Delicious

Delicious can be useful for people who have more than one computer. It is also very useful because you can type in a keyword and see what others have bookmarked and it can help you find websites pertaining to your subject/keyword.

week 5; Weather

Name of website: Clouds
URL: htt://asd-www.larc.nasa.gov/edu_act/clouds.html

Author Name: P. Kay Costulis
Author E-mail: p.k.costulis@larc.nasa.gov
Do you think he/she is qualified: Yes, she has stated her references and the URL is .gov
Domain of the URL: .gov
Are there credentials: Yes, her position and branch and all her contact information.
Purpose of page: This website is online to share the information she knows about weather-clouds.
Publish date: no date
Last Updated: 9/30/2002
Links current: yes, they are great. They tell difiniton of words therefore, you do not have to look them up

I think this website is reliable because I was able to answer all the questions and tell why.

The Most Positive Thing That Happened In This Course This Week

My Wiki Group was the most positive thing that happened to me this week in this course. My group has learned to work to gather really well. We are communicating very well and more than I have with any other group I have ever been assigned to. We try to help each other out when we can and we all do an equal amount of work for our wiki page. I have learned better communication skills from this group. I am usually shy and this group has helped me not to be shy. This experience has been positive because most of the groups I am in, do not do equal work and this shows me that the work can be split up and that working in groups can be fun.

Connecting Standards-Based Curriculum to Instructional Planning

There are two types of standards in the school system. The standard I will be discussing is the content standards. Content standards create a clear outline of the essential knowledge, skills, and understanding that students need to master a given area. Content standards refer to what is taught in specific content areas; examples are mathematics, science, history, reading, etc. Since states and schools are striving to increase the student performance, education professionals include challenging and rigorous content in the development of standards. Benchmarks are tests given in certain content areas to show the progress of the students. Benchmarks help teachers to see where certain students are struggling and it helps students to see what they are expected to learn by a certain point.
When developing instructions for students you need to know some of their characteristics first. The main characteristics you would need to know are background knowledge/experience, learning styles, academic strengths, academic improvement areas, responsiveness to instruction/correction, social and interpersonal behaviors, their interests, talents, home language, cultural community, and any religious factors. It is important to know these characteristics because a teacher can make a number of curricular and instructional decisions that can make or break the student's performance.
Adapting instruction is important. The first reason is to help accommodate to the student's disability. Accommodations can include services or support related to a student's disability. This accommodation will help the student fully access the subject matter and accurately demonstrate the knowledge without altering the standard or expectation of the assignment. An example would be using audiovisual supplements in a lecture to help with a student with auditory processing difficulties. Another reason it is important is because some students may need modifications. Modifications include services or support related student's disability. In this case the services and supports do alter the standard expectation or assignment. An example would be a teacher shortening an assignment because of the time needed to complete the assignment.
Three components of a good assessment are to provide relevant evidence, measure the skills, knowledge, or abilities the teacher holds important and be teacher-friendly.
Three stages of the instructional cycle are intended instructional outcomes, planning, and assessment. Effective teachers begin the instructional cycle by identifying the content standards and benchmarks that the lesson or unit will address. Then, the content standards are changed to reachable learning outcomes. Next, is the Planning stage, teachers should plan effective teaching strategies and instructional activities. Last, is the assessment stage, this is when the teachers actually implement their planned assessments to determine whether the students have met the intended learning outcomes.

Group Collaboration.

I really have not worked with my group yet. Therefore, I cannot answer any of the questions. I will try to work with them as soon as possible and repost this.

Collaborative Learning Relating to my Career Plans

I want to be a teacher therfore, learning about collaboritive assignments will really help me in the future. I have learned a lot about collaborative learning this week. I have learned different tips to use when instructing collaborative assignments. I have learned some teacher responsibilities, as well as, some student responsibilities that I did not realize before. I learned that collaborative assignments do not only give social interaction time but, students can learn off of other students. collaborative assignments might also give other students the boost or encouragement they may need from their peers. This also combines different student's ideas which, expands the creativity of the assignment. This information that I have learned will help me when I am giving collaborative assignments; it will help me plan, select group members, and carry-out the assignment efficiently and with control.

Philosophy and My Role As a Teacher

I believe it is my role as a teacher to prepare students for their future careers. I will do this by helping them to understand the basics of education; from reading to division. My students will learn individually as well as work in groups or as a whole. I will create puzzles, ask questions, and get the students involved in the conversation. I will use technology like it is my best friend. I will use it for as many assignments as I can so that my students can also learn to use technology. I will do my best to help my students in any way possible.

I see my primary role as a teacher as preparing students for jobs/careers. In order to survive and stay afloat, people need to have jobs. Therefore, I believe it is my job to prepare each student educationally. In today's society we are looking to technology to help us do most of our jobs. So, I believe I should integrate technology, not into my teaching lessons but, also into the students assignments; for example power point projects.