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EDS 379A Colloquium. Linjue Cao 12/6/12. Teaching Placement. Taft Middle School – Serra Mesa Suburban Middle Class 7 th Grade Life Science Students ~25-28 students/class period Diverse population At grade level to GATE 2 ELD students (Spanish): Intermediate-Early Advanced - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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EDS 379A
COLLOQUIU
M
L INJU
E CAO
1
2 / 6/ 1
2
TEACHING PLACEMENT
Taft Middle School – Serra Mesa
Suburban Middle Class
7th Grade Life Science
Students
~25-28 students/class period
Diverse population
At grade level to GATE
2 ELD students (Spanish): Intermediate-Early Advanced
3 IEP students
Use exit quizzes to monitor learning progression and determine if misconceptions need to be addressed or content needs to be retaught
TPE 2: MONITORING STUDENT LEARNING
DURING INSTRUCTION
“use progress monitoring at key points during instruction to determine wither students are progressing adequately toward achieving the state-adopted academic content standards.”
~ Multiple ways to teach and reinforce how the eye works
~ Use models to teach
~ Students draw diagrams, write charts, and create a layered paper eye model
TPE 4: MAKING CONTENT ACCESSIBLE
“meet student academic learning needs, candidates explain content clearly and reinforce content in multiple ways, such as the use of written and oral presentation, manipulatives, physical models, visual and performing arts, diagrams, non-verbal communication, and computer technology.”
TPE
5: STU
DENT
ENGAGEMENT
~ objectives are written on board every day and read to the students
“cle
arly
com
munic
ate
inst
ruct
ional
obje
ctiv
es to
stu
dents
.”
Students fill out a Venn diagram as a learning strategy to help them make sense of new content
TPE 6B: DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE PRACTICES IN GRADES
4-8
“help students develop learning strategies to cope with increasingly challenging academic curriculum.”
TPE 7
: TEACHIN
G ENGLIS
H
LEARNERS
“ K N O W A N D A P P LY P E D A G O G I C A L T H E O R I E S , P R I N C I P L E S A N D P R A C T I C E S F O R T H E D E V E L O P M E N T O F A C A D E M I C L A N G U A G E , C O M P R E H E N S I O N , A N D K N O W L E D G E I N T H E S U B J E C T S O F T H E C O R E C U R R I C U L U M . ”
New vocabulary words and definitions are added to the Word Wall every unit
I refer to the Word Wall as I teach and review vocabulary
Seat jobs are assigned to lab groups of 4 and make lab procedures and transitions go smoothly
TPE 10: INSTRUCTIONAL
TIME
“establish procedures for routine tasks and manage transitions to maximize instructional time.”
TPE 11: SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT“ D E V E L O P A N D M A I N TA I N C L E A R E X P E C TAT I O N S F O R A C A D E M I C A N D S O C I A L B E H AV I O R . ”
Class rules are presented at the beginning of the year and enforced throughout the year.
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TPE 4: Making Content Accessible
“teach students strategies to read and comprehend a variety of text and a variety of information sources, in the subject(s) taught.”
Teach the students how to read their textbook instead of just telling them to read and do homework out of the textbook
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T P E 5 : S T U D E N T E N G AG E M E N T
“ E N S U R E T H E AC T I V E A N D E Q U I TA B L E PA RT I C I PAT I O N O F A L L S T U D E N T S . ”
Develop a method to get participation from all students instead of only calling on students that raise their hands
TPE 11: Social Environment“know how to establish rapport with all students and their families for supporting academic and personal success through caring, respect, and fairness.”
Make more parent phone calls to ~establish relations with parents ~get to know the students’ backgrounds ~improve student-teacher relations~improve students’ academics
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