1. Students are asked to just be thinkers with out personalities. They are little drones, little carbon copies being taught to regurgitate information instead of individuals actively learning and using information in individual ways.
2.To experience them in the worlds they occur. To use them in the content or in context.
3.Words get their meaning based on how they are used. The context makes the word. For example the word work can be used very differently. I am going to work. I had to work very hard. The mixer won't work. Work it girl!
4. a. don't have to do it now
b. really cool
c. crazy really something to see
5. Play. I agree simply because much of children's play emulation of their parents. Every thing they play at is a new task and they are actively using their brains and imagination and in turn learning.
6. Video game instructions are very technically hard to read unless you already have some prior knowledge of the game. By playing the game first it gives you some of that knowledge so that when you do read the instructions it makes more sense.
7. no, knowing how to apply the word is more important because words have different meanings based on their context. Children need to be able to understand see the word based on how it is being used at the time.
8. Identity: who you are as a person or a certain role that you pale
Game: what rules or actions that you have to go by in order to keep identity
1. Mother
2. Teacher
3. Student
9. Being able to understand word meanings based on their context
10. Building on real world experiences helps children learn because the information is more relevant They see its applications and it isn't just information being shoved at them. By making it relevant children are able to then communicate about the topic better because it is building on their prior funds of knowledge.
11.When children speak to adults they are less likely to be open and communicative. When speaking to peers they "appear to compare and contrast perspectives more deeply and reflectively" By allowing more peer to peer interactions you are encouraging them to develop language and communication skills.
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Formative assessment
1. it emphasizes quality not quantity, prizes giving advice and guidance over grades, avoids comparing students instead it enables individuals to assess their own learning, fosters dialogues that explore understanding, encourages multiple iterations of an assessment cycle focused on a few issues, and provides feedback that engenders motivation and leads to improvement.
2. High quality formative assessment always puts student learning at the center.
3. Formative assessment is most closely related to the research based strategy of providing feedback. This strategy states criteria for success and specific timely feedback can help increase students understanding and improve learning.
4. By assigning a writing assignment and giving a rubric to show students what is expected is formative but by assigning a final grade at the end is using it summatively.
5. In my classroom when we are introducing a new topic we work in small leaps and do a lot more group activities. We can move around the room to interact more with the students to assess their progress and guide them when they are struggling them. We can encourage them and point out where they may want to focus more on. This way we know what we need to spend more time going over and aren't wasting time reviewing topics the students already understand.
5. By focusing on the task and the skill instead of the student. Be specific about their strengths and be clear about how they should proceed this keeps performance goals definitive.
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6. It helps identify students who need extra help with certain things and can help you to determine how to help them. It can also help you create lessons that will encourage better learning opportunities more confidence and motivation in students
7. Distinguish between high-quality formative assessment and assessment that is under conceptualized or not fully developed. Developing mechanisms of support for teachers who employ high quality formative assessment in their classrooms.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Double Journal entry 10
1. repetition parallelism oral story telling and use of figurative language
2. It is poetic and specializes in parallelism and repetition. She is interested in making patterns of language and uses comparisons and contrasts to do so.
3. Schools require step by step linear events and facts that are set up around one set topic with no emotion involved.
4. Snow's recommendations states that early phonemic awareness and overt instruction in decoding improve a students initial skill level and academic language learning. Snow's research states that students in regions of high poverty will fall behind no matter what their initial reading kill level was.
5.Cultural stereotypes that are in place due to evident differences in written and oral language.
6.These schools do not teach in a way that makes children with different speaking dialects and speaking patterns feel comfortable. They do not coincide with their informal speech patterns leaving children feeling alienated and belittled.
2. It is poetic and specializes in parallelism and repetition. She is interested in making patterns of language and uses comparisons and contrasts to do so.
3. Schools require step by step linear events and facts that are set up around one set topic with no emotion involved.
4. Snow's recommendations states that early phonemic awareness and overt instruction in decoding improve a students initial skill level and academic language learning. Snow's research states that students in regions of high poverty will fall behind no matter what their initial reading kill level was.
5.Cultural stereotypes that are in place due to evident differences in written and oral language.
6.These schools do not teach in a way that makes children with different speaking dialects and speaking patterns feel comfortable. They do not coincide with their informal speech patterns leaving children feeling alienated and belittled.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
student interviews
Female high preformer
Do you enjoy school?
yeah
What kind of student are you?
a good student
What do for fun outside of school?
sing
How would your classmates describe you?
umm nice and energetic
Who are you friends with?
joey shalia tre kalin jake ryan bella molly ryan savahana kolbi johna mikias michael jagger justin
What do you and your friends do together?
talk
Tell me a good memory you have about school?
first day of school when I made a lot of friends
Tell me a bad memory you have about school?
getting a f on a math test
Describe a "good" teacher or tell me about a favorite teacher you had in the past.
mrs farris bc she was nice and did alot of fun things gave candy and did alot of fun things.
What is one thing you wish your teacher knew about you?
my family
male struggling student
Do you enjoy school?
yeah
What kind of student are you?
a boy (smirking) im a good student
What do for fun outside of school?
play foot ball
How would your classmates describe you?
cool
Who are you friends with?
the entire class
What do you and your friends do together?
talk
Tell me a good memory you have about school?
all my friends
Tell me a bad memory you have about school?
some friends being mean to me
Describe a "good" teacher or tell me about a favorite teacher you had in the past.
mrs harris one of my favorites here and at other schools she is nice to me
What is one thing you wish your teacher knew about you?
more about my family my mom and dad
Double Journal Entry 9
1. the majority are poor or minority groups who have faced a prejudice and oppression
2. the link of poverty and not learning to read has nothing to do with these groups not being able to learn to read but that they are not given the advantages that rich or non minority children are.
3.teachers don't make it interesting and therefore don't maintain their attention. they aren't being encouraged at home so neither at school or at home there is no educational enforcement.
4. traditionalist argue overt instruction is required to learn to read that it is an instructed process where as progressive instructors say its a natural process like language. This approach is called whole language approach..
5. It is both a learned and natural process
6. natural is through biological instincts
instructed is through overt instructions
cultural is through being passed down through culture and generations
Reading is in many ways all of these you must teach the basics then the learner based on the cultural emphasis on reading and learning decides how much they will focus on continuing learning.
7. through cultural process. when children see that something is important to their family they make it important to themselves but in schools it is completely an instructional process.
8. where reading goes from reading to read to reading to comprehend if they don't have the required skills to read then they fall behind.
9. early language ability. children who have a large vocabulary and understand meaning and structure in language do well with reading and phonics.
10. vernacular language is day to day speech patterns friends and relaxed situations specialist is used for special purposes and activities business meetings and academics settings
Vernacular Social Studies
Back in the old days, my grandma ran a boarding house for railroad workers.
Specialist
During the Industrial Revolution, many Americans made ends meet by opening their homes up to the influx of migrant workers who came from across the globe to build the railroads.
11. vocabulary, ability to understand and remember stories words and sentences. the ability to carry on conversations with others of a meaningful nature. we learn it from all those around us.
12. it only teaches them the symbols it doesn't teach them to read to understand.
13. Yes and no children learn from what they are exposed to so if their parents don't expose them to a variety of language experiences and words then yes they are to blame. Being poor however has nothing to do with it.
14.no but I read alot. I only struggle because I couldn't get the book so I have to borrow or find it online
2. the link of poverty and not learning to read has nothing to do with these groups not being able to learn to read but that they are not given the advantages that rich or non minority children are.
3.teachers don't make it interesting and therefore don't maintain their attention. they aren't being encouraged at home so neither at school or at home there is no educational enforcement.
4. traditionalist argue overt instruction is required to learn to read that it is an instructed process where as progressive instructors say its a natural process like language. This approach is called whole language approach..
5. It is both a learned and natural process
6. natural is through biological instincts
instructed is through overt instructions
cultural is through being passed down through culture and generations
Reading is in many ways all of these you must teach the basics then the learner based on the cultural emphasis on reading and learning decides how much they will focus on continuing learning.
7. through cultural process. when children see that something is important to their family they make it important to themselves but in schools it is completely an instructional process.
8. where reading goes from reading to read to reading to comprehend if they don't have the required skills to read then they fall behind.
9. early language ability. children who have a large vocabulary and understand meaning and structure in language do well with reading and phonics.
10. vernacular language is day to day speech patterns friends and relaxed situations specialist is used for special purposes and activities business meetings and academics settings
Vernacular Social Studies
Back in the old days, my grandma ran a boarding house for railroad workers.
Specialist
During the Industrial Revolution, many Americans made ends meet by opening their homes up to the influx of migrant workers who came from across the globe to build the railroads.
11. vocabulary, ability to understand and remember stories words and sentences. the ability to carry on conversations with others of a meaningful nature. we learn it from all those around us.
12. it only teaches them the symbols it doesn't teach them to read to understand.
13. Yes and no children learn from what they are exposed to so if their parents don't expose them to a variety of language experiences and words then yes they are to blame. Being poor however has nothing to do with it.
14.no but I read alot. I only struggle because I couldn't get the book so I have to borrow or find it online
Double Journal Entry 7
What are some challenges to inquiry approaches to learning?
Teachers that don't know and understand the alternative knowledge and skills required for these types of learning. Many teachers are stuck in a rut and are too closed minded to try new things. Many don't like to try to use the tools required to get the job right. Teaching this way does require better time management and problem solving skills than traditional teaching. The options to apply inquiry based teaching in real world situations need to be more varied so that teachers have more options.
Teachers that don't know and understand the alternative knowledge and skills required for these types of learning. Many teachers are stuck in a rut and are too closed minded to try new things. Many don't like to try to use the tools required to get the job right. Teaching this way does require better time management and problem solving skills than traditional teaching. The options to apply inquiry based teaching in real world situations need to be more varied so that teachers have more options.
Monday, October 15, 2012
Double journal entry 8
Double Entry Journal #8
Situated Language and Learning: A critique of traditional schooling
Read the Introduction
1. What is the main challenge being addressed in the book?
2. What does the author mean by the phrase "ways with words"?
3. What is the core argument being made by the author of this book?
4. Give an example of a specialized variety of a language or "way with words"
you have learned outside of school?
5. According to the author, how do people learn a specialized variety of a language or
"way with words" best?
6. If people are to be successful in the 21st century, what must they become?
7. The author states that learning academic language is NOT sufficient for success in
modern society? Do you agree? Why or Why not?
8. What do you think about this author's "way with words"?
1. the challenges addressed are how to teach in today's changing classroom and how to
reach children on their new levels.
2.the proper use of language in the every day setting
3. finding ways to reach children on their levels and with their language.
4. Beside my own dialect I have learned to understand the variations of
British and Australian English
5. From more experienced people around them in other words their parents and other family
members
6. be able to think outside the box and not necessarily academically.
7. I believe that it isnt the only skill one must learn but it can not be totally discounted.
There may come a time when we need to fall back on those skills as well.
8. I like the fact that he mixed it up keeping it too academic would have turned many people off.
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