WHAT STUDENTS HAVE TO SAY: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCES LEARNING MATHEMATICS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL MATHEMATICS CLASSES by Marc C. Brown SHIRLAN M. JENKINS‚ Ed.D.‚ Faculty Mentor and Chair LINDA M. CRAWFORD‚ Ph.D.‚ Committee Member TINA R. BROWN‚ Ph.D.‚ Committee Member Barbara Butts Williams‚ Ph.D.‚ Dean‚ School of Education A Dissertation Presented in Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy Capella University December 2012
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Enisa Gutic Observation#1 - Physical Development EDU 201 Sept. 25th‚ 2015 The child I chose to observe during the course of the semester name is Adrianna‚ she is in third grade in class 3-221. She is a female and eight years old. She is currently attending the school P.S.225‚ which is located on 1075 Oceanview Ave‚ Brooklyn‚ NY 11235. I chose Adrianna because I felt I could relate to her positive energy. Adrianna seems to be a troublemaker and that is what caught my eye at Adrianna
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I volunteered at Immaculate Conception school for the program called Project T.H.I.N.K. Immaculate Conception school is a charter school located in the middle of Downtown Los Angeles. The school teaches children from kindergarten through eighth grade. I have volunteered at so many different organizations that included working with food‚ working with animals‚ and even with books at the library. I have never volunteered with kids before that included growing relationships with them. I chose this site
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playing‚ all while performing with the Kansas City Youth Symphony‚ school band programs‚ and the spring musicals. But as the curtain fell for the last time on the musical my freshman year‚ the District Music Festival was looming just around the corner. Through my preparation for Districts‚ I learned that everybody can have a different
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Field Observation Report I have learned a lot about the teaching profession this semester. My dream has always been to become an Elementary teacher. I had the opportunity to observe many classrooms‚ especially at the Elementary grade levels. Through field experience‚ I was able to imagine my own classroom and teaching methods. I observed both student-based classrooms and teacher-based classrooms. I even had the opportunity to learn about teaching special education classes‚ which I never considered
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University I learned a lot. I saw a variety of things from the teachers and staff being concentrated on the children‚ explaining directions multiple times‚ to having an organized agenda planned out ahead. I observed from 12-12:35 which was in the middle of lunch so I saw the kids eat lunch‚ play with toys and climb on the rock wall‚ and the beginning of small group activities. The lunch room where I observed was a big open room which was very organized and clean. Before the kids started eating the
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He walks quickly out of the cloakroom and into the nursery outdoor play area. In the nursery the pre-school class children have their own outdoor play area so they can use larger objects safely. Child C has a very confident and upright posture and moves quickly. I then asked him what he would like to play on outside and he looked towards the climbing frame
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The second half of my observation time was spent in a 4th grade classroom at Carver Elementary School in the Neosho R-5 school district. I was a bit leery when I first learned that I would be observing this age group‚ but it proved to be a wonderful‚ educational‚ and inspiring experience. From beginning to end‚ my time spent at Carver was nothing short of delightful. Beyond a shadow of a doubt‚ I learned many applicable lessons that I will be able to utilize in my own career as an educator. Unlike
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Demographics- Where did you go? What type of school? What type of neighborhood? Describe if students were upper class‚ lower class‚ or middle class. What were the grade levels? The location in which I chose to do an observation is called Renaissance Academy North located in Millington TN. This is an alternative high school and middle school where students go who are serving long term suspensions. This is the school’s second year in operation. Faculty members have stated that the number
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The only experience that I’ve have with observation is the past other than observing my own children was when I was working at a daycare. I started working there during high school and continued to work there for a while after I had graduated. Since this was an after school job‚ I was never in a permanent room until summer. This was when I was placed in charge of about fifteen children from the ages three to four. I was there from 8 to 6 every day. During this time was when I actually got to observe
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