Finally‚ I interviewed a teacher who implements the language arts curriculum in 3rd grade (see Appendix C). I learned that Flower uses the Wonders reading curriculum for language arts instruction. Flower explained in the interview that she uses Wonders as a guide and pulls in supplement materials to meet all the standards for 3rd grade. When talking about the strengths and weaknesses of this program Flower stated‚ “there are games that go along with our curriculum online‚ that’s a positive to our
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What makes an Effective Teacher? Teaching is one vocation that is hard to define if you look it up in the Oxford English dictionary a Teacher is defined as “A person who teaches‚ especially in a school”. This definition is very vague and leaves a lot of room for expansion on what a teacher actually is‚ on the other end of the scale Albert Einstein said “It is the supreme art of the Teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge” This quote gives more of an insight into what effective
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Randy Pausch: Inspiration to Both Students and Teachers Randy Pausch was a professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University. In September‚ 2006 he learned that he had terminal pancreatic cancer and a year later he delivered a speech commonly referred to as a “Last Lecture” titled “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams”. A video of this speech was posted on the internet and was watched by millions of people. Randy states that while this lecture was given to students and faculty at
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NATURE is the greatest teacher of the world!! “Observe the nature carefully With its big and small creatures That teaches us the great lessons of life” Nowadays due to rat race in day-to-day living‚ human beings are alienated from nature. It teaches us real selflessness‚ true renunciation and sacrifice etc. We can thus learn a great deal from nature. Nature is a silent teacher‚ friend‚ philosopher and guide. It removes all our pain‚ agonies‚ despairs and grieves. If we become merged with it we find
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CLASSROOM AND BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT : TEACHER AS REFLECTIVE PRACTITIONER AND RESEARCHER INTRODUCTION Teaching profession can be exciting and rewarding‚ but also very challenging. Teachers-to-be study hard and learn a lot about the ‘basics’ of teaching – curriculum‚ assessment and pedagogy. The courses include theories about and models of growth and development‚ teaching and learning‚ motivation‚ behavior and pedagogy. Those theories are important because the reality is that children grow up differently
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Dr. Hullender research interests include machine vibration and stress analysis‚ hydraulic pneumatic and mechanical systems design and analysis‚ compressible and incompressible fluid dynamics‚ modeling and computer simulation‚ and analysis of random and stochastic processes. Because of his expertise in so many areas‚ Dr. Hullender is frequently called on by diverse industries to be a consultant. This has resulted in him studying and improving the performance of pile drivers‚ amusement rides‚ fork
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Katelyn Poremski 3-8-13 English 100 Final Draft Softball is not just a Sport Softball is not just a sport to me. Sports can be used to learn life lessons in ways that they help shape attitude‚ portray passion‚ develop personality‚ and teach companionship. “When life throws you a curve ball” means that when life gives you obstacles to overcome. This is a quote relating to life incorporating baseball or softball in to it‚ using “curve ball” as a synonym for obstacles. Softball‚ along with
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INTRODUCTION Dear prospective pastoral educator EDPHOD8/101 With this Tutorial Letter we are pleased to welcome you as a student to the module the Educator in a pastoral role. We trust that you will find this module interesting and rewarding. We will do our best to make your study of this module successful. You will be well on your way to success if you start studying early in the semester and resolve to do the assignments properly. You will receive a number of tutorial letters during the semester
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Teachers’ Day In many countries‚ Teachers’ Days (or Teachers Day) are intended to be special days for the appreciation of teachers‚ and may include celebrations to honour them for their special contributions in a particular field area‚ or the community in general. The date on which Teachers’ day is celebrated varies from country to country. Teachers’ days are distinct from World Teachers’ Day which is officially celebrated across the world on October 5.[1] History The idea of celebrating Teachers’
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most important person She is a forty nine year old woman with dark brown hair and is the kind of person who brings joy to everyone. Born and raised in Ohio‚ she has spent several years as a hairstylists. Owning a business and taking care of her family is very tough along with a second job. My mother Michelle is one of the most important people to me. Having four kids to worry about Is also one more thing making her life tough. I am grateful for all the things she has done for me
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