Relection on Group 9 presentation 4-28

Today we learned about chapter 13 which is instruction in today's schools. I thought that the presentation was very well organized and interesting. The video shown was really a different way of showing the different ways of instructing and well not instructing. The video did mention a little how good technology can be for students, but most of it was saying was that we need to get them away from technology. I disagree with this because i feel that technology is a very helpful tool and can really be used to better students, that is to say if its used the correct way. Specially with special ed students i feel that technology can really help these students see things that otherwise they wouldnt be able to see. I the group had a lot good of information that really effects us future teachers.

Final Blog The letter to the editor!

Dear Editor of the Star Tribune:

I am writing you because my class at St. Cloud State University wants us to get involved in speaking out about education since all of us in the class are planning on becoming future teachers. To get involved as teachers you cant just accept change sometimes you have to stand up and fight for it. There are many passionate issues to talk about with such a broad subject as education but I found out one that I am very passionate about that is really taking us by storm. With the recent deaths from the two teenage girls in Marshall, Minnesota teens committing suicide from being bullied, this is one topic that we must address before we lose more lives. Bullying has always been around in schools but students today are really going out of the way to torture their fellow students. I feel that parents and teachers need to say something if they are witness to this cruel stuff. However, it really needs for the students themselves to stop bullying itself. They need to stand up together and to say this is wrong and we need to put a stop to this. Everyone in the world is different but that’s what makes each one of us special. We need to start treating people how we in return would like to be treated. I recommend that every student from 6^th grade on should watch the documentary bullied which really puts bullying into perspective and how hurtful it can be and how it can ruin someone’s life.  We need to stop this epidemic before we lose more of our precious student’s lives. To be a teacher you must really have a passion for learning and using your heart so why is it that are students are not getting the message of using your heart. We need to try harder to show kindness to our students. We are role models and have to start acting like it. Thank you for your time listening and for writing such a wonderful paper and letting me give this cause a voice.
From your reader,

Elias Hoversten

Reflection on class from 4-26

Today we went on kind of a class field trip to the St. Cloud State science bus. It was very funny at first because the whole class was waiting in the husky hub for the teacher because it was raining and she came pulling up 10 minutes later saying i had been looking for you everywhere and how could i lose a whole class. After we all got into the bus i was shocked at how big it really was and how many students they have in their at one time. i think they said 36 to 45 is the most they have ever had which is quite amazing. It was very amazing to see each little lab station and learn about what they do on the bus and then to actually perform the labs were very fan. It really is a good learning tool and gets kids out of the classroom and not have to travel to far to learn. I had a great time and suggests everyone should try it.

N.Y.U. to Establish a Degree-Granting Campus in Shanghai

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/28/nyregion/28nyu.html?ref=internationaleducation

I thought that this article was very different but very interesting and i was schocked that school were starting to do this. I think its a very good idea in such a global economy and will really give students more advantages with learning especially those students that would like to learn more about a country but not from a text book. This student i think will be able to gain more about China from actually living there and experiencing it first hand. With so many Chinese immersion programs in the states this will outpost will help these students that are very interested in the culture and have gone to China but not been able to stay longer.

House Bill on Student Testing Reopens a Familiar Debate

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/us/17ttstudents.html?_r=1&ref=education

I though that this article was interesting and showed a very different aspect of education and that is through the government. Both sides agree about the topic but the way it is going to be put into action and what it will require has both sides disagreeing and in fact they have been in a disagreement for quite some time. I think that the whole testing issue needs to be looked at and reformed ever since no child left behind has been put into play our country has struggled to keep up with the rest of the world with are grades. In fact Finland who has no tests has the best grades in the world so whatever there doing is right and we need to learn something from them.

Chapter 6 The Youth Edge in Education Nation

The five key points from this chapter are:
1. For Students to use their technological prowess to help teachers teach.
2. Asking a student for help is a sign of weekness has to be broken down.
3. The technology being used today is so advanced that previous generations are having a hard time catching up.
4. Only 4 periods in last 500 hundred years where media has changed enough to qualify being called a revolution.
5. There are few precedemts for giving students more responsibility for the operatings of the classroom.

Reflection on Group 8 Presentation 4-21

Today group 8 presented on chapter 10 dealing with productive learning management. The group did a very good job presenting had a lot of visuals, spoke very clearly, had tons of very good information. Each member of the group knew their materal very well and was very comfortable with it. The information given to us even though they didnt intend it too gave us a little background for are up coming papers on what are room structure for teacher should be like with the explination of one teacher hoice for her room to tables instead of desks and no over head lights but lamps. The videos during the presentation kept the class focused and attentive.

Reflection on Group 7 Presentation 4-14

Today the group presented on Chapter 10. There presentation was very well done and each of them demonstrated they had practiced and knew their information. They each spoke very clearly and got the class envolved by giving them a test and asking us certain question about the presentation. When the quiz was given on the following tuesday it was a little difficult to remember all the information that had been given out on the prevous thursday. But the topics sparked a very good conversation with the class and the video on facebook really brought around some different comments. Both sides are very easy to see about the facebook issue and are schools and teachers are in for a rollercoaster ride down the road dealling with this mega issue.

Australian Universities Take Steps to Increase Numbers of Indigenous Students and Academics

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/11/world/asia/11iht-educSide11.html?ref=education
I came across this article and thought it was perfect because in my other class i was just learning about indigenous people and already learned so much that this was icing on the cake and just interesting to read about them in the present day news. I though this article was very good and informative and really makes you see why the Indigenous people of Austrailia are going through. They do make a very good point the with schooling the Indigenous students are more likely to succeed and be better financially well off. However they can also see it as trying to make them white and lose their rich heritage of being a aborigine. There is also the fact that a lot of these students end up failing out of college because they have no leaders put into place untill now that is of graduates that are of the same type of heritage. These students need someone to talk with and look up too, to make them believe in themselves.

Chapter 5 The Co-Teaching Edge- Education Nation

The five key points i learned in this chapter are:
1. Teachers are the most important factor in the educational process.
2.The educational system has to allow teachers enough time to learn about and adopt the new teaching methods in the 21st century.
3.Opening Minds Through the Arts.
4.Parents need to be envolved in their students life.
5. A single comment from a teacher can make or break a students spirit.

reflection on The Finland Phenomenon 4 -12

Today we watched a documentary called The Finland Phenomenon. This documentary was put together by Tony Wagner and shows why Finland is the highest ranked country in the world in education and what the United States needs to do to move up in the world ranking of education and to better our future generations of students. The first thing which is huge is that Finland doesnt revolve the education around testing and in fact dont use it at all. The classrooms are more relaxed because of this and more personal in fact the students call the teachers by their first names in most cases. Another thing that leaped out me is the students classes are smaller making learning more personable and they get to spend more time on projects and such which cuts down on homework time. The third thing that really leaped out at me is that trust here is huge. In America if a teacher were to leave his students for 20 or so minutes and come back the class would be going crazy with talking and not doing work... here however the teachers trust the students so much that they can leave the room and the students keep right on working.
The Three ways how teachers are prepared in Finland are:
1.The students must get good grades to get accepted into college then get a high score on a entrance exam to get into the  teaching program.
2. Teachers in Finland go through a five year course study.
3. The Training teachers have many in- class observation and inturn are critiqued as they critique others which helps build stronger teachers.

Reflection on Studentfirst.org 4-7

I recently went to and explored student first.org a site that was set up by Michelle Rhee the former chancellor of  D.C. public schools. This site is a very good tool for teachers and the purpose of it is a really noble cause. We must save our teachers and eleminate the good teachers being fired and letting the tenure teachers being able to stay on just because they have tenure. I like how on this site there is a place where you can support teachers right on the site as well as many interesting blogs and videos that really help describe what they are trying to do.

Cathleen Black Is Out as City Schools Chancellor

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/07/cathie-black-is-out-as-chancellor/?emc=na

After reading this article i thought they really brought down a lot of Ms. Black's accomplishments and things that she had done right for the school district even without much expierence. Im sure the new chancellor Mr. Walcott will do a fantastic job in this new post however with the school district being where it is and the amount of media coverage in this area im sure their will be alot of judgement and opinions on how he is preparing and doing his job.

Reflection on Group 6 presentation 4-7

Today the group 6 presentated on School Governance and Finance. The presentation was very good and they each had a lot of spirit and gave us a lot of information. This topic seemed like a hard topic to do because there is a lot of information as well as it being not that exciting, but i thought the group handled it very well. i though that the crossward puzzle was a very good idea to get us involved and to make sure we payed attention. I also have to reflect what kinda teacher i want to be which is the kinda teacher that makes his students excited to learn and want to learn. I am still learning my path and how and what i want to teach.

Reflection on Waiting for superman 3-31

Today we watched a documentary called waiting for superman. It is a fairly new documentary that is very good and raises some good questions. Some of these questions are is it the bad neighborhood that is making the schools bad or is it the bad schools that are turning good neighborhoods into bad ones. Are thinking in the past has been to think that schools that are put into bad neighborhoods fail because have many problems with the students. However new research has shown that these bad neighborhoods are really becoming this way because the school is failing and kids are dropping out at great rates and then not doing anything. I also was shocked to see when put to vote on how tenure can be shrunk and when the teachers had to vote no one did because of the grip of the union. This movie is very hard to watch because you see the good sides of the lottery for charter schools and how excited each kid is but then you also see how they can effect them when they dont get in and how sad both the parents and the students feel.. like they failed and with a lot of these lottery the spaces available and the amount of people trying to get in is so overwelming that the odds are really stacked against them.

Reflection on Group 5 and What my high school was like for 3-29

Today i saw group 5 do a presentation on Charter school. I thought they did a very good job and there was many information that i learned that i hadnt known about before. When i think of my high school it was not a charter school but a regular public school. Since i grew up in the subarbs i feel that the school was a lot nicer than if  lets say i went to school down in minneapolis. My school had many students but most of them were just like me in a sense of being raised in the subarbs with nicer neighborhoods.

Schools Under Pressure to Spare the Rod Forever

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/28/education/30paddle.html?ref=education

This article i read was very different than most the articles i have read because you dont really hear about punishment that much because it works so well for schools, but suprisingly enough that isnt the real truth out there. I can see both side of this argument about using punishment in school and why it should be allowed and then not allowed. When you hear of punishment in today's schools most of the time you here detention not paddling a custom that has almost disapeared in its own right. I think that this will become a bigger issue because each side is so thoughly opposed to each other and the students are the ones feeling it. I did find it weird that a school in New Orleans the student wanted to bring back the paddeling.

Reflection from March 24 "2 Million Minutes"

Today was defently one of the most interesting days being in class so far in my young career. I was shocked to walk into the classroom and see our teachers head on the big projector screen talking to the class. I had never expierenced a teacher doing that so it was neat but kinda weird at the same time. After that experience we watched a documentry called 2 million minutes about three different countries: USA, India, and China and had two students from each and it followed them their senior year looking forward to getting into colleges. The USA students were less experienced in both math and science compared to the other countries. They did have very outstanding high self confidence even though are education system was called "Broken" because of the amount of hours we spent not studying but doing other activites such as tv watching and sports. For China because the economy is growing rapidly there is great motivation to stay out of poverity by getting a good education. Also they have a one child policy so means that put all there effort into making that child very successful. China also absorbs a full month longer schooling than students of the US. India which was a lot like China in some aspects such as the poverity issue and working hard to stay away from it. India also has a policy toward academics where its that or nothing else matters. You know what your gonna do early for your career. Both China and India spent more time studying than the US. After getting to know these students it was kinda shocking at the end to find out that the US Students were accepted into the colleges they wanted but the students from the other countries that were in different systems of learning couldnt not be accepted into their college of choice because the admittence level was so high that only so many students were accepted.

Group 4 presentation Philosphy of Education

I though that the group who presented today did a very good job. There was a lot of information about Philosphy and if you hadnt read the chapter yet you still were able to find out what it was about from them. I thought this presentation really was a good opener for the paper we have to do on the same stuff. The hand out we recieved from the group was very helpful in understanding my own education philosophy.

Diplomas, and an Uncertain Future, for Japanese Pupils

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/23/world/asia/23graduate.html?_r=1&ref=world

After reading this article i had to get a tissue and wipe my own tears away. My heart goes out to these students that have faced through so much adversity in all that has happened in the past couple of weeks and to remain strong and brave like they have really is oustanding. This article shows how important education is and even through adversity it shows its importance. This article brings hope that this great challenge can be fought with and that japan can rebuild.

Ideal teacher prep program reflection 3-17

The three things i feel that would best prepare future students to becoming teachers are:
1. Student teaching in a urban setting.
2. Special Education Classes and not just one of them but more.
3. Bridging the culture gap in classes between students and teachers.

Group Three Presentation on history of education 3-17

I though that the group that presented today did a very good job on there presentation. Each one knew their information and it was very informative as well. I also thought the wordfind that they gave us at the end with key words in it from the presentation was a very good idea, and had never even thought of doing something like that before. It was a really creative activity and made sure that the class was listening. In all i would gave the group a A because they did that well.

It’s Breakfast Time, and Education Will Pay

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/13/us/13cncwarren.html?_r=1&ref=education
This Article i read really makes me wonder what is going through school boards minds when they shorten a school day that is already shorter than most districts in the day to include a staggerd breakfast time for student cutting into precious time that the students need to learn. I think Chicago needs to redo their education system and make it so that the students utilize there time while in school to learn as much as they can.

Reflection On Unequal Education Video from March 15

After watching the film in class Unequal Education, i became more aware of how education was looked in the 90's. The film showed how two different schools in two different areas were compared to each other and how quite different they were and how much funding really changes a education. One school didint have much funding so they couldnt afford the same things the other school did such as actualy music instruments for a band instead of just keyboards. I felt that with the whole vaucher system it really didnt work because giving them 1000 dollars doesnt help them pay for the rest of the amount due.

Reflection on my group dealing with chapter 5

We presented two weeks ago, and i thought we did a really good job. We put a lot of time on the presentation, working very hard on it and i thought it turned out as great as we had planned on. I felt my partners did a great job speaking in front of the class and presenting. I however felt that i got to nervous and spoke to quickly when it was my turn. The videos we included were really good and really showed the view of being someone with a learning disability. Overall i was very proud of everything we did on it.

Chapter 4 the Time/Place Edge in Education Nation

The five points I learned in this chapter are:
1. Shifting of learning to anytime/ anywhere.
2. Change in the workforce hours put in equals a change in amout of learning time to 6 hours to 9 hours for children.
3. Turning buses to have mobil wifi making them portable study halls.
4. Changing schools gridding of the school day making children excited to go to school.
5. Creating more after school programs that help students be able to study.

Chapter 3 The Technology edge in Education Nation

The five things I learned from this chapter are:
1. Studies show learners in online conditions spend more time on task than students who were face to face with a teacher.
2. lectures are bing outdated and only deliver information on a one way stream.
3. In lectures if a student gets lost in the first 15 minutes they remain lost of 45 minutes.
4. In today's schools newer technology is always changing causing the teaching methods to become outdated.
5. Technology is helping students with disabilities connect with class and not feel like outsiders.

Chapter 2- The curriculum Edge in Education Nation

The five key points I learned in Chapter 2 are:
1. Project based learning gaining momentum with technology.
2. More impact on students using project based learning that is relevant to students lives.
3. Teaching beyond the text teaching students to communicate through images and sound is gaining popularity.
4. The ability to think globally is a critical skill learned now.
5. There is a hidden connection between students minds and their hearts.

National Center on Universal design for Learning!

I went to this site and started to explore it and was really suprised at all the fresh and new ideas they are coming up with to help students succeed. I think this site is a great resource for student and teachers alike and will help them with learning. I think its so neat that we have technology now that can help students who in the past struggled. Having the curriculm change from words on a page to American Sign Lanuage for a deaf student or to turning into brail for someone that cant see or to being read to are all things that are very inpressive and very helpful making advirsity able to be defeated.

Representatives from Ireland to showcase Irish universities in Dallas March 8-9

http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2011/mar/04/ireland-educational-tour-dallas-march-8/

This is a very good article on how important Irelands Universities are to education. Irelands Universities are known for attracting many students wanting to study abroad. With the rich culture, Adventurous lands, and being one of the most friendlest places only helps the colleges to excel quicker. I for one have always been interested in Ireland and can see how studying there really would be quite a experience. This showcases shows students the advantages in studying in Ireland and how it can change their future.

Reflection for week of March 1st: Speaking in Tongues

Today we finshed watching a documentary called "Speaking in Tongues" which is about 4 different immersion school programs, three of them which are dealing with chinese and one spanish. This Program shows the pros and the cons of these schools. If started young enough these students can become bilingual and excel in both languages better than most of their peers. The parents arent so certain about these programs because they feel that might not retain their original language and could lose it and that in America English is a primary language that they need to know in order to be real successful. I thought that when the commants were made that this is America and everyone should know one language i really didnt agree with it. We are not just a one culture society we have many and it is important that we embrace all of them and be exluded them all, we not only hurt their identys but ours as well. After seeing this film I can see how these programs can be very successful and can help the children in their success of going to good colleges and getting good jobs.

Feb 24 Reflection on 1st group presentation

I though that the first group that presented did a very good job presenting today. First of all they had a lot of good information which was spoken clearly to us. Second of all they did a very good job of making the presentation interesting and flowing very well. Thirdly I felt that the activity they used that was jeopardy was very informative with all the different stats from the video clip which i also felt was a very good way to end the class because it got us included and made sure that we remembered important peices.

Critics say top-rated Chinese education system has a flaw

http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2011-02-01-asia_education01_ST_N.htm

This article is a very good article but it actually challenges the one of the previous article i had read that said China had top rated education system to it actually having some flaws. China still out does the United states and half the world in math and science testing and it would take the United States some time to actually catch up with them. However what China doesnt do is produce creative and innovative students. In fact the students are flying over to the United States to attend our colleges to learn to be more creative some that American students do very well.

Feb 23 My First Field Experience

Today I had my first field experience at Oxbow Elementry School with Mr. Eerdmans Second Grade Class. Starting yesterday and into last night i became incredbly nervous so much so that i didnt get much sleep. My mind kept racing on things i needed to say and do. Well i went to today and was still just as nervous right up until i entered the classroom and then all that went away as soon as i saw the teacher and the students. I had a great time learning along with the students and watching them get excited over learning. When they split into two groups half came with me and worked on probability and it was funny because they all swarmed toward me and kept asking if they were doing it right. It defently felt a little weird to be back in my elementry school and i tried to remember my past experiences. I really had a fun time today and cant wait till next week to do it again, and dont know why i was so nervous.

Recuiting In China Pays Off for US Colleges!

Recuiting In China Pays Off for US Colleges!
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/12/education/12college.html?_r=1&ref=internationaleducation
This article I read was very interesting and very unexpecting. I was unaware of what China parents do for their children to get into college over here and how truly many colleges there are in America that are really expanding their doors to so many international students. I found it interesting that the Chinese make these brochures with pictures and information about themselves and send them along with their applications as well as hire individuals to write their entrance exams. I also found out that most of these students pay their full tution right away because of how a successfull economy they have over their.

Reflection from Tueday Feb 15

Today we learned about the Intercultural Development Inventory. To really learn about we had to take a long test that had about 75 questions in it. I felt that the test itself wasnt to hard however for some of the question you found you can fit multiple answers as well as the more you though about which one you fit in too the more challenging they were to answer. I felt that was more willing to learn new cultures and to help students with different cultures, i didnt let diversity stand in my way to helping a student or fellow students. I think every students needs to take this inventory because i bet we would be suprised with the answers we found out. Feb 22 Today i got my results back from Intercultural Development Inventory test... I guess i wasnt as developed as i thought. The results were a little complicated to read and figure out what they all meant. My score was more toward minimization but just slightly lower which i come to understand is average for most teachers. This result doesnt make a lot of sense because i grew up in a city with different cultures and my high school had many different cultures in it as well.

District 11 fine tunes Bullying policy

http://abcnewspapers.com/2010/10/26/district-11-fine-tunes-bullying-policy/

After reading this article i was very impressed with the steps taken by District 11 to changing its policy on bullying. They have put into actions certain steps that teachers and adminstrators must follow to educate their students on bullying and putting to stop these harrassments. I felt it was very important for the policys to change for the saftey of these students. I see that videos are being shown at the beginning of the school year, might i suggest that they show a video every semester so it would stick in the student mind more and also that instead of just any video that they should show Bullied because it really puts in into prospective how it can effect a persons life and will impact them better.

Reflections from Tuesday Feb 8 "Bullied"

After watching the DVD Bullied, as a teacher, I felt sickened by the lack of help given to Jamie by his teacher who are there to protect their students and did no such thing and by doing so encouraged the students to act more because there was no fear of consequence. It really was hard to watch students behave this way and feel no remorse for what they did. I felt more compelled to help my students in anyway they needed. As wanting to become a teacher i felt more connected with the one teacher that opened her room up to him during lunch time and tried to help him.  I feel that as a teacher we are supposed to help are students no matter what and after watching the horrible things that can come from bulling and how it can really wreck someones life i am anxious to stop bullying.

Reflection on Thur Feb 3

Today we read an excerpt from The Nation by Linda Darling-Hammond. What i really came away from this article was that we had set all these goals prior to the No Child Left behind in 1989 and were to accomplish them all by the year 2000 and as of yet havent accomplished any and its 2011. This tells us that No child Left Behind has failed and not worked the way we thought. We also today watched a presentation from Dr. Wagner. I though that the presentation was done very well and he had a good way of connecting with the students. I thought the 7 points that he brought across are very important for students today to follow to be successful.

Chapter 1 Education Nation

I started reading Education Nation by Milton Chen this week. After reading the first chapter i find very interesting so far and it has many examples that make the points im reading very clear.
The five keys points I learned from chapter one are:
1. We need to think how education is beening perceived by students and change it.
2.  We need to get parents and community involved more in schools.
3. We need to continue more with project based learning.
4. We need to stop teaching to the tests.
5. We need to change the curriculim.

St. Cloud schools see mixture of spoken languages

http://www.sctimes.com/article/20110129/NEWS01/101290019/St-Cloud-schools-see-mixture-of-spoken-languages


I Felt that this article was a very good article and explained quite a bit of information to me that i didnt not know before i had read it. I feel what these teachers are doing with pulling the kids into smaller groups to help them understand English as a language is very inportant, i also agree with the teachers telling the parents to still read to the children in the native language so they can learn punctionals. I thought with all the cultures i see on campus that the number of languages spoken at St Cloud State University would be more than the number given.

Reflections on class Tuesday Feb 1

Today we did mind maps of chapters 1 and 2. For all of you who dont know what a mind map is... well its a main topic that is connected to little smaller topics connected to more sub topics. I thought this was a very fun activity because we were able to get to know our group better as well as the other group we presented too. It was also a blast even though i dont have the best handwriting and coloring skills( i think i ended up with more marker on my hands than on the paper) the mind map still turned out great.

Reflection of class on thursday 1-31-11

I thought that the instruction we recieved today was very informative and very interesting. I had never used a Mac so was a little confused at first, but once i started to play around with it i got the hang of it. I felt that using atomic learning was very easy and very helpful and look forward to using it more in the future. I also thought edutopia was a very good source and looked very helpful for our upcoming presentation. Im glad i also got introduced into the room nextdoor to the computer lab that had a lot of childrens books and a smartboard and other resources for lesson plans and such that will be very helpful when i do my field expierence especially since i am older now and dont have any childrens books like i used to have.

Germans Studying Abroad!

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/24/world/europe/24iht-educSide24.html?_r=1&scp=8&sq=world%20education&st=cse

This article shows how German students are learning and having expierences abroad. They are traveling to France, Spain, and Britain as the most popular destinations for students. I feel that when students travel abroad they get to mix with other cultures which in turns helps there understanding and appreciate things in their own culture more.

Moment of Silence

http://www.suntimes.com/news/education/3377560-418/moment-silence-district-silent-schools.html

I think that schools should start having a moment of silence before the pledge of allience because it gives students time to reflect and think about what its is to be a American. It also give think about why they are saying the pledge and to think of things that are important to them as well.

Freedom Writers

1.Erins hopes and expectations for her class is that she has a nice class room and his students with good attitudes and respect her.

2. The challenges that faced her from the beginning where getting the students to like each other and her.

3. Some of the class scenarios were that one had a brother being on trial for something he didnt do and not being seen by his mother because he reminded her of his father. Another was that a boy was being evicted and homeless and yet found a home in her class. Another was a woman being a third generation gang member and was tought the wrong ideals that we must protect our own no matter what.

4. The students attitudes effected their grades because when they became willing and excited about learning their academic performance improved.

5. The Stratagies that Erin incorporated into her class to break down the barriers between teacher and student was separating from the particular groups that there were accustomed to and putting them next to different people.

6. The different teaching methods Erin used with her students was Journals, turning the desks different ways, field trips and speakers.

7. Since the Adminstration refused over and over to give Erin the tools she needed, she didnt give up and got two more jobs to by new books by herself for her class.

8. The adminstration saw the class as a waste of time and that they earn the extra attention and were all going to fail out of school anyway.

9.  Once the students saw how much Erin belived in them, the students in return begain to believe inthemselves.

10. The lessons that i learned that are many challenges that come up, but you have to keep tring different things to reach your students.

Welcome

Welcome to my Blog for sped 200. I will be keeping up with the blog all semester long writing down important information dealing with education, I hope you enjoy!

Alternative Teaching Licensure

http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=900178

I feel that making it easier for teachers to teach is important because there are a variety of areas that need more help and need it quick and arent always able to get that help with the current teaching certifications however with these new steps up and coming students might not know enough to become actual good teachers.

Why do i want to become a teacher ?

Why do i want to become a Teacher?
I want to become a teacher because i want to be able to connect with kids and help them learn and become interested in subjects and expand their minds. I have a drive that i want to make education fun for the kids and make them want to learn it.