During my pre-internship, I was only able to go to the library a few times. The library in the school where I was placed was a small library, but it was colourful and had different chairs, such as plastic chairs, wiggle chairs, and bean bags, where students could sit and read. Since it was women’s … Continue reading ERDG 310 Reflective Practice Week 11
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Personally reflect on your semester and your journey to promoting a love of reading. Where do you feel most confident in promoting literacy? Teaching new literacy, particularly the new forms of literacy made possible by digital technology, Since I grew up with the internet, I’ve learned the unspoken rules of the online world. Make sure … Continue reading ERDG 310 Reflective Practice Week 6
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According to Frances Christie learning the genres of one’s own community is a crucial component of acquiring knowledge of its culture and meanings. All of this implies, among other things, that a genre is not to be interpreted as an empty slot ‘filled with’ material or, alternately, ‘imposed on’ content, even if you sometimes hint … Continue reading ERDG 310 Reflective Practice Week 5
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Effective feedback is divided into three sections. First, a teacher must inform the student that they performed well on the assignment. Second, the instructor must inform the student of what has to be improved, and last, the teacher must instruct the pupils on how to improve. Feedback is a vital skill that students must master … Continue reading ECS 401 Week 6 Takeaway
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It is predicted that increasing the authenticity of an evaluation would have a good impact on student learning and motivation. Authenticity, on the other hand, is just a hazily defined dimension of evaluation since it is assumed to be a well-understood notion that does not require formal definition. But in order to apply something effective, … Continue reading ECS 401 Takeaway Week 5
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I think that student-centred assessment, learning target alignment, and students’ skills are the three most important to me. If I had known these principles in my K-12 experience it would have helped me as an elementary and high school student. Also, if I knew the learning targets, I would have felt that there was direction … Continue reading Week 4 Takeaway
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It is predicted that increasing the authenticity of an evaluation would have a good impact on student learning and motivation. Authenticity, on the other hand, is just a hazily defined dimension of evaluation since it is assumed to be a well-understood notion that does not require formal definition. But in order to apply something effective, … Continue reading Week 5 Takeaway
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Considering this week’s article, how may their theory on space-making reflect on the classroom (or school) spaces we inhabit? From the study, there were four themes that materialize – Reposition, Transportation, Nesting and Layering. Reposition is the actions by which child readers consciously position themselves differently in relation to their environment after reading a text. … Continue reading Reflective Practice Week #5
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This week look into a current issue in the news relating to social justice or reading/literacy. Provide the link, a very brief overview and then your reflections on how it effects you as an educator or how you’d address with your class. “Read the Books That Schools Want to Ban” by Emma Sarappo is a … Continue reading Reflective PracticeWeek #3
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1. Benefits of using feedback for students: Feedback is a type of grading that does not punish students for being wrong. It is not punitive grading. Some of the benefits of using feedback instead of grading numbers are 1) letting students make and learn from mistakes without penalizing them. 2) Feedback also lets students know … Continue reading Entry Ticket Week 3
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