Write a one to one and a half-page (approximately 500-800 word) essay describing your personal philosophy and theory of teaching.

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Educational Theory and Philosophy

Review all the material in this course, focusing on the philosophies and theories of education, and then conduct your own research about the philosophy and theories that are of greatest interest to you. Write a one to one and a half-page (approximately 500-800 word) essay describing your personal philosophy and theory of teaching. You should list at least one philosophical orientation and one educational theorist, although you are not limited to one of each. To support your position as to why you align with the philosophy and theorist(s) you selected, cite at least two outside source

Which of the five levels of BbET do you consider to be most important? Why? How is each level important to a student’s academic and/or social-emotional development? In which of the five systems do you think teachers and individuals working with students have the most control? Why?

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Discussion#1

 

Piaget and Vygotsky

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA9GYqXzIhc

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I2hrSRbmHE&t=47s

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5OygJ3vDjM

 

Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory

 

https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Bronfenbrenner%27s-Ecological-Systems-Theory-Paquette-Ryan/b23a4e916f3d815a2624f2289575cdf5c493a0c6?p2df

 

After reviewing the above links for Piaget and Vygotsky

 

  1. Compare and/or contrast this theory with Piaget’s Theory or Vygotsky’s View of Cognitive Development.

 

After reviewing the BbET link, respond to the following questions:

 

  1. Which of the five levels of BbET do you consider to be most important? Why?
  2. How is each level important to a student’s academic and/or social-emotional development?
  3. In which of the five systems do you think teachers and individuals working with students have the most control? Why?
  4. In which of the five systems do teachers and individuals working with students have the least control? Why?

Develop a list of 15 questions that you would like to ask Carly, her father or mother or her siblings if you had the opportunity to speak with them. Identify which person is being asked which question.

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• Finish reading Carly’s Voice.

• Develop a list of 15 questions that you would like to ask Carly, her father or mother or her siblings if you had the opportunity to speak with them. Identify which person is being asked which question.

How do recent trends in state subsidies and college prices affect your understanding and interpretation of this paper? How do what we have learned of the for-profit sector influence your reading of Winston? In particular, does it surprise you that there are so few for-profits among four-year colleges?

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Referee report

1. The importance/motivation/background of the issue: the economic realities of higher education. How knowing the economics behind higher education will help us in framing proper policies, and in assessing the impact of various trends in financing, enrollment
2. The conclusions of the paper, and its contribution. What do we learn from reading the paper, in particular about the nature of a highly selective university.
3. How do recent trends in state subsidies and college prices affect your understanding and interpretation of this paper?
4. (Brief) How do what we have learned of the for-profit sector influence your reading of Winston? In particular, does it surprise you that there are so few for-profits among four-year colleges?
5. How does your understanding of these peer effects – based on your reading of the assigned chapter and the class discussion – help you in critically analyzing what Winston is saying?
6. How do you think online learning might complicate the picture?

Describe the perspective of Gerhard Lenski. Write about the perspective of Leslie White. Describe and discuss the perspective of Alvin Toffler. Compare the three perspectives to show how they are, or may be, similar.

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A Comparison of Three Perspectives on the Evolution of Technology Mei Quoran

Your essay should include five paragraphs, as follows:

Paragraph 1 is your lead paragraph. It will contain an overview of what you have to say in comparing and contrasting the perspectives of Gerhard Lenski, Leslie White, and Alvin Toffler with respect to the evolution of technology.
Paragraphs 2, 3, and 4, are your body paragraphs.
In your essay, use paragraph 2 to describe the perspective of Gerhard Lenski.
In paragraph 3, you’ll write about the perspective of Leslie White.
In paragraph 4, you’ll describe and discuss the perspective of Alvin Toffler.
Paragraph 5 is your summary and conclusion. Here, you’ll compare the three perspectives to show how they are, or may be, similar. You’ll contrast the three perspectives to describe how they’re different. You’ll end this process–and your essay–by expressing your view as to which of these theorists (one or more) offer the most useful insights into the evolution of technology, in your opinion.

What behavioral social-emotional learning strategies are more effective for students with autism? Other than the pyramid model, what academic approaches would ensure that social-emotional learning is effectively achieved in students with autism?

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Social Emotional Learning

Research Questions

  1. What are the social strategies that teachers can apply to improve autistic students’ academic achievement?
  2. What behavioral social-emotional learning strategies are more effective for students with autism?
  3. Other than the pyramid model, what academic approaches would ensure that social-emotional learning is effectively achieved in students with autism?
  4. What impact does the learning environment have on students with autism?

What roles do educational leaders’ social location (race, class, gender, and sexual orientation, etc.) shape their mind about leadership, teaching and learning the students/families/communities they serve on a daily basis.

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-Issues of oppression that work to undermine the academic performance of African American students in elementary education.(ideological, institutional, interpersonal, internalized )

-How educational leaders are complicit in upholding inequities.

– What roles do educational leaders’ social location (race, class, gender, and sexual orientation, etc.) shape their mind about leadership, teaching and learning the students/families/communities they serve on a daily basis.

What is/are the similarity/ between the object in front of you and cultures?

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You have 6 pictures in the file and each picture can be used as an analogy to understand culture. Discuss the following questions:

What is/are the similarity/ between the object in front of you and cultures?

What insight does this give about how to work effectively across cultures?

Why did that quotation stand out to you? What did that quotation tell you about reflective practice?

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Watch the video “Teacher Reflective Practice” (3:53 min. via YouTube). Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0glFJMYv1JY

What does the speaker (Dylan Wiliam, Formative Assessment Expert) mean by “teachers fail every day”? How can failing be beneficial?

At the end of the video, several quotations are shared (watch this part more than once).

Write down 1 quotation that resonated with you:

Why did that quotation stand out to you?

What did that quotation tell you about reflective practice?

Consider your own personal and professional experiences. On what types of events, activities, choices, etc. do you typically reflect? And, when reflecting, what method(s) of reflection do you use?

What did you learn about the field of education from this movie? What messages are explicit and what messages are implied?

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Comparative Cultures

Images of Education in Media

How are the characters (e.g. students, teachers, administrators, counselors, parents, etc.) portrayed? DO NOT ONLY FOCUS ON ONE OR TWO- Focus on as many characters as you can!

How is the setting depicted?

What dilemmas are faced?

What are the dominant voices in this clip? What voices are missing?

How does this movie compare to your own personal experiences?

What did you learn about the field of education from this movie? What messages are explicit and what messages are implied?