Posts tagged: Developmental History

What is Culture?

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By , May 1, 2012 11:59 pm

Education and Culture

In their article “Understand Culture” Shelley Zion and Elizabeth Kozleski (2005) define culture as “the system of shared beliefs, values, customs, behaviors, and artifacts that members of society use to interact with their world and with one another” (p. 3). Continuing in an anthropological direction, culture is a powerful tool for survival, but it is a surprisingly delicate phenomenon which is constantly changing. For example, consider how the attitudes and values of a school may change when a new principal is hired, this new individual may make specific changes to shift the culture of a school in a different direction. But culture, as a noun with a concise definition like the one provided by Zion and Kozleski (2005), is easier to understand than its tremendous effects in the classroom. Continue reading 'What is Culture?'»

Case-Study Report

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By , May 1, 2012 8:34 pm

During the 2012 spring semester, we completed several visits to Pike Township school New Augusta North Public Academy. We shadowed a teacher in our content area and worked with a particular student to examine how content literacy impacted the student and learning in the classroom. At the completion of the semester, we documented the experience in a Case-Study report in which we outlined our observations and experiences with the student.  Continue reading 'Case-Study Report'»

My Developmental History

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By , April 12, 2011 11:03 pm

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Prompt:

The Developmental History Project (an electronic presentation and a completed developmental history questionnaire), should provide a comprehensive summary of your (or your classmate’s):

● social-emotional development;

● cognitive development (including information on your intelligences);

● ethical and moral development; and

● environmental factors that influenced who you are today. Continue reading 'My Developmental History'»

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