have been placed at Academy at Carrie Francis Thomas in a first grade class with Mrs. Bingham who has been teaching for nine years. I prepared by sleeping a lot, and I wore my Uniform shirt which i received from my education class as well as dress pants with black heels. As my introduction, I read aloud my all about me poster while getting to know the children.  I brought my backpack, a purse, and my poster with me to my field site. I walked into the classroom feeling nervous, but walked out feeling optimistic about my future as an educator. On account of the assembly which took place during a majority of my time at the field site, I was unable to participate in anything other than my introduction. I am quite looking forward to learning about what small children are capable of learning and what I am capable of teaching them.

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Reading Rocks!

Pete the Cat
Written by:Eric Litwin
Illustrated by: James Dean

This book is a wonderful read aloud children's book for children ages five to seven. This book contains a song which allows children to retain the given information which they are being read. The simplicity as well as the repetition allows for ease while reading to small children due to the fact that the same words are being stated over and over again. Focus should be given to the pattern of the song. For instance, the person reading should emphasize the colors as well as the repetitive nature of the book.

Questions:
1. What is the writer doing when he says the same words and phrases over and over again?
- a pattern
2. Where do you think pete the cat is using clues from the story?
- a farm

Activity:
Coloring by number
Step 1. Draw out the shoe onto a peice of paper
Step 2: draw sections into the shoe labeled by number of the colors pete's shoes turned
Step 3: use a copy machine to copy the drawing
Step 4: distribute to children

"Heather, what do you make?"

what do I make? I make people see things in a different way, and provide vital information to the next generation. I am a bridge builder for a better tomorrow because I provide the foundation for which they can either thrive or fail. I am one who unites students, friends, children, humans. I am a peace keeper between the misbehaved and the followers of the misbehaved. I create the tomorrow for the children of today. I provide the chance to succeed and the basis to achieve. I am an assistant to people in more ways than one. I make children see that there is inspiration in more than just a celebrity or a historical figure. I make smiles, frowns, and sometimes turn them upside down. I make children use parts of their brain that they didn't know existed. I make kids see different horizons.



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You are always a student, never a master. You have to keep moving forward.

Conrad Hall

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