Link to my 3- Column Chart:
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Showing posts with label Research. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Research. Show all posts
Monday, April 9, 2012
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Self Reflection
1) At this point, I would say I'm at an AE/P, but if I were to choose one, I would say I lean more towards the P. The reason why is because so far, I believe I am doing what is required and a good job at it (as in good quality work and being consistent).
2) The one thing I think I have been doing well is on my research. So far, I have been receiving good grades (mostly AE's) on my research checks. I feel that I really work hard to find research that is not just on education or first graders, but on subjects closer to my essential question (which is about teaching methods). Thus, I have been trying to find reasearch that can help me gain new information towards teaching, to help me improve my knowledge for my Senior Project.
3) I would like to improve on the amount of communication I have with the teachers (or communication skills) I work with for my service learning, in order to gain more information that can help me with my Senior Project and in order to gain different perspectives on teaching methods and teaching first graders in general. I do communicate with them, but I believe that not enough.
2) The one thing I think I have been doing well is on my research. So far, I have been receiving good grades (mostly AE's) on my research checks. I feel that I really work hard to find research that is not just on education or first graders, but on subjects closer to my essential question (which is about teaching methods). Thus, I have been trying to find reasearch that can help me gain new information towards teaching, to help me improve my knowledge for my Senior Project.
3) I would like to improve on the amount of communication I have with the teachers (or communication skills) I work with for my service learning, in order to gain more information that can help me with my Senior Project and in order to gain different perspectives on teaching methods and teaching first graders in general. I do communicate with them, but I believe that not enough.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
What I've Learned So Far
1) I've learned how to encourage first graders or at least an important quality that is needed when encouraging them in order for them to be motivated to learn and work, which is enthusiasm. I need to have good energy when tutoring, teaching, or helping the children in order for them to do their work with the same energy. A teacher must show their first grader that they want to work with them and when a teacher has that mentality and enthusiasm, it will be easier for both the teacher and the student to enjoy the process.
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The way it helped me was in how it made me realize an important element on encouragement, which was the motivation and love behind the encouragement. In the articl, it said "It seems reasonable to hypothesize that teachers who possess more favorable literacy altitudes and behaviors will be more effective in encouraging studetns to read and in teaching them to read." It may have been for reading, but I believe it qualifies for everything one teaches.
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3) The research that helped me perform this way with the first graders was the article: "TEACHERS' LEISURE READING HABITS AND KNOWLEDGE OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS: DO THEY RELATE TO THE TEACHING PRACTICES OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS?." BURGESS, STEPHEN R., STEPHAN SARGENT, and MELINDA SMITH. Reading Improvement 48.2 (2011): 88-102. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 9 Sept. 2011.
The way it helped me was in how it made me realize an important element on encouragement, which was the motivation and love behind the encouragement. In the articl, it said "It seems reasonable to hypothesize that teachers who possess more favorable literacy altitudes and behaviors will be more effective in encouraging studetns to read and in teaching them to read." It may have been for reading, but I believe it qualifies for everything one teaches.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Blog 1: Senior Project Topic
What is your topic?
My Senior Project topic is Teaching First Graders.
Why?
I wanted my project to do with children, since I like to help out children with their homework or reading like I did this summer at the Pomona Public Library. It makes me feel good about myself and useful. Moreover, a possible career choice I have is Pediatrics, which involves children. However, I didn't want to do Pediatrics for my topic because I wanted to try something more creative for my project and something that included more interaction with people. Another reason why I chose this topic is because there is an elementary school close by my house, and I think it is going to be a great experience volunteering at the school I used to attend. It will also be interesting to observe teaching from another perspective.
What do you hope to accomplish after studying this topic all year?
My Senior Project topic is Teaching First Graders.
Why?
I wanted my project to do with children, since I like to help out children with their homework or reading like I did this summer at the Pomona Public Library. It makes me feel good about myself and useful. Moreover, a possible career choice I have is Pediatrics, which involves children. However, I didn't want to do Pediatrics for my topic because I wanted to try something more creative for my project and something that included more interaction with people. Another reason why I chose this topic is because there is an elementary school close by my house, and I think it is going to be a great experience volunteering at the school I used to attend. It will also be interesting to observe teaching from another perspective.
What do you hope to accomplish after studying this topic all year?
I hope to improve my communication skills by delivering my thoughts more clearly and with more confidence. I also hope to improve my social skills by interacting with the children and teachers I will work with. I feel like it will be an enlightening experience, observing the ways of teaching. Especially in the future when I have children, I hope to apply my knowledge from the experience of the project towards them and wherever else I may have the chance to.
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