Posts tagged: Classroom Management

Reflection of the Third 2 Weeks at Westlane

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By , December 8, 2012 9:54 am

ED 327 Reflection 3

October 30, 2012

In the past 3 weeks, Mr. Pitcock’s class has been busy! They had fall break, went on a camping trip and moved from their study of Earth and rocks, to energy. Their end of unit projects about the rocks all turned out well, and I think for the most part, Mr. P. was happy with their work. But conversely, I think most of the students found minerals and rocks to be a bit boring and are excited about the jump to the study of energy.  Continue reading 'Reflection of the Third 2 Weeks at Westlane'»

Reflection of the Second 2 Weeks at Westlane

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By , December 8, 2012 9:48 am

Ed 327 Reflection 2

October 4, 2012

Observations… 

Mr. Pitcock runs a very structured classroom. I am not sure if the students recognize it exactly because there is significant freedom with in that structure. Although this was something I recognized in my first impressions of him, it still manages to shock me the subsequent times I have been observing his class. Continue reading 'Reflection of the Second 2 Weeks at Westlane'»

Reflection of First 2 Weeks at Westlane Middle School

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By , December 8, 2012 9:39 am

ED 327 Reflection 1

September 19, 2012

First Impressions…

Upon meeting Mr. Pitcock my interest was piqued! He explained he completed his undergraduate degree from Purdue University in elementary education, then after a few years of teaching returned to IUPUI to pursue a few more classes which would allow him the added licensure to teach at the middle school level. Continue reading 'Reflection of First 2 Weeks at Westlane Middle School'»

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?'»

Teacher Trait

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By , April 5, 2011 9:08 pm

Prompt:

Given your personality, leadership qualities, knowledge about adolescent students, and now your experience with teacher meetings, what personality trait(s) do you believe will be your greatest asset as a classroom teacher and colleague?  What trait(s) do you believe may create issues as a middle or high school teacher and colleague? Continue reading 'Teacher Trait'»

Role of Discipline in the Community

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By , April 5, 2011 9:03 pm

Prompt:

Describe your mentor teacher’s style of classroom management and communication.  Do you feel it is effective?  What is it that gives you this impression?  What aspect of your mentor teacher’s style would you include in your own classroom, and what aspect would you eliminate?  Give a rationale. Watch your mentor teacher’s style of communication for 20-30 minutes: voice tone, facial expression, body language, hand gestures, eye contact, etc.  How did the students react to the teacher’s style?  Was there any particular aspect of the style that was more effective than another? What aspect of communication do you need to develop in order to assure student attentiveness?

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Instructional Patterns and Strategies for Student Focused Schools

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By , April 5, 2011 8:54 pm

Prompt:

Considering what we have read in Vatterott, Wood and Van Hoose et. all about the philosophy of creating middle schools and high schools that reflect responsiveness to students’ developmental needs, think about your impressions of Shortridge’s attempts to live a student-centered philosophy.  With a digital camera, document images of Shortridges “philosophy in action.” What does the image say about this school’s, teacher’s, club’s, etc. image of a learner?  Provide 2-3 images and 2-3 counter images. For the reflection component, provide a caption explaining the context of each image.  Then, provide a reflective rationale to address the prompt.

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