Dec 11
Kimberly E Northrup ED 227 Professor Williams 7 December 2011 Image of a Learner Reflection Young Adolescents are Tornadoes Thinking of a tornado and the destruction it can cause, it might be frowned upon to compare such a thing to young adolescents in middle and high school. Thinking of twisters from the perspective of …
Dec 11
Below is a link to the Prezi I made for my Semester Summary in ED 227: Introduction to Middle/Secondary Schools & Students http://prezi.com/ku7mby9dioq_/ed-227/?auth_key=c453a607d9032eadc882f42fefb7fa5e090da69d
Dec 11
Kimberly E Northrup ED 227 Professor Williams 30 November 2011 Shadow Student Case Study After observing Student DW at the SMS and looking at her life as a student through the different lenses of observation, I can comfortably say I better understand her thoughts and actions. I spent only two days with Student DW, but …
Dec 08
Tips for Creating a Test Make certain students understand what will be assessed before you assess. Plan the test while you plan the unit. Your assessment should go beyond recalling and explaining (Bloom’s Taxonomy) A test should: be long enough to be valid and reliable, but short enough to complete in the allotted time increase …
Dec 07
Kimberly E Northrup ED 228 Professor Brock 6 December 2011 Final Reflection More than Just Words, Words, Words Content area literacy is something that every middle/secondary educator should be able to define for his or her subject area. In general, it involves building language and looking beyond the meaning of each word, sentence, or …
Dec 07
Benjamin Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning Domains: The goals of the learning process Domains can be thought of as categories. Cognitive – Knowledge (mental skills) | Affective – Attitude (growth in feelings or emotional areas) | Psychomotor skills (manual or physical skills) Teachers use the cognitive categories to write lesson plan objectives. (i.e.- “The student will …
Dec 07
ED 228 Case Study Reading with Estudiante A Kimberly E Northrup 12/1/2011 Ever since the beginning of this school year, I have been spending my Thursday and Friday afternoons in the Media Center of Jonathan Jennings IPS 109, where I work with Mrs. Jensen and her ESL (English as a Second Language) students. The majority …
Dec 03
Lesson Plan 2 Additional material needed: 4 poemas Pedro Navaja letra summative assessment- Examen II poesia
