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LSUS Continuing Education
April 5, 2014
Breakdown of Section
When does learning happen?
Mr. Kendrick is looking for a way to bring the content of his history class alive for his students. Looking at the standards and deciding how he plans to assess them, he plans to have the students create a video project. What strategies can he employ to ensure that the learning outcomes are met?
Mrs. McRae's students are having a tough time writing multiparagraph responses on her unit tests. The next unit test is next week, and she plans on taking steps to assist her students in succeeding on the test. Name and explain one strategy she could use to meet her goal.
The students in Mr. Beckham's ELA class are diverse, ranging from higher to lower ability levels as well as cultural and ethnic backgrounds. After reading the novel, Mr. Beckham feels it would be best to group students for the instructional activities he had planned. Describe a process that Mr. Beckham could use to ensure the success of his students.
Mrs. Patterson was observed by her principal, who later made the comment that her lesson seemed too easy for an honors level class and that she should revisit her learning objectives. What research-based resources should Mrs. Patterson use to construct better learning objectives/outcomes?
Mrs. Dowling is known by students to ask difficult, higher order questions in class. Giovannie, a student, can never seem to answer a question in time when she asks him and other students make harmful comments about this. Describe what you would do in this situation.
The students of Ms. Kilbourn's science love to learn in her classroom, and they learn something new everyday. With so much content presented, students perform poorly on summative unit assessments. Describe the instructional process the teacher could use to modify her questioning techniques.
The principal of Oakdale High School would like students to produce higher order evidence of learning for each standard they learn in class. As a new teacher, Mr. Barnes would like to find a way to achieve this goal while reinforcing the knowledge that his student acquire in his class. What instructional practices might he use to achieve this goal?
With a class of 32 students, Ms. Wright finds it difficult to engage every student with one-on-one questioning. With her evaluation coming up, she would like to try out new questioning strategies. Advise her on some options that might be available.
Teddy, a student with dyslexia, has a hard time in Ms. Braswell's class keeping up with the reading. When communicating with the teacher, he is shy and timid and oftentimes does not ask for help. Describe how you would handle this situation in specific examples.
As a male teacher, Mr. Kiper has a difficult time relating to his female middle school students. Describe the underlying issues that Mr. Kiper is having and give specific examples of how he should approach the problem.
Mrs. Edgar is having a hard time maintaining the attention of her social studies classes. What techniques can she teach her students to assist with these issues.
Mrs. Feaster, the 7th grade reading teacher at her school, is teaching her students to identify the themes within a story. Many of her students are having a difficult time achieve this goal. How can she modify the way she is communicating the lesson in order for her students to succeed?
Activity: Dead People Matrix
Factors Effecting Student Achievement
Life Experiences
Content Knowledge
Theorists: Bandura, Bruner, Dewey, Piaget, Vygotsky, Kholberg, Bloom
Behavioral Theorists: Thorndike, Watson, Maslow, Skinner, Erikson
Motivation
Gifted Learners
Increase Your Classroom Management
Activity: Adjust to Succeed
Breakdown of Section
Pursuing an alternative certification track, Joe learns about four predominant educational theories and is require is give specific examples of constructivism, cognitivism, social learning, and behavioralism. What are some examples Joe could include?
Tara is a veteran educator has seen many curricular shifts. Recently, Tara's state has adopted a new set of literacy standards for the grade level she is teaching. What steps does Tara need to take to ensure the success of her students?
Amanda's state has recently adopted national standards for mathematics. Her students are having a hard time connecting what they are learning to other contents and disciplines. Because of this, she is observing that her students are not properly mastering the concepts of the new national standards. Using evidence-based approaches, what advice would you recommended to Amanda and predict the impact that this approach will make in her classroom.
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