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How One Teacher Altered My Course
When you're young, you have no idea who inspires you to become greater than what you realize you are. You're focused on your friends, your favorite toys, and what you enjoy doing. You don't think about who inspires you to change your life and pursue something that you'd never even really dreamed of.
By Christina St-Jean6 years ago in Education
Sir Ken Robinson
Sir Ken Robinson was born in the shadow of Goodison park in Liverpool. The home of Everton Football club. One of seven children he had aspirations to play for the football team but was struck down by Polio at the age of four. Although his brother Neil played football professionally for Everton and other clubs. His Father who played semi-professional football was also injured in a work accident on the docks in Liverpool. Although as a child he was confined to bed initially he was able to attend the Margaret Beaven Special School. Then later the Liverpool Collegiate School due to his accomplishments in school. He then attended Breton Hall College of Education were he was awarded a degree in Education. Completing his Phd at the University of London researching drama and theatre in Education.
By Phil Cartwright6 years ago in Education
Misconception: Assessment is one-way process
Assessment is a process that helps converge attention towards what is essential most in education, beyond just access and support: the actual learning outcomes of each learner (National Center for Learning Disabilities, 2017; Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, 2010, 2013, 2016). Collecting information on where students stand in their learning and the advancement that they have made is vital to structuring procedures for the further improvement of teaching and learning (Evidence for Policy and Practice Information, 2002). Assessment, demarcated as a “systematic process for gathering data about student achievement,” is an essential component of teaching (Dhindsa, Omar, & Waldrip, 2007, p.1361). Imparting such data to partners over the training framework is fundamental to address data issues and bolster dynamics at the classroom, school, and education system level (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, 2010, 2013, 2016). Gathering student evaluation data is fundamental to improve teaching and learning strategies and address data issues at the degree of students, parents, teachers, school leaders, policymakers, and the general public.
By Domingo Añasco-Gaces Samontina, Jr.6 years ago in Education
When Being Black Isn't Enough
I remember the stale look on my friends' faces when I told them that I wanted to become a teacher. I remember the dry response my mother made when I told her the same. This was no surprise to anybody that knew me. Not because they always envisioned me to be a teacher, but because I was as flighty and impulsive as can be. One day I wanted to be a counselor. I remember wanting to attend hair school. I can't forget about the time I was determined to be an esthetician. So, of course I would go to college for four and a half years majoring in Journalism and Mass Communication, only to decide during my super-senior year that I wanted to become a teacher instead.
By Xavia Johnson6 years ago in Education
4 Things You Will Learn from Teaching English in Thailand
For an expat living in Thailand, or one looking to relocate, teaching English in Thailand is probably one of the few, albeit popular legal jobs that you can do. Every new year sees thousands of foreigners packing up their bags in search of adventure and a new life in this exotic paradise.
By Monica Lee6 years ago in Education
Lesson Planning: A Semi-detailed Lesson Plan in Living Things and Their Environment (LTTE)
I. Objectives At the end of the lesson, the students are expected to: Differentiate biotic components from abiotic components of an ecosystem; Manage the given materials to categorize into biotic or a biotic group; Develop a sense of environmental concern; answer at least 3 out of 5 questions correctly.
By Domingo Añasco-Gaces Samontina, Jr.6 years ago in Education
Blended Learning, Collaborative Learning, and Intercultural Communicative Competence
Blended Learning and Collaborative Learning In today's universal world, the prominence of English can neither be denied nor ignored since English is the most communal language spoken everywhere. It is a prominent fact that English is the most broadly used language and the paramount vehicle of international communication in the world that has become the lingua franca in almost every university regardless of the program course is. Based on the Education Committee (EDCOM) Report (1991) identified English as the snag in student achievement. The demand of learning this English-taught course, especially in college, materializes international collaboration, and a growing number of opportunities for student‟s interaction with different countries students. Undoubtedly, having frequent interactions with different people from different countries is the best method to enhance one‟s overall level of intelligence (Yordanova, 2011). The output of this language must be premeditated prudently and vividly so that students can comprehend and communicate effectively and efficiently in the class and outside as well.
By Domingo Añasco-Gaces Samontina, Jr.6 years ago in Education
