I am especially glad that I have been able to see how this course will compliment my plans to become a primary teacher, with specific examples being used within school settings. This had been playing on my mind prior to the course as to how useful these skills will be, yet during this first session my uncertainty has diminished and I am confident that I will learn skills for my future career and benefit many everyday situations.…
Choose ONE of the links from the first page of this lesson. Then answer the following questions in complete English sentences:…
Years ago, the college experience applied only to recent high school graduates and meant spending hour after hour in a crowded lecture. Today, this is only one of the possible snapshots of a college student. The ideas in this article are perfect for students from all backgrounds and in all majors. Read on for insight and inspiration.…
I learned to navigate my way through the new classroom. I already understood how to work Riverpoint Writer and the basics about Phoenix, but now I have learned how to work my way through the new interactive syllabus and discussions.…
Rosie was the proud owner of an Eastern Box Turtle! Excitement radiated from her as she read through the Wikipedia pages and turtle forums I had found. She could not believe how much there was to learn about the baby turtle she had found in her backyard. After an hour of passionate debate on the diet of the Eastern Box Turtle, she left the lab to brag about what she had learned. I had come to the senior center expecting to teach some lethargic retirees how to create email accounts, but I left reminded of the unbridled joy that comes from learning and teaching. As I have progressed through high school I have used Rosie’s infectious energy as inspiration in my life. Her enthusiasm has pushed me to go past the curriculum and share my passions…
The information in this course has provided a solid base for the person in which I hope I continue to be, it has shown me how to continue on a path of humility, intelligence and wisdom while maintaining hope and love.…
I am writing on behalf of Titilayo Okoror for Binghamton University Undergraduate Research Mentoring award. I have known Dr. Okoror for three years now as a professor and mentor. My first introduction to Dr. Okoror was as a student in both Global Health and Immigrant and Refugee Health courses. During my time as her student, Dr. Okoror’s course quickly became my most thought-provoking and enlightening classes of my university experience. From her lesson plans, teaching of materials and leading of class discussion, her classes were informative, compelling and most importantly life changing. Life-changing may seem like an exaggeration, however, Dr. Okoror constructs course using interesting materials and allows such comprehensive conversation amongst her students that you leave each classroom with some type of new knowledge that often festers for my days, even weeks and expands your knowledge and typically changes your previous mindset about the way you view a certain subject. I don’t believe many course hold this same type of effect on students.…
* Recognize and value the experiences, abilities, and knowledge each person brings to class. Value the diversity of the class.…
One day, during this month of May, I myself was going on this trip to orientation. As I waited in the lobby of the Ferg, I was called into my small group session, it happened that in my group were seven other students who were all joined together by the number on our name tags, two. All of the students were freshmen, coming to The University of Alabama for the first time, and when the group leaders rounded us together, we all conversed as we walked to Gorgas 205 to begin our orientation journey.…
As I enter my elementary classroom on a daily basis, I plan to welcome each student into a positive, encouraging learning environment. I will plan each lesson to appeal to each of the different learning styles so that each child can benefit from the lesson. I will use the most updated technology available to make the classroom environment fun and challenging while still achieving standards. My vision is to see each child leave my classroom with good memories, a stronger self-confidence, and the knowledge to build on as they enter their next level of school.…
As I reflect on my Luckyday experience, it is quite transparent that servant-leadership and the community present a tremendous role in many lives. Learning how to effortlessly communicate with many people while combining a passion for community service proved that this semester would be phenomenal. Also, it is has taught us how to perceive others above the main surface while constructing a reflection of ourselves.…
I moved to New Orleans 2 weeks before Hurricane Katrina happened. The hurricane had a major effect on the city’s educational system. I attended schools where we were operating in schools that still had damage from Hurricane’s Katrina and Rita. The instruction in the classroom was often not challenging and many resources for advancement were not available because of the limited amount of course offerings and…
The tools we learn in these classes teach us to be kind, compassionate, and nurturing to all not just as a scholar practitioner but as a human with impeccable morals and ethics. My philosophy as a scholar-practitioner is epistemology. I believe that we develop awareness from the world we live in by the way we interact within it (Blaikie, 2004). I believe we are molded and formed by what we observe or what we are exposed to during the growth of our life. I believe that it is vital to be acquainted with the world around us by being active in it, experiencing life, and gaining knowledge (Blaikie, 2004). Therefore, I think we are the future leaders of social change; we are the face of Walden University as we go out…
Field Study 3 is a one unit course. It is the third stage of the sequential approach of the extended practicum program. FS 3 links with the 6-unit Principles of Teaching I and II in the professional studies. FS 3 gives the pre-service teachers the opportunity to practice child-friendly attitudes as they observe the applied principles, methods, strategies, approaches to teaching, the art of questioning, and skills in responding to questions. Indicators of effective teaching and learning shall be carefully observed.…
Before doing the project about social enterprises, I have never patronized any social enterprises in Hong Kong. Social enterprises were strange to me and I thought social enterprises can be sustainable because they request helps from the Government. However, after studying this topic with group mates, I find that I am ignorant about social enterprises.…