After watching the videos on Language and Reading, how does this information impact you as a teacher?
Before this video, I did not realize how compartmentalized the areas are that process reading in the brain. I was surprised to learn that phonemic awareness affected a different part of the brain from decoding. Seeing the picture of a brain of an at risk child really impacted me. I work at a school with many at risk children who come in to my class like that. I have to provide many interventions to help them with phonemic awareness and decoding. I wish that I could get brain scans of my students before my class and after it.
Saturday, 25 February 2017
Sunday, 12 February 2017
Blog 4: Relational with Students
What does it mean to be relational as a teacher? How will you interact with your students to accomplish this?
Being relational with students is key in having a successful classroom. For my students especially, I don't really know what their home life is really like, but I know that many of them have parents that work and some have been in the foster system. I start each day by greeting my students at the door, giving fist bumps and high fives. This helps me start on a positive note with each student.
Sometimes when we are walking in line, I will focus on one student to talk to and get to know. Some I really try hard to interact with. I have one that has intense custody issues at home, and another who's brother is in jail. A good relationship with these 2 helps to avoid negative/distracting behaviors in class.
Relating with my students helps them work really hard for me and the are willing to do challenging things. They know that I want to prepare them for third grade and help them to be successful. This creates a positive atmosphere where students achieve success.
Being relational with students is key in having a successful classroom. For my students especially, I don't really know what their home life is really like, but I know that many of them have parents that work and some have been in the foster system. I start each day by greeting my students at the door, giving fist bumps and high fives. This helps me start on a positive note with each student.
Sometimes when we are walking in line, I will focus on one student to talk to and get to know. Some I really try hard to interact with. I have one that has intense custody issues at home, and another who's brother is in jail. A good relationship with these 2 helps to avoid negative/distracting behaviors in class.
Relating with my students helps them work really hard for me and the are willing to do challenging things. They know that I want to prepare them for third grade and help them to be successful. This creates a positive atmosphere where students achieve success.
Sunday, 5 February 2017
Lesson 3: Attention and Emotions
This lesson addressed 2 critical components of learning that can often be overlooked when thinking of curriculum and methods of teacher. A student's attention and emotions must be in a positive place when learning, otherwise they will not be successful in the classroom.
Within this lesson, I learned the warning signs to look for with a student who might have an attention disorder. Students naturally are working on their ability to focus and hold their attention for longer periods, but if a student is having difficulty across multiple subjects holding their attention, there could be a problem. It is important, as an educator, that I provide multi-sensory and engaging activities for students who might have short attention spans.
Students must also have a positive environment for their emotions to develop. I did not realize that some students are more prone to aggression or depression because of a specific gene. That was very eye-opening for me. I need to make sure that I am always having a positive attitude, no matter the difficulty or stress of the day. Stopping to pause and do fun activities can help change an entire class around, even if it only lasts for a few minutes.
Within this lesson, I learned the warning signs to look for with a student who might have an attention disorder. Students naturally are working on their ability to focus and hold their attention for longer periods, but if a student is having difficulty across multiple subjects holding their attention, there could be a problem. It is important, as an educator, that I provide multi-sensory and engaging activities for students who might have short attention spans.
Students must also have a positive environment for their emotions to develop. I did not realize that some students are more prone to aggression or depression because of a specific gene. That was very eye-opening for me. I need to make sure that I am always having a positive attitude, no matter the difficulty or stress of the day. Stopping to pause and do fun activities can help change an entire class around, even if it only lasts for a few minutes.
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