No Child gets Left Behind in the World of Teaching

No Child gets Left Behind in the World of Teaching

Chapter 14 Reflection

     Throughout all of my education courses, the debate of what makes an effective teacher has been tossed around in class discussions. Anitia Woolfolk mentioned that the characteristics of an effective teacher revolves around clarity, organization, warmth, and enthusiasm. I agree with all of these characteristics and traits of what is expected from an effective teacher. I also think that the amount of knowledge for teaching that the teacher has is also another major impact on effective teaching. I enjoyed reading about the different teaching approaches specifically because I engaged into some of these teaching approaches throughout my field work experiences in past semesters. An example would be in my Social Studies Methods course, we had to create and teach three lessons: direct, inquiry, and collaborative. The technology differentiation section of this chapter was also very intriguing considering that it touched on one of my favorite subjects, assistive technology. 

Should the promotion of self-esteem be a part of the curriculum?

    Self-Esteem should always be a part of the curriculum one way or another. Self-esteem is a major concept in every person's life, no matter how old they are. Self-esteem is also a major concern in society today so it should be promoted at some point in the curriculum. Self-esteem could be integrated into the curriculum through books and activities at some point throughout the year, it is up to the teacher to decide. 

Many agree that strong self-esteem is essential, but what role should teachers play in promoting self-esteem?

     In promoting self-esteem, the teachers should be the motivators to support the students with their self-esteem and how they are as a person. The teachers should encourage the students to be themselves and to be proud of who they are.

In terms of learning, what should self-esteem be based on? 

     Self-esteem should be based on how the student perceives themselves as a person, a learner, a student, etc. Self-esteem relates directly to the student and their opinion of themselves.

In what ways should teachers use praise to promote self-esteem?

     Teachers should use praise to promote self-esteem by encouraging the students with positive feedback and motivational praises that gives the students a reassuring feeling or a motivational boost with their self-esteem.

There are so many more questions, but above are just a few honorable mentions that I believe are significant to teaching and promoting self-esteem. 

Editing a Lesson Plan

     Order Out! Lesson found using Awesome Library. This lesson states a clear statement of the topic and provides a brief objective as the purpose of the lesson. It also lists the materials that are needed for this lesson with a six step procedure for carrying out the lesson. This lesson has no method listed for evaluation of success throughout the lesson. This lesson also does not list many accommodations, only variations of the lesson with very minor adjustments. To accommodate the individual differences of gender, race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status in this lesson, everyone is given an equal opportunity with all of the materials and support from the teacher. This type of lesson is not affected by the individual differences that are listed above. When it comes to language, everything can be posted in a variety of languages according to the individual differences that are present in the classroom. To professionally and reassuringly include all students, I would be sure to make sure that every child has the materials needed and know the instructions of this lesson whether the directions need to be modeled or explained more in depth for clarity. 

My Experience with Create, Evaluate, and Relate in Chapter 14

Create: Teaching From Different Perspectives

Evaluate: Online Lesson Plan Objectives

• Lesson Plan Using Coupons to Teach Applied Math
• Shop 'Til You Drop: Food for Thought
• Cutting Costs with Coupons

How would you categorize the objective? Is this a cognitive, affective, behavioral, or psychomotor objective? How do you know?

     I would categorize the objectives for all three lesson plans as expanding the knowledge of budgeting and money while incorporating discounts through coupons for real world situations. These objectives are cognitive objectives specifically because they involve with the thinking process and being able to interpret the circumstances for this task. I know this because of how the rest of the lesson plan flows with the aspects of achieving the objective. Each lesson plan is unique, but they ultimately want to experience a similar outcome. 

Relate: Reflective Practice

Here is the link to my daily reflection template.