Category: Educational Strategies

      CourseworkDiversity and InclusionEducational StrategiesITL530 Optimized Learning CommunityNational UniversitySocial Justice in Education

      Inclusive Learning Environments

      To further examine the topic of developing an inclusive, safe, and positive learning environment and explain strategies or steps we may use to ensure all students are welcome to be part of the class community and discourse, we were to create a presentation that discusses stereotype threats, growth mindset, and addressing instances of intolerance. All students can learn when assets and learning needs are the focus of instruction. We were to take what we learned from the assigned resources and conduct independent research to learn how stereotype threats and instances of intolerance might be demonstrated in our learning environment. We were also to...
      Frank Jamison
      Assessment and FeedbackCourseworkEducational StrategiesITL522 Content Area LiteracyNational UniversityStudent-Centered Learning

      Learning Map – Stage 3 Analyzing Student Work Reflection on Instruction and Learning

      Essential Question How does the candidate analyze and describe (citing evidence from Steps 1 & 2, the impact of their asset and needs based lesson planning, teaching and assessment of student learning and explain how the lesson supports the whole class and the three focus students? Redundancy of Stage 1 and 2 is an expectation! Analyze prior knowledge of students to planning, instruction and learning…reflection! Describe the connection “between the importance of knowing students’ assessment and learning needs to student learning”in relation to the evidence and analysis of student work and learning of your instruction. As I reflect on my...
      Frank Jamison
      CourseworkEducational StrategiesITL520 Academic Language & LiteracyNational UniversityStudent-Centered LearningTeaching Reflections

      Learning Map Stage 3: Analyzing Student Work ~ Reflection on Instruction and Learning

      This week we are teaching! We were first to spend time analyzing prior knowledge on the part of our students – especially keeping in mind our three focus students before, during, and after the lesson. We were to develop our instructional strategies to carry out our lesson and would have an opportunity after teaching to think critically about how the students did in relation to the learning outcomes that we planned. Some of the questions to help guide our critical thinking were: How did learning about your students’ assets and learning needs help to shape your lesson for the class?...
      Frank Jamison
      CourseworkEducational StrategiesITL520 Academic Language & LiteracyMathematics EducationNational UniversityStudent Challenges

      Learning Map Stage 1: Multi-Step Inequalities

      Designing instructional experiences for students that are inclusive, engaging and effective take thoughtful planning, adjusting and reflecting on the part of the teacher. Over the course of your educational career, you will see different types of lesson design processes, templates and formats that have many types of criteria. Some of the criteria included on these templates might be: reading strategies, assessments, warm-ups, discussion prompts, differentiated writing tasks, language supports, real life connections, and the list goes on and on. What will remain true throughout, is the focus you will place on differentiating, empowering and setting each student up for content...
      Frank Jamison
      CourseworkEducational StrategiesInclusive TeachingITL520 Academic Language & LiteracyLiteracy IntegrationNational University

      Content Literacy

      For our Week 1 DIscussion, we were to watch 3 videos from the resources linked below, the “Teaching Content through Literacy,” “High School Reading Strategies,” and one from the Massachusetts Department of Education (our choice). We were to collect and share at least three examples of when we saw the educator in the video teaching their content through one of the four areas of focus of literacy skills: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Our task was to share what we observed the teacher and the students doing and how we knew if the differentiated literacy activity was effective. Where needed,...
      Frank Jamison
      CourseworkEducational StrategiesITL608 Design and Process of TeachingMathematics EducationNational UniversityStudent-Centered Learning

      Signature Assignment (Learning Map Stages One and Two)

      We finished and submitted a Learning Map addressing Stages One and Two in this assignment.  We used content from Assignments 1A, 1B, and 2A to complete this assignment. While we could integrate our previous work into this assignment, we were made aware that we would also be completing part two of Stage Two for the first time in this assignment. Stage One – Planning Your Instruction Identify your Lesson Standard(s) CA Content Standard(s) List the Standard(s) ELD Standard List English Learning Development Standard(s) Unpacking the Standard Before beginning this section, please navigate to this video that describes how to unpack...
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      CourseworkEducational StrategiesITL608 Design and Process of TeachingMulticultural EducationNational UniversityStudent-Centered Learning

      Learning Map Stage Two: Getting to Know Your Students

      For the second of this week’s assignments, we were to complete the “Getting to Know Your Students” section of Stage Two of the Learning Map. Stage Two – Instructional Approach: Teaching We were advised to consult with our master, mentor, or supervisory teacher; with additional school personnel; and with families, as needed, to develop our understanding of students’ assets and learning needs. We were to review student work and available assessment or survey data and talk with and/or observe students to learn about the class’s range of assets, including academic strengths, and learning needs. We were to use this information...
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      CourseworkCurriculum PlanningEducational StrategiesITL606 Learners and Learning IINational UniversityStudent Development

      Instructional Approach: Teaching

      For this assignment, we were to consult with our master, mentor, or supervisory teacher; with additional school personnel; and with families, as needed, to develop our understanding of students’ assets and learning needs. We were to review student work and available assessment or survey data and talk with and/or observe students to learn about the class’s range of assets, including academic strengths and learning needs. We were to use this information to establish content-specific learning goals (including California English Language Development (ELD) Standards as appropriate). Write a description of Students’ Assets and Learning Needs. Describe what skills students already have...
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      Classroom ManagementCourseworkEducational StrategiesITL606 Learners and Learning IINational UniversityStudent Development

      Field Experience (Report and Reflection)

      Utilizing the information from our Observation Report from the SimSchool Module and using the notes we took from the Observation Notes template, we were to answer the following reflection questions (2-3 pages). *If needed, we could access the UDL Guidelines on the CAST.org website. Teaching in a 9th Grade Simulated Classroom Frank Jamison National University ITL606 Learners and Learning II Professor Taneeka Bourgeois-daSilva September 17, 2023 Support for Students in an Inclusive, Safe, and Positive Learning Environment Positive reinforcement was consistently employed, with me using strategies like smiling at students, offering praise, and acknowledging their efforts. This consistent positivity fostered...
      Frank Jamison
      CourseworkEducational StrategiesInclusive TeachingITL606 Learners and Learning IINational UniversityStudent Development

      Lesson Plan Rationale

      For Assignment 3A, we were to think about the class context information and students’ assets and learning needs for the whole class and focus students, then briefly respond to the following prompts (no more than 7 pages). We were to consider how our lesson plan in Week 4 WILL address the following areas. 1. Prior Academic Knowledge: Explain how the lesson plan will build on students’ prior academic knowledge related to the content-specific learning goal(s) selected for the lesson. The lesson on quadratic equations will naturally extend students’ foundational knowledge from previous math courses. The lesson will build on their...
      Frank Jamison
      CourseworkEducational StrategiesInclusive EducationITL606 Learners and Learning IINational UniversityTeaching Methodologies

      Between-Class vs. Within-Class Grouping

      In preparing for the opening of the new K-8 school, Barlett Canyon Academy, it quickly becomes obvious to the principal, Ms. Patel, that “something different” will be needed with instructional strategies. Bartlett Canyon Academy is drawing its highly diverse student population from several local communities. Individual differences in educational backgrounds, special needs, and home environments are substantial. Ms.Patel decided to approach her faculty. “What is the best way to address our problem of such diverse learners?” begins Ms.Patel. Ms. Díaz, a seasoned sixth-grade teacher, suggests that classes at each grade level be organized into tracks to create high, average, and low groups. Each group then works...
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