Category: Classroom

Introduction Rules for classroom conduct are purposefully stated statements that provide students with guiding principles for the types of behaviors that are either mandatory or prohibited. As an instance, it focuses attention on how to be understanding rather than on whether a student is speaking aloud in class. These standards should appeal to the common…

Everyone is different. Some people are apprehensive. Others get comfortable with their surroundings easily. Stereotypes say that women endure more self-absorbed while; men express their thoughts out loud. This doesn’t have to do with gender. It depends on the individual and how they feel with the place, people and topic. In her article, Deborah Tannen…

Within these two articles there are reasons why Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, an adventure novel by Mark Twain, should be allowed in classrooms along with why it shouldn’t be allowed. This novel should be read in high schools for various reasons. The first reason being that this novel will open conversations about racism and help…

When I first started this English class, I was not sure how well I would do. When I met my professor, Rebecca Samberg, I gained more confidence because she explained the materials in such a way that helped stimulate my interest. I feared I would struggle through the course but being under the supervision of…

In our day and age, technology is a predominant feature in our everyday lives so it’s no wonder that technology has made a debut in the classroom. Tablets are replacing our textbooks, and we can research just about anything that we want on our smartphones. Social media has become the most common place for students…

This assessment focuses on a critical reflection on how game-based pedagogy can be used to facilitate High-Quality Teaching and Learning (HQTL). This is an attempt to find out which techniques and approaches work best for the students; mainly Year 2 (Key stage 1) and Year 5 (Key stage 2) as these are the only classes…

Should Textbooks be Replaced by Tablets in a Classroom Setting? The average school spends about $50,000 on paper alone. (Should Textbooks be Replaced by Notebook Computers?) All of that money could be spent on something more beneficial. Students’ textbooks should be replaced by tablets and notebook computers. In today’s society, technology is taking over and…

Critical Reflection on Learning Developing the proposal on increasing intrinsic motivation in the classroom gave me insight into how ideas are developed and how they would be applicable in a 21st century classroom. This is evident when examining 21st century skills from not only the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) but also the Australian…

Introduction An essential quality for a teacher is to be able to reflect on their practice. This skill is important as it increases and improves the learner’s performance. It is an ability that enables a practitioner to reflect on action to encourage the process of continuous learning. A reflective practitioner needs to ensure that the…

When choosing the two discipline theorists and their models from this week’s readings, care was taken to ensure that they were from two different approaches in the belief that this would make them easier to contrast, discuss, and therefore, agree or disagree with. This proved not to be the case. Positive and negative aspects from…