Category: Student Development

    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...
    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...
    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...