Morgan Salmon

Classroom Management

Wed, Nov 09, 2016 10:25 PM
Class management

Classroom management is crucial to have no matter how good of a teacher you think you are. This is because children need rules, procedures and discipline. Without these three things, there is no structure within the class and the children will do whatever they please and you will not receive any respect. According to this chapter, classroom management is needed for any age and any subject. One in particular would be science. Students need to know what is expected of them before, during, and after a lesson. This will help the lesson go smoothly and allow more time for hands-on activities and group work. If a teacher neglects classroom management, they will be less likely to be able to do those kinds of activities because students will not know how to behave throughout. I feel as though this chapter was a good read because it is a reminder of what you can do to have control of the class.

Formative Assessment Probes: “More A – More B” Rule

Sat, Oct 22, 2016 11:49 AM
Assessment

I would recommend that any future teacher read this article. It starts out by explaining the importance of having a formative assessment throughout a lesson and then leads into an example of how to implement it. Assessment is crucial for learning because it allows teachers to see where their students are at and lets the students come to a realization of possible misbeliefs they may have. The article proves this with a floating log probe that will help discover students’ misconceptions and preconceptions of what floats or sinks. It stresses that the assessment should not just be used to find out what students know, but to also take what they know and improve their thinking and your own personal teaching skills.

Guest Editorial: Inquiry Is Essential

Mon, Oct 17, 2016 9:47 PM
Essential for Teachers!

Just like inquiry is essential in science, this article is essential for teachers! It explains the importance of making your science lessons based on questions that you give your students and questions that they come up with on their own. Something that I have recently learned and was reminded of was that inquiry lessons allow students to be engaged, explore, explain, elaborate and evaluate what they are trying to discover. The article gives great examples of how a question should be worded so it is open-ended and researchable. The chart that is included within the article perfectly represents how much the teacher should or should not be involved in an inquiry lesson depending on what grade they are teaching. The older the students are, the less direction should be given by the teacher. However, the younger the students are, the more guidance the teacher may have to provide. I would recommend this article to anyone needing to get a better understanding of why inquiry is essential to learning.