Each one of my students is
different. Some are confident and some are insecure. Some come from a strong
family who loves and supports them and some are lock and key kids who are on
their own. Some know they are smart and some have always thought they were
stupid. Some like sports, some music, and some video games. Some of my students
are loud and rambunctious. Some are quiet and lonely. Some are eager to participate;
some are distracted by the worries or excitements of life.
I
will try my best to prevent behavioral issues by providing extra supervision
during high risk periods, letting children know they can reach out for help,
providing choices whenever possible and ensuring that the tasks are manageable.
I will praise positive behavior more often than scolding negative behavior.
Often times when a student misbehaves he or she is seeking attention and this
way the student will learn that to receive attention they must act positively.
However when behavioral issues arise I will handle each situation according to
its circumstances. I will ignore it in some cases, promote apologies and teach
good morals, or restrict privileges. I will involve the students in creating
the rules and expectations so that they feel accountable. I will always accept
late work with a percent deduction because the most important thing to me is
that my students are learning, and to me better that they learn late than never
learn that part of the material. I will assign a lot of projects that are open
ended and creative, which you never really finish. This way the students can
put as much time as they want into their projects but they will be personal and
they will want to do it, rather than doing the worksheet until all the answers
are filled in.
I am teaching the technical usage
of a DSLR camera. This will be one of the first things I will teach my students
in a photo class, because I want them to be able to get out there and start
shooting from the beginning, to get as much hands on experience as they can. I
will teach it by starting with a little history as an anticipatory set where we
are inside a pinhole camera. I will cover the windows with black and only leave
a small hole for the light to come in where we will see the image of outside
projected on the wall. We will then briefly discuss the history of photography
and then I will teach the technical and manual settings to the camera as a
hands-on learning experience. The students will be taking pictures as they are
learning how to manipulate the photo they want. I will adapt the lesson to
available supplies. The main thing for my students to learn is how they can
manipulate an image based on changing the light sensitivity, depth of field,
and shutter speed.
During the
lesson I am carefully reading my students. Paying attention to their cues of
when they are getting distracted, bored, discouraged or engaged. Ready to throw
in an anticipatory set, or activity. I am using proximity to keep my students
on task. I am giving positive and constructive feedback.
Some of my students are working
hard on their worksheet. Some students are confused and discouraged. Some
students are talking to their friends. Some are working on other things not
from my class. I am aware of them all, and I am adapting my teaching to engage
my students and to help them understand the content.
I
will develop my own feedback forms and value the information from the students.
I will adapt and change each year to improve and meet the student’s needs. Students
will learn what we test for, if we test for facts they will learn facts, if we
test for problem solving they will become problem solvers. My long-term goal is
to learn more about and then to implement improved mechanisms for assessment of
students maybe ability based or performance based. After Information is
presented I will provide opportunities to for my students to apply it and then
a way both the student and myself can evaluate their progress. One way I can
know if my students have learned is if my tests are open ended where the
students can tell all they know about the topic. This creates greater
motivation to learn everything you can and not just “the answer”. I will
provide a variety of assessment tools such as tests, projects, and reflections
to accommodate to different needs. I will use written reflections, quizzes and
tests, projects, and portfolios in order to evaluate and assess my students.
Quizzes and tests will allow me to compare between students and understand the
different ability levels. While reflections will help the students to be in
charge of their own learning and inspire them. Project will allow for freedom,
creativity and give them the opportunity to go above and beyond. Portfolios at
the end of the year will help me to see the progress of each student and give
them a grade that is fair based on their unique skill levels. I will use the
national and state standards to base my curriculum while tailoring it to the
interests of each unique group of students.
Yellow
I first thought of the color yellow because that is the mood I want in my classroom. It symbolizes light, enlightenment, positivity, and fun.
Open Door
I chose this open door because I will always keep an open door policy that my students can come to me for help anytime.
Chameleon
I chose the chameleon because it represents change. I will change as I improve as a teacher and continue to learn more about my field. I will change with each new class because I believe each class and student is unique with different needs and styles of learning. I don’t want to ever do something the same way.
Circle Desks
I will have a circular desk formation or a set up that is familial and promotes discussion and engagement
Mac Lab
I hope to have resources available to my students that they will be able to work on projects in class and my curriculum will be project based.
Surroundings what does the room look like how are resources used during lesson
photo credit:
yellow: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/ICS_Quebec.svg/2000px-ICS_Quebec.svg.png door: http://www.fggam.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/open-door.jpg chameleon: http://www.lizardtypes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/chameleon-picture4.jpg circle desks: http://homesdesign2016.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/american-high-school-classroom-1.jpg mac lab: http://homepages.se.edu/act/files/2014/08/VA-iMac-Lab-Fronts.jpg
No comments:
Post a Comment