What does it mean to be relational as a teacher? How will you interact with your students to accomplish this?
Relational means being able to establish positive relationships with the students. This is one of the most critical variables that are needed as a teacher to student relationship. Making and maintaining a positive and a supportive connection with students.
As a teacher, I believe that I should be able to understand the capacities that each one of my students have. Understanding there needs and capabilities, will help to motivate the students and will have a positive academic impact in all that they accomplish. Being able to see that day-to-day conditions of my classroom leads to a culmination of my student's abilities. Establish good relationships with my students will allow me the opportunity to get to know each one of them well enough to be able to access their abilities and be able to teach to their needs. I believe that teachers must be able to know their student's and be able to work closely with each one of them everyday.
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Lesson 3 Journal: Attention and Emotions
As a teacher, I believe that learning should be enjoyable and nurturing. Something that student's can take with them through adulthood and be able to implement or put those skills to use in their professions. Listening to the student's needs is a very critical point because this will impact their ability to learn and to stay focused. Being able to have open communication with the parents is another important aspect of a child's learning capabilities and skills. Always being proactive when putting together lessons plans. Lessons plans should be geared to meet the needs of the students. Putting together fun activities to capture the student's attention is a great suggestion. This helps get the student's attention and in tune with what is being learned. If there is a suspicion about a learning disability, seeking outside resources is a must.
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Journal 2
After watching the videos on vision and hearing describe how this information impacts you as a teacher.
As a teacher, I need to always become aware of any problems my students might have that might make it difficult for them to learn such as vision and hearing. In doing so, it's important to try and solve these possible problems if there is one. Early detection and treatment is a vital part of stimulation. This will help access if there is any visual or hearing impairment. If a problem is detected, it should be treated right away. To try and prevent this from interfering in the child's life. Our eyes need our brain to be able to know how to change to fully use the sight we have. A child may have a vision problem if they experience any of these symptoms: one eye that drifts or aims in a different direction, turns or tilts head to see, squinting or closing one eye when reading, strain or double vision. There's many types of screening test to detect a problem. If there is a concern, it is crucial to discuss the concern with the student's parents. Encouraging the parents to arrange for a full vision assessment with their local optometrist.
As with hearing, if there are students in my classroom that have hearing impairments, I would need to make some accommodations. There are many types of accommodations that can be made such as: specialized seating arrangements, getting the students attention prior to speaking, reduce the background noise, reduce visual distractions, enhance speech reading conditions, present information in a simple structured and sequential manner, clearly pronounce speech, frequently checking for understanding of the topic and providing an educational interpreter, if at all possible.
In general, as a teacher, I should always be able to follow through with all of the resources that might be needed for any of my students. I should also be in contact with the parents and other facilitators so that we can all work together as a team and be able to provide all of the assistance and or services that a student might need.
As a teacher, I need to always become aware of any problems my students might have that might make it difficult for them to learn such as vision and hearing. In doing so, it's important to try and solve these possible problems if there is one. Early detection and treatment is a vital part of stimulation. This will help access if there is any visual or hearing impairment. If a problem is detected, it should be treated right away. To try and prevent this from interfering in the child's life. Our eyes need our brain to be able to know how to change to fully use the sight we have. A child may have a vision problem if they experience any of these symptoms: one eye that drifts or aims in a different direction, turns or tilts head to see, squinting or closing one eye when reading, strain or double vision. There's many types of screening test to detect a problem. If there is a concern, it is crucial to discuss the concern with the student's parents. Encouraging the parents to arrange for a full vision assessment with their local optometrist.
As with hearing, if there are students in my classroom that have hearing impairments, I would need to make some accommodations. There are many types of accommodations that can be made such as: specialized seating arrangements, getting the students attention prior to speaking, reduce the background noise, reduce visual distractions, enhance speech reading conditions, present information in a simple structured and sequential manner, clearly pronounce speech, frequently checking for understanding of the topic and providing an educational interpreter, if at all possible.
In general, as a teacher, I should always be able to follow through with all of the resources that might be needed for any of my students. I should also be in contact with the parents and other facilitators so that we can all work together as a team and be able to provide all of the assistance and or services that a student might need.
Lesson 1 Blog
After watching the videos on brain architecture, plasticity, and understanding the impact of the environment on a child, how does this information impact you as a teacher?
As a teacher, I believe that I need to first and for most become aware of my students needs so that I can implement various activities to fit their needs into my daily curriculum. If a student has a learning disability that requires more than just classroom resrources, it will be my job to find those outside resources and become familiar with what they have to offer that can benefit and help those students. Then I would set up a parent/teacher conference to discuss these resources with the parents and develop a plan of action to get the resources started.
In the classroom I believe that teachers have a tremendous impact on student learning. Therefore, if a student gets a feel that the teacher really likes him/her, their achievement would improve tremendously. Learning can also increase and retrieval should be made easier when there are different memory pathways are incorporated in the classroom. Technology can also be incorporated in a multitude of ways by the teacher and the students. Various techniques and ideas might be to create screen casts, designing video lessons and maybe design mind maps.
A positive environment, brain plasticity, multi-faceted instruction, real world connections, reflection and attention span are only just a few of the various brain-based factors that as a teacher, I can incorporate into my lesson plans. Intentional planning can make a huge difference in the classroom as well.
As a teacher, I believe that I need to first and for most become aware of my students needs so that I can implement various activities to fit their needs into my daily curriculum. If a student has a learning disability that requires more than just classroom resrources, it will be my job to find those outside resources and become familiar with what they have to offer that can benefit and help those students. Then I would set up a parent/teacher conference to discuss these resources with the parents and develop a plan of action to get the resources started.
In the classroom I believe that teachers have a tremendous impact on student learning. Therefore, if a student gets a feel that the teacher really likes him/her, their achievement would improve tremendously. Learning can also increase and retrieval should be made easier when there are different memory pathways are incorporated in the classroom. Technology can also be incorporated in a multitude of ways by the teacher and the students. Various techniques and ideas might be to create screen casts, designing video lessons and maybe design mind maps.
A positive environment, brain plasticity, multi-faceted instruction, real world connections, reflection and attention span are only just a few of the various brain-based factors that as a teacher, I can incorporate into my lesson plans. Intentional planning can make a huge difference in the classroom as well.
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