Course: Theories and Practices of Teacher Education COURSE CODE: EDTE 6003 ASSIGNMENT TWO University of the West Indies‚ Mona Campus Huntley Anderson 620040068 “The responsibility for Jamaican teachers’ professional development lies with teachers themselves. The fact that they do not understand this is because the quality of people we are recruiting into the profession is poor.” Teacher autonomy in professional development is both a right and a responsibility of the individual teacher. This
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How can music help children understand math and science? All on its own‚ music is made up of math and physics. Because it is already made up of mathematical components‚ it can be used to understand math concepts. For example‚ a half note can help to explain fractions to younger kids. You can say things like a half not plus a half note equals a whole note. This method may help younger kids that are just learning to use fractions. Music can also help with complex Algebra problems for older kids. Some
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Great English Teachers What are the characteristics of a good teacher of English? The traits range from great teaching and management strategies to a good attitude. Top Characteristics for Teachers There are 15 characteristics of effective teachers that range from having high expectations to being flexible and imaginative.These 15 characteristics can be placed into two categories: management and instructional techniques and personal traits. To have strong classroom management and instructional
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The teacher who learns to incorporate ordinary computer technology into her high school classroom will be more successful. Technology is changing the way people learn. Today’s students are accustomed to using technology in nearly every aspect of their lives‚ and there are many ways that high school teachers can integrate ordinary computer technology easily into their classrooms to take advantage of students needs‚ interests‚ and learning styles. The role of the teacher is to present information
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important theorists who worked on childhood and moral development were Jean Piaget and Erikson. They both formed very important theories as to the thought development throughout the lifespan. Although‚ their theories were similar in a way‚ they were very much different. The validity of their theories in reference to today’s children is questionable but very much still applicable. Jean Piaget believed in a stage theory of development where people undergo distinctive revolutions in their thought processes
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2006). Overall literature proposes that teen fathers lack a clear understanding of their role and responsibilities as a parent. Not understanding that role not only affect the teen father‚ but also that child. Lack of involvement between father and child has shown to have educational and attachment concerns for the child. Attachment theory established by John Bowlby explored parent-child attachment. Bowlby work focused more on the mother child attachment. However‚ overtime research has
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How to Be a Successful Language Teacher? I. Introduction Teacher is defined differently from one person to another. It has been said that teachers are those who act as the actors‚ conductors‚ or gardeners. That’s why‚ being a successful language teacher is quite hard‚ and it requires those teachers to understand both good and bad characteristics of language teacher – they can develop themselves to even more successful in the good points‚ and also they can learn and do the correction of
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Erik Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory of Development Identity is a person’s sense of self‚ including his or her memories‚ experiences‚ and the values and beliefs that guide his or her behavior. Erik Erikson’s psychosocial theory of development has eight life stages that he believes a person goes through in a lifetime including the positives and negatives of each stage. Erikson also said that “relationships with others play an important role in determining the outcome of each conflict”. The first
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multiple roles and stages of life to try and find their own unique identity. This is known as Identity Formation. Psychologists have created several developmental theories that include Identity Formation‚ but the two most influential are Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development and Marcia’s identity status theory. Erikson’s developmental theory was broken down into 8 developmental stages‚ but the stage that focused on identity formation was the “Identity versus Role Confusion”. He believed that adolescents
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There are many different variations and ideals that constitute for the perfect preschool program for typical‚ ELL‚ and disabled or special need students. With the differences‚ some facets are important to create the ideal preschool program. These important aspects include creating an environment that allows security and safety for all students‚ interactive time with students that promotes building positive relationships‚ implementing activities that represent a variety of cultures‚ an assortment
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