Not too long ago I issued a memo highlighting ways of improving Maxey’s instructional program. This was quickly followed up with professional development meetings, lively SIT discussions, and several policy changes. Today’s memo will serve as the next step in the natural progression of developing and framing ways to improve Maxey’s entire professional learning community. The time for laying every burden on teachers is over.…
In the video Montana Stories: Kevin Red Star Kevin talks about the symbols in art. His style represents the Crow Indians in his art. This video would be used in my class to talk about art and how different cultures can be represented in art. Art resembles what the artists wants and students should be aware of who their artwork can resemble culture. While looking through the resources I found a lesson plan including videos for the Jingle Dancer. This resource included videos about doing a close reading and doing math problem solving. This resource would cover multiple subjects and be an excellent resource. I like the Jingle Math Problem because it was a math story problem and the student were solving the Jingle Dancer question. The resource…
‘Harry Wood’ by John Foulcher, is a poem set in the 1920-30s which explores the idea of change. This poem shows us what happens when change does not occur in a person. Harry throughout the whole poem says the same; harsh, cruel man that was just seeking to survive. He did at some point have social change with, a wife of which he had children with however, as he was an introvert and had his mind set on just surviving and never really “living life”. With Harrys attitude and beliefs never changing it created a negative aspect on his life, with his family leaving him and him living alone. Although throughout his life change did happen around him he never changed with it, if you dont change with the times you get left behind, we see this happened to Harry Wood. Overall the poem is negative change.…
This passage is describing what Charlie sees at the Miners' Hall in Corrigan on New Year's Eve. Every year 'the whole town' arrives there to get together and watch the fireworks, and therefore it is something that brings the whole town together, even if it is for only one night.…
* ‘This late, the architecture is desolate and reached of colour’’ symbolic, suggests of life having been washed out in the town-devoid of colour.…
Significant moments, including rites of passage, construct a transitional period where knowledge and clarification often create a sense of progression and maturity within one’s life. Published in the year 2009, Jasper Jones is a coming of age novel written by Australian author Craig Silvey. Directed at young adult readers, the narrative’s plot revolves around a mysterious death in the summer of 1965, in the isolated town of Corrigan. Evident throughout Jasper Jones, the development of Eliza Wishart allows a modern audience to engage in a novel that reflects upon experiences, choices and motivations present along a character’s journey. Eliza provides a dynamic, yet clear representation of a figure that completes a fundamental process by exploring her rites of passage, accompanied by surrounding aspects such as exposure, loss of innocence, friendship and guilt, all in which ultimately contribute to her transition to adolescence. Exposed to problematic circumstances that dramatically effect a youthful…
In Craig Silveys outrageous novel Jasper Jones, the younger characters are faced with a loss of innocence. They have to find out the hard way the world is not what it’s portrayed to be. Throughout the novel the characters are dragged through violence, destruction and death and uncover the truth about mysteries and lies.…
*Note: Not all areas are required for every lesson. * Indicates Optional areas to be included only if applicable to the specific content/grade level lesson. This lesson plan template is based upon the CAST UDL Lesson Plan Builder but includes extra fields specific for submission into Idaho’s Schoolnet Learning Management System and must be completely filled in ( unless labeled * for optional) to facilitate entry…
Kima Payne Stewart, Richard A Neeley. Education. Chula Vista: Winter 2005. Vol. 126, Iss. 2; pg. 353, 11 pgs…
(2007). Glossary of Instructional Strategies . Retrieved February 16, 2009, from Distributed Practice: The Research Base Web site: http://glossary.plasmalink.com/glossary.html…
What I learned from this documentary is that we need to step it up with our education needs and provide more students with more help or possible tutors to anyone who needs help and change the negative outcome that we’ve been “labeled” by known as “Dropout Factories”. (Labeling Theory is used) I’ve learned that without education you can’t succeed much in life because you don’t have the knowledge to understand what is needed to keep moving forward. Symbolic Interactionist Perspective is used because people are being treated in certain ways that they lack in education and are fulfilling other people’s points and the expectations of those people who say that they are not going to succeed much.…
Charlie Bucktin learns a great deal about himself, others, Corrigan and important lessons that will help him live a better life in Jasper Jones. In the novel, Charlie goes through some experiences that teach him some of life’s great lessons. In particular he comes to learn a great deal about trust, love, facing and overcoming fear, role models and racial prejudice.…
Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy In Curriculum and Instruction…
Webb, L. D., & Metha, A. (2013). Curriculum and Instruction. Foundations of American education (7th ed., pp. 363-395). Boston: Pearson.…
I found the video to be quite educational. However, I connected most to Ms. Hearn. In regards to Ms. MacLean, I was impressed with her teaching method, but not surprised. One of the main goals when constructing knowledge is being able to link new with existing information. For that occur, teachers must survey their students to discover common interests. By doing so, teachers increase the chance of student comprehension because the lesson being taught is engrossing.…