Reflective Essay On Class Participation

As a practicing teaching, it is responsibility to create and maintain a safe and supportive learning environment for students. Whilst on professional experience at a local school in Cairns, I taught a series of lessons (artefact 4) for a year 8 Health and Physical Education class. In order to effectively teach each lesson, I had to manage the classroom activities and challenging behaviours. I used the ten micro-skills for classroom management to not only manage students’ behaviour but also ensure inclusive student participation and engagement.

As Joe said we going to discuss the readings upload on the course webside. In order to have a intersting discusion we will send you a sheet with question every week. They will be a guideline, so the answers have to be main ideas/facts or anothers question that you may have during the readings. Please write them and share it during the discussion.

This requires a properly formatted outline, a comprehensive outline that addresses key points, and a brief summary of key points

Participate in class discussion. Remember to participate in the class discussions 4 out of 7 days during the week. (2 points per week, ½ point per qualifying day - 2 substantive posts = qualifying day)

Participate in class discussion by posting a total of 6 notes over 3 or more days. Initial answers to the Discussion Questions count toward the participation requirement.

|Participation |Participate in class discussion and in class quizzes. If a student misses in-class time, |2-25-13 |10 points |

Participation will be based on a random day I choose to take attendance and involvement in class. I may include attitude and personal interest in the course and course materials, and partaking in optional voluntary essay assignments given throughout the semester as part of the participation 5%. It looks like this: 1% attendance and 4% optional essay or voluntary participation during class. Many students opt for the “essay credit” in which case I will expect APA style with appropriate university student quality with proper grammar and spelling. I will also provide a CIVILITY bonus for showing respect in abstaining from inappropriate internet use during lectures.

Effective participation in class requires that you read the required materials prior to coming to class and that you have completed all assignments that are due. In addition, I expect you to contribute honestly and thoughtfully to class discussions. Late or missed assignments, and/or response papers will be accepted only during the next class meeting. 2 points will be deducted for late response papers or late assignments. No late final papers will be accepted, and missed quizzes cannot be made up. Electronic devices such as iPods or cell phones should be ‘turned off’ prior to the start of class.

Collaborate with your Learning Team to discuss the previous week’s objectives. Discuss what you learned, what could be applicable to your workplace or personal life, and how your knowledge has increased as a result of what you experienced through the learning activities in the previous week.Submit

Students will participate in online discussions and activities each week.  Points will be awarded at the end of the quarter based on the overall quality of each student’s contribution to the discussions and completion of activities.  Beyond responding to the questions posed, each student should respond to the posts of at least two other students each week.

In December of 2013, I was told that I was not considered for the full-time temporary faculty position in political science on South Campus by Dr. Sonia Nieves because I was not able to teach international relations even though I have graduate level coursework in international relations and Political Science degrees do not specify a focus. I later found out that, this requirement was false and inconsistent with Broward College’s Faculty Credentialing Manual and that Dr. Nieves hired an adjunct faculty member from another campus who had the same degree as me. This left me in the middle of December with no classes for the upcoming spring term despite my ability and record to fill my classes and outstanding reviews by students and supervisors. Dr. Neves also mentioned to me, on several occasions, that it was always a major scheduling “hassle” to be forced to find a downstairs classroom in order to accommodate my ADA needs.

Initial thoughts: Ms. Rollison needs to understand that students behave differently which will require a different way to approach their behavior. In most cases, when a student is acting out it is due to something stressful they are experiencing. A young student does not communicate their wants and needs well, this causes them to express their emotion is not the best manner. When children need are not met they will misbehave more frequently. Therefore, Ms. Rollison will need to understand and have patience with the student because there is always a reason behind why the student is misbehaving.

“Be a reflective teacher. Honestly look at what you do from time to time. Evaluate the purpose of your role as a teacher.” (Robert John Meenham, 2011)

Many of the things that we have talked about in class were illustrated for me in

Answer the “Questions for Discussion” using the book, your knowledge and ideas and class material.