Your journey through the first five weeks of student teaching has encompassed many insightful, positive, and, at times, challenging experiences. Share how your most rewarding experiences made you a more effective teacher. In addition, share your most challenging experiences, including how you resolved them, and how they supported your growth as an effective teacher.
Category: Education
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Peer Feedback on Teaching Proficiency
Overview
The purpose of this assignment is for the learners to see how their peers view their teaching proficiency. Colleagues can be a valuable source of information in terms of a learner’s ability to receive feedback on what is actually happening in his or her classroom. The student will be observed on at least two occasions. One of these will be a videotaped lesson. The learner’s partner in this assignment will complete the observation form. Learners should use the Classroom Observation Form Download Classroom Observation Formas well as the Summary of Peer Feedback Form. Once the assignment has been completed, the learner should submit the Peer Feedback Form to the course. This assignment will allow the learner to receive feedback on his or her work in a personal manner from someone who understands the environment in which the learner is teaching.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competency and assessment criteria:
Competency 1: Evaluate instruction for professional development.
Evaluate feedback received from professional colleagues.
Competency 2: Improve instruction and professional learning.
Integrate feedback received from professional colleagues into the development of action steps for improving instructional skills.
Competency 3: Demonstrate the dispositions expected of a professional educator and self-directed learner.
Reflect on the advantages and disadvantages of peer observation as a tool to collaborate with other professionals to improve instruction.
Assignment Description
Use the Summary of Peer Feedback Form before the first peer visit so you know what will be expected as documentation of the observations by your peers.
In preparation for the visit, explain the feedback process and its context to your peer observer. Share your improvement goal and what you would like your observer to pay particular attention to throughout the lesson. Be sure your colleague understands that you will be asking for written feedback using the Classroom Observation Form. You do not need to submit a copy of the forms, but you will need to refer to them when you prepare your summary.
Step One
To complete this assignment, follow the instructions on the following forms:
Classroom Observation Form.
Summary of Peer Feedback Form.
Step Two
Submit the Peer Feedback Form to your instructor.
Refer to the Summary of Peer Feedback Download Summary of Peer Feedbackon Your Teaching rubric to ensure that you meet the grading criteria for this assignment.
Portfolio Prompt: You may choose to save this learning activity to your ePortfolio along with instructor feedback in the Professional Showcase binder for Program Outcome 4 after it has been graded. Note that artifacts that demonstrate the application of knowledge and understanding are more valuable to your portfolio than those which simply evidence the understanding of a concept. -
“Assessment Strategies and Data Use Policy in Early Childhood Education”
There is an assessment template that needs to be filled in with the information. The assessment has two parts. In part one, students will provide an overview of child and program assessment strategies and the kinds of data collected based on previously acquired knowledge. In part two of the assessment, students will outline how assessment data use is responsive to legal and ethical mandates through a data use policy. PLEASE READ EACH ATTACHMENTS!!!!!
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“Enhancing Early Education: The Importance of Outdoor Learning in Preschool and Beyond” Introduction: Outdoor learning has become increasingly recognized as an important component of early childhood education. It offers numerous benefits for both children and education staff, yet there are inconsistencies
Writing and comparing the outdoor learning in preschool and how it should be continued to the first three years in primary school. I uploaded an article which I’m going to write some parts of it, as indicated under the outline.
This article is based on AU and mine will be based on another country. When you are ready will send more info
The outline:
– [ ] Benefits for education staff
– [ ] Inconsistencies in outdoor learning provision across the early years
– [ ] An international phenomenon
– [ ] Challenges promoting outdoor learning inconsistencies across the early years
– [ ] The contribution of outdoor learning to potentially enhance transition to school
– [ ] Surmounting outdoor learning challenges
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Title: Student Intervention Plan Presentation: Addressing Academic and Behavioral Needs
As an extension of your Intervention Plan using the document attached, you are required to submit a 3 – 5 minute visual presentation. It can be either a video or a narrated PowerPoint presentation that highlights the findings, research, and interventions that are featured in your paper. The goal of this Student Data Presentation is to simulate what a meeting might seem like to present findings about a student. The meeting might involve other support teachers/specialists and/or parents in efforts to implement interventions to work collaboratively with home and school. Thus, keep in mind to summarize key details and don’t overload these the individuals with too much text on a slide, formal jargon, etc., but document tangible takeaways for these individuals.
Supporting materials should be included in the presentation (e.g. types of assessments used, some general data, types of intervention and materials, etc.). -
“Creating Trauma-Informed Classrooms: Supporting Students with Adverse Childhood Experiences”
Students experience adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) or traumatic events across the country every day, in their homes, schools, and through media. Trauma can come in many forms including school shootings, lockdowns, abuse, death, evacuation, bullying, divorce, family separation, etc. An important aspect of classroom management is to know how to prepare for trauma and deal with the effects it has on student learning and behaviors. Teachers must create a safe, inclusive, and equitable classroom that is proactive in supporting and providing resources when trauma is disclosed.
For this assignment, research an ACE and reflect on how that experience or event could affect student learning. With the specific experience or event in mind and the lens of advocacy, consider what must be done to create a safe classroom space for students. Create a 4-6 minute TedTalk style video to advocate for creating trauma-informed classrooms that support students. In your video include the following:
Explain the importance of creating an inclusive and equitable classroom environment that considers ACEs and trauma.
Discuss how the experience or event can affect student learning, motivation, and behaviors.
Provide 2-3 suggestions for creating a safe classroom environment that supports the specific type of trauma.
Explain at least two ways teachers can partner with families to support students experiencing trauma.
Explain the importance of educators having already built a safe, positive, and inclusive classroom for students who have experienced trauma.
Explain the importance of advocating for change, including trauma-informed training and resources to support students who have gone through trauma.
Support your video with a minimum of three scholarly resources.
Submit your reference list and a link to your video on one document.
Refer to the “Recording, Editing and Uploading a Video or Podcast Guide” to help you become familiar with how to create a video.
Show professionalism in your speech and appearance.
Remember, video and audio quality are important and should be taken into consideration. Ensure your video is filmed with sufficient lighting and the volume is adequate for viewers to hear. Intonation, expression, proper speech, and professional attire are expected.
Use an online video platform such as Loom, YouTube, or Vimeo to upload your completed video. Ensure that others can access and view your linked video prior to submitting the assignment. If you upload your video to YouTube, select the “unlisted” option.
While APA Style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.
Provided resources:
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED606309.pdf
https://www.edutopia.org/article/supporting-students-affected-trauma
https://www.collaborativeclassroom.org/blog/supporting-students-who-are-dealing-with-trauma/
https://publicschoolsfirstnc.org/resources/fact-sheets/aces-and-resilience-what-can-we-do/
https://www.nea.org/professional-excellence/student-engagement/trauma-informed-schools
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1218833.pdf
https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.html
https://ncte.org/blog/category/advocacy/
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“Exploring the Impact of Social Media on Society: A Critical Analysis”
PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT TEH INSTRUCTIONS IN THE FILE ALSO THE COURCE MATERIAL IS ALSO IN THE FILE, NO OUTISDE SOURCES SHOULD BE USED.
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Title: “Effectiveness of [Model/Theory/Approach]: A Literature Review Based on Consultation Experience”
Brief Research Paper Relying on the outcome of your consultation experience (Assignment 1), conduct a literature review on the topic of the proposed dissertation. Students will review at least 10 research articles on the chosen topic and write a 10-12 page paper reviewing the research reviewed. Articles chosen should be journal articles (published within the last 10 years) from peer-reviewed journals and should be research articles, not reviews. Papers should review not just the content of the research studies but also the quality of the research itself. Information should be synthesized to evaluate the effectiveness of the model/theory/approach addressed and should not just summarize each article independently. Careful attention should be paid to the rubric below regarding details that should be included in the paper. Students should conclude with a statement about the effectiveness of the model/theory/approach based on the research reviewed. Papers will include grading for format and writing and should follow all the format rules of the APA Publication Manual 7 Edition except an abstract and table of contents will not be needed for this paper. Students should use in-text citations throughout and include a reference list.
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Reframing the Narrative of Abuse: A Client’s Perspective and Path to Healing
1. Thinking of the clients we have discussed this semester chose one and retell the story of abuse from their perspective.
What Themes can you identify from their stories on a micro and macro level? Are the themes comparable?
If you were working with the client how would you help them rewrite their stories of abuse? How do you think trauma affected them? How would you guide them to find the best outcome? From our discussions what strategies would you use?
**I need you to think critically and realistically when answering this part- Please do not write what you think I want to hear!!!**
has to be 2 paragraphs
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Title: Child Advocacy Resources for Early Educators Child Advocacy Organizations: 1. National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) – Purpose: To promote high-quality early childhood education and advocate for the rights of young children
This activity will allow early educators to become more aware of the child advocacy resources available to the children and families being served.
Review the information listed below as well as internet, journals, articles, etc.
Create a list of at least 5 child advocacy organizations on a Word document. Include the following for each organization:
Name of the organization
Give the purpose of the organization
Write a brief summary that includes information about the organization( website, location, and the process for receiving services). Discuss why you chose this organization to use as a resource. Also discuss how this organization can help a family in need of a particular service.