As a paraprofessional in an elementary school‚ I recognize how imperative it is for teachers to encourage and motivate students. I want to motivate my students while challenging them through their assignments. My strategy for accomplishing this goal is to develop their social and interaction skills by allowing students to work independently and in groups. In other words‚ given the tools of new information linked with prior knowledge promotes creativity and problem solving skills. Furthermore‚ I
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Elementary and Secondary Education Act (1965) “On April 9‚ 1965 Congress enacted the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) (P.L. 89-10)‚ the most expansive federal education bill ever passed.” “It is significant to note the bill was enacted less than three months after it was introduced‚ as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s “War on Poverty.”2 “Title I of ESEA reflected the presidential recommendation by providing that school districts with heavy concentrations of low-income
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I am conducting my service learning hours at Palm Springs North Elementary School‚ which teaches grades between pre-kindergarten and 5th grade. This school is located in Palm Springs North‚ Florida. This elementary school has a total enrollment of 966 students most living within the Palm Springs North and Miami Lakes area. The student demographic consist of 87% Hispanic‚ 7% White‚ 5% Black‚ 1% Asian and 0% other. Currently the school has one principal‚ three vice-principals and approximately 65
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My Bullying Experience In elementary school I was the victim of bullying on many different occasions by several boys in my class. Growing up I wasn’t the skinniest kid‚ like some of the other children‚ and I would be bullied because of this. I can remember one time in grade 6‚ that I was playing with some of my friends on the playground and one of the boys in my class got mad at me and called me fat. Thinking it was funny and seeing how I was very hurt from this he continued to call me fat. I was
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concept covered: PARCC test practice Mentor teacher’s name: Jessica Ross Intern (your) name: Samantha Meyer Reflection 1: Physical environment Physical environment: I am interning at Hawthorne Elementary School in Ms. Ross’s classroom on Monday’s from 12:30-3:00. This is her first year teaching elementary and she loves math. She was a math minor and previously taught algebra in high school. Her class is very low in math so she finds this very difficult. In her classroom she has a theme of “the beach”
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Wendy-Marie Aylward AP English Lang. Ms. Jones November 19‚ 2012 Loss of family‚ whether a physical or emotional disconnect‚ can have a profound effect on a person‚ which shows itself even in the smallest detail. In his book Hunger of Memory‚ Rodriguez relives this loss in a passage describing Christmas in his family. He reveals his sadness and even guilt‚ along with a strong sense of irony‚ through his selection of detail and word choice to show the stark contrast between then and now‚ and
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The debate over whether or not recess should remain a standard part of the elementary school daily schedule has existed for many years. The continuing trend toward reallocating time in school to focus on academics has led to a reduction of the amount of recess breaks children receive in school. Recess gives students time to take an unstructured break from their class work and allows them to play and socialize with their peers. Those in favor of eliminating recess believe that recess wastes valuable
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ELEMENTARY COMPUTER APPLICATIONS Chapter 1: Information concepts and Processing Information Data that is (1) accurate and timely‚ (2) specific and organized for a purpose‚ (3) presented within a context that gives it meaning and relevance‚ and (4) can lead to an increase in understanding and decrease in uncertainty. Information is valuable because it can affect behavior‚ a decision‚ or an outcome. For example‚ if a manager is told his/her company’s net profit decreased in the past month‚ he/she
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Harvey Pearce Elizabeth Baker English 111-FW01 January 24‚ 2015 Magical Memories The night before Christmas‚ the smell of warm homemade chocolate chip cookies baking for Santa filled the air. Our tree stood so tall and was covered with colorful bows and bright twinkling lights; the fragrance of fresh pine was simply divine. As the bright beautiful sun began to set‚ I knew that it wouldn’t be too much longer before Christmas was finally here. Bedtime came and so did the rain‚ but I snuggled
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let’s dig a little deeper into understanding recovered memories. What are Recovered Memories? A recovered memory is a memory of traumatic event(s) that are now remembered‚ but previously had been forgotten or unknown. So if we think to ourselves for a moment as if this could be true‚ could we all have forgotten memories or memories that are unknown? How would we know if we do? According to dynamic.uoregon.edu‚ “recovered memories can be as simple as forgetting where you left your car keys
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