Disciplinary literacy is content-specific instruction. It is a shift from the all inclusive strategies connected with literacy such as questioning, visualizing, and summarizing. Disciplinary literacy will allow students to structure their way of...

Joanmarie Reid Science Department, Living Environment   Dear ITAVA Administration,        This semester, in my Educational Psychology class, I explored the topics of learning styles, student development,...

12  Chapter 10 focuses on planning effective and relevant lessons through instructional objectives, prior knowledge, and other resources. Everyday I post my objectives with the aim so students are aware of what they should walk out of my...

In the past month, my school has focused the professional developments on questioning techniques. I was excited to improve my questioning, but I did not find this series very helpful. We worked in our departments to create a lesson that incorporates...

I particularly liked the Franklin Delano Roosevelt quote in the beginning of the chapter. It emphasizes the need to be direct, explicit, honest, and brief in communication. During summer training, I struggled with communicating tasks and...

Chapter 7 focuses on the classroom environment and culture. This chapter strongly suggests that establishing routines and a strong classroom culture will help to manage the classroom and prevent misbehaviors. Students should feel that they are...

Week 8 In chapter 6, I was particularly drawn to the section that connected motivation and goals. Throughout high school, I was highly motivated by grades. I wanted the top grade on every assignment, and for the most part, I was surrounded by...

While reading chapter 5, I realized how little I actually know about special education requirements and resources. I was taught the different classifications of a disabilities, but I did not have the opportunity to see them in action. When in summer...

This week I explored student diversity in chapter 4. This chapter forced me to reflect on my bias regarding gender, ability, and culture. Like all teachers, I think that I have the best intentions for my students, but they may be skewed by my...

This week I read chapter 3 and focused on Student Development. At times I forget that my students are adolescents that are still developing physically, cognitively, socially, and emotionally. Sometimes when I am stressed, I remind myself that my...