Classroom 2.02024-03-29T01:04:40ZFazima Kausarhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/FazimaKausarhttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1950714884?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://www.classroom20.com/forum/topic/listForContributor?groupUrl=pedagogy-of-secondary-school&user=0u499auaofd3f&feed=yes&xn_auth=noFinal self- and peer reflections (FS19)tag:www.classroom20.com,2019-12-03:649749:Topic:12007892019-12-03T16:07:00.206ZFazima Kausarhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/FazimaKausar
<p><strong><span>Section A: </span></strong></p>
<p><span>After the teaching slice is delivered, it is necessary to <em>reflect</em> on the teaching/learning process. Your reflection (450 words minimum; 500 words maximum) may answer questions, such as: what aspects of the lesson went well?; which aspects did not go so well?; what do you think the students took away from this lesson?; are there any unanticipated consequences?; how did the students interact with each other and with you?; were the…</span></p>
<p><strong><span>Section A: </span></strong></p>
<p><span>After the teaching slice is delivered, it is necessary to <em>reflect</em> on the teaching/learning process. Your reflection (450 words minimum; 500 words maximum) may answer questions, such as: what aspects of the lesson went well?; which aspects did not go so well?; what do you think the students took away from this lesson?; are there any unanticipated consequences?; how did the students interact with each other and with you?; were the objectives of the lesson achieved?; what did the class and individual students learn today?; where should the lesson begin for the following class?; and, <em>inter alia</em>, are there other ways to teach or re-teach this lesson or some part of it?</span></p>
<p><span>Deadline: Tuesday, December 10, 2019, 11:59 p.m.</span></p>
<p></p>
<p><strong><span>Section B:</span></strong></p>
<p><span>Your peer reflection (250 words minimum; 300 words maximum) may answer questions, such as: what did your peer do well?; what needs work? Offer him/her concrete suggestions. You can do this by formulating them as questions (e.g., did you think of doing such and such a thing? Do you think that such and such a thing might work better next time if you/the students do this, etc.)?</span></p>
<p><span>Deadline: Thursday, December 12, 2019, 11:59 p.m.</span></p> Micro-teaching presentation #3 (FS19)tag:www.classroom20.com,2019-11-19:649749:Topic:11999652019-11-19T00:53:17.388ZFazima Kausarhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/FazimaKausar
<p>Think reflectively about the micro-teaching lesson that you created and presented in class. Then, write a blog (300-350 words approx.) that responds to the following three key questions: why you found this lesson interesting and strong for your class, what you would have done differently due to differentiating instruction reasons, and how you would have incorporated more culture into it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In order to earn full credit for this blog, you must also leave at least two comments…</p>
<p>Think reflectively about the micro-teaching lesson that you created and presented in class. Then, write a blog (300-350 words approx.) that responds to the following three key questions: why you found this lesson interesting and strong for your class, what you would have done differently due to differentiating instruction reasons, and how you would have incorporated more culture into it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In order to earn full credit for this blog, you must also leave at least two comments (100-150 words each) on your peers’ posts. Please take the time to read what they wrote – you’ll find that you often have similar reactions to the teaching experience and can help one another a great deal through this first semester!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Deadlines:</p>
<p>For personal blog: Thursday, November 21, 2019, 11:59 p.m.</p>
<p>For two comments: Tuesday, November 26, 2019, 11:59 p.m.</p> Midterm self- and peer reflections (FS19)tag:www.classroom20.com,2019-10-22:649749:Topic:11982702019-10-22T23:23:49.363ZFazima Kausarhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/FazimaKausar
<p style="background: #FCFCFC; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #333333;">Section A:…</span></strong></p>
<p style="background: #FCFCFC; line-height: inherit; min-height: 1em; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;"></p>
<p style="background: #FCFCFC; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #333333;">Section A:</span></strong></p>
<p style="background: #FCFCFC; line-height: inherit; min-height: 1em; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #333333;">After the teaching slice is delivered, it is necessary to <em><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';">reflect</span></em> on the teaching/learning process. Your reflection (450 words minimum; 500 words maximum) may answer questions, such as: what aspects of the lesson went well?; which aspects did not go so well?; what do you think the students took away from this lesson?; are there any unanticipated consequences?; how did the students interact with each other and with you?; were the objectives of the lesson achieved?; what did the class and individual students learn today?; where should the lesson begin for the following class?; and, <em><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';">inter alia</span></em>, are there other ways to teach or re-teach this lesson or some part of it?</span></p>
<p style="background: #FCFCFC; line-height: inherit; min-height: 1em; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #333333;">Deadline: Sunday, October 27, 2019, 11:59 p.m.</span></p>
<p style="background: #FCFCFC; line-height: inherit; min-height: 1em; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;"></p>
<p style="background: #FCFCFC; line-height: inherit; min-height: 1em; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #333333;">Section B:</span></strong></p>
<p style="background: #FCFCFC; line-height: inherit; min-height: 1em; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #333333;">Your peer reflection (250 words minimum; 300 words maximum) may answer questions, such as: what did your peer do well?; what needs work? Offer him/her concrete suggestions. You can do this by formulating them as questions (e.g., did you think of doing such and such a thing? Do you think that such and such a thing might work better next time if you/the students do this, etc.)?</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: #FCFCFC; line-height: inherit; min-height: 1em; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #333333;">Deadline: Tuesday, October 29, 2019, 5:59 p.m.</span></p> Micro-teaching presentation #2 (FS19)tag:www.classroom20.com,2019-10-05:649749:Topic:11967912019-10-05T22:21:53.730ZFazima Kausarhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/FazimaKausar
<p style="background: #FCFCFC; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #333333;">Think reflectively about the micro-teaching lesson that you created and presented in class. Then, write a blog (300-350 words approx.) that responds to the following three key questions: why you found this lesson interesting and strong for your class, what you would have done differently due to differentiating instruction reasons, and how you would have…</span></p>
<p style="background: #FCFCFC; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #333333;">Think reflectively about the micro-teaching lesson that you created and presented in class. Then, write a blog (300-350 words approx.) that responds to the following three key questions: why you found this lesson interesting and strong for your class, what you would have done differently due to differentiating instruction reasons, and how you would have incorporated more culture into it.</span></p>
<p style="background: #FCFCFC; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #333333;">In order to earn full credit for this blog, you must also leave at least two comments (100-150 words each) on your peers’ posts. Please take the time to read what they wrote – you’ll find that you often have similar reactions to the teaching experience, and can help one another a great deal through this first semester!</span></p>
<p style="background: #FCFCFC; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #333333;"> </span></p>
<p style="background: #FCFCFC; line-height: inherit; min-height: 1em; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #333333;">Deadlines:</span></p>
<p style="background: #FCFCFC; line-height: inherit; min-height: 1em; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #333333;">For personal blog: Thursday, October 10, 2019, 11:59 p.m.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: #FCFCFC; line-height: inherit; min-height: 1em; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #333333;">For two comments: Tuesday, October 15, 2019, 11:59 p.m.</span></p> Micro-teaching presentation #1 (FS19)tag:www.classroom20.com,2019-09-12:649749:Topic:11949152019-09-12T14:37:26.962ZFazima Kausarhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/FazimaKausar
<p>Think reflectively about the micro-teaching activity that you and your partner created and presented in class. Then, write a blog (300-350 words approx.) that responds to the following three key questions: why you found this activity interesting and strong for your class, what you would have done differently due to differentiating instruction reasons, and how you would have incorporated more culture into it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In order to earn full credit for this blog, you must also leave at…</p>
<p>Think reflectively about the micro-teaching activity that you and your partner created and presented in class. Then, write a blog (300-350 words approx.) that responds to the following three key questions: why you found this activity interesting and strong for your class, what you would have done differently due to differentiating instruction reasons, and how you would have incorporated more culture into it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In order to earn full credit for this blog, you must also leave at least two comments (100-150 words each) on your peers’ posts. Please take the time to read what they wrote – you’ll find that you often have similar reactions to the teaching experience, and can help one another a great deal through this first semester!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Deadlines:</p>
<p>For personal blog: Sunday, September 22, 2019, 11:59 p.m.</p>
<p>For two comments: Wednesday, September 25, 2019, 11:59 p.m.</p> Final self- and peer reflections (FS18)tag:www.classroom20.com,2018-12-04:649749:Topic:11815822018-12-04T23:52:11.136ZFazima Kausarhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/FazimaKausar
<p style="background: #FCFCFC; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #333333;">Section A:…</span></strong></p>
<p style="background: #FCFCFC; line-height: inherit; min-height: 1em; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;"></p>
<p style="background: #FCFCFC; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #333333;">Section A:</span></strong></p>
<p style="background: #FCFCFC; line-height: inherit; min-height: 1em; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #333333;">After the teaching slice is delivered, it is necessary to <em><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';">reflect</span></em> on the teaching/learning process. Your reflection (450 words minimum; 500 words maximum) may answer questions, such as: what aspects of the lesson went well?; which aspects did not go so well?; what do you think the students took away from this lesson?; are there any unanticipated consequences?; how did the students interact with each other and with you?; were the objectives of the lesson achieved?; what did the class and individual students learn today?; where should the lesson begin for the following class?; and, <em><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';">inter alia</span></em>, are there other ways to teach or re-teach this lesson or some part of it?</span></p>
<p style="background: #FCFCFC; line-height: inherit; min-height: 1em; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #333333;">Deadline: Sunday, December 9, 2018, 11:59 p.m.</span></p>
<p style="background: #FCFCFC; line-height: inherit; min-height: 1em; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #333333;"> </span></strong></p>
<p style="background: #FCFCFC; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #333333;">Section B:</span></strong></p>
<p style="background: #FCFCFC; line-height: inherit; min-height: 1em; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #333333;">Your peer reflection (250 words minimum; 300 words maximum) may answer questions, such as: what did your peer do well?; what needs work? Offer him/her concrete suggestions. You can do this by formulating them as questions (e.g., did you think of doing such and such a thing? Do you think that such and such a thing might work better next time if you/the students do this, etc.)</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: #FCFCFC; line-height: inherit; min-height: 1em; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #333333;">Deadline: Tuesday, December 11, 2018, 5:59 p.m.</span></p> Blog #3 (FS18)tag:www.classroom20.com,2018-11-14:649749:Topic:11806062018-11-14T11:51:38.353ZFazima Kausarhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/FazimaKausar
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Shrum and Glisan (2016) distinguish two groups of learners who have special needs: (1) learners with special physical needs, and (2) learners with special learning needs, such as learners with learning disabilities, at-risk learners, gifted learners, and heritage or home background learners.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Based on the target group of learners for whom you were assigned to design and…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Shrum and Glisan (2016) distinguish two groups of learners who have special needs: (1) learners with special physical needs, and (2) learners with special learning needs, such as learners with learning disabilities, at-risk learners, gifted learners, and heritage or home background learners.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Based on the target group of learners for whom you were assigned to design and present an activity, think reflectively about the performance of your peer coach and provide her/him with some positive feedback as well as recommendations, which may help her/him refine her/his teaching practice. Your contribution should be approximately 350-400 words long.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">In order to earn full credit for this blog, you must also leave at least two comments (100-150 words each) on your peers’ posts. Please take the time to read what they wrote – you’ll find that you often have similar reactions to the teaching experience, and can help one another a great deal through this first semester!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Deadlines:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">For personal blog: Thursday, November 15, 2018, 11:59 p.m.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">For two comments: Monday, November 19, 2018, 11:59 p.m.</span></p> Midterm self- and peer reflections (FS18)tag:www.classroom20.com,2018-10-19:649749:Topic:11789012018-10-19T02:05:50.503ZFazima Kausarhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/FazimaKausar
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Section A:</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">After the teaching slice is delivered, it is necessary to <em>reflect</em> on the teaching/learning process. Your reflection (450 words minimum; 500 words maximum) may answer questions, such as: what aspects of the lesson went well?; which aspects did not go so well?; what do you think the students took away from this lesson?; are there any unanticipated consequences?; how did the…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Section A:</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">After the teaching slice is delivered, it is necessary to <em>reflect</em> on the teaching/learning process. Your reflection (450 words minimum; 500 words maximum) may answer questions, such as: what aspects of the lesson went well?; which aspects did not go so well?; what do you think the students took away from this lesson?; are there any unanticipated consequences?; how did the students interact with each other and with you?; were the objectives of the lesson achieved?; what did the class and individual students learn today?; where should the lesson begin for the following class?; and, <em>inter alia</em>, are there other ways to teach or re-teach this lesson or some part of it?</span></p>
<p></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Deadline: Sunday, October 28, 2018, 11:59 p.m.</span></p>
<p></p>
<p></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Section B:</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Your peer reflection (250 words minimum; 300 words maximum) may answer questions, such as: what did your peer do well?; what needs work? Offer him/her concrete suggestions. You can do this by formulating them as questions (e.g., did you think of doing such and such a thing? Do you think that such and such a thing might work better next time if you/the students do this, etc.)</span></p>
<p></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Deadline: Tuesday, October 30, 2018, 5:59 p.m.</span></p> Blog #2 (FS18)tag:www.classroom20.com,2018-10-06:649749:Topic:11780832018-10-06T23:39:17.105ZFazima Kausarhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/FazimaKausar
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Think reflectively about the micro-teaching lesson that you and your partner created and presented in class. Then, write a blog (300-350 words approx.) that responds to the following three key questions: why you think that this lesson met the goals (as to the individual differences in L2 learners; cf. Cook, 2008), what you would have done differently due to differentiating instruction reasons, and how you would have incorporated more culture into…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Think reflectively about the micro-teaching lesson that you and your partner created and presented in class. Then, write a blog (300-350 words approx.) that responds to the following three key questions: why you think that this lesson met the goals (as to the individual differences in L2 learners; cf. Cook, 2008), what you would have done differently due to differentiating instruction reasons, and how you would have incorporated more culture into it.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">In order to earn full credit for this blog, you must also leave at least two comments (100-150 words each) on your peers’ posts. Please take the time to read what they wrote – you’ll find that you often have similar reactions to the teaching experience, and can help one another a great deal through this first semester!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Deadlines:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">For personal blog: Monday, October 22, 2018, 11:59 p.m.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">For two comments: Monday, November 5, 2018, 11:59 p.m.</span></p> Blog #1 (FS18)tag:www.classroom20.com,2018-09-21:649749:Topic:11770032018-09-21T03:54:52.032ZFazima Kausarhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/FazimaKausar
<p>Think reflectively about the micro-teaching activity that you and your partner created and presented in class. Then, write a blog (300-350 words approx.) that responds to the following three key questions: why you found this activity interesting and strong for your class, what you would have done differently due to differentiating instruction reasons, and how you would have incorporated more culture into it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In order to earn full credit for this blog, you must also leave at…</p>
<p>Think reflectively about the micro-teaching activity that you and your partner created and presented in class. Then, write a blog (300-350 words approx.) that responds to the following three key questions: why you found this activity interesting and strong for your class, what you would have done differently due to differentiating instruction reasons, and how you would have incorporated more culture into it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In order to earn full credit for this blog, you must also leave at least two comments (100-150 words each) on your peers’ posts. Please take the time to read what they wrote – you’ll find that you often have similar reactions to the teaching experience, and can help one another a great deal through this first semester!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Deadlines:</p>
<p>For personal blog: Tuesday, September 25, 2018, 11:59 p.m.</p>
<p>For two comments: Thursday, September 27, 2018, 11:59 p.m.</p>