I had the honor to view many Practicing Teachers websites and my research was
very interesting. What I appreciated about all of them was the ideas and facts
that they listed to support a good learning environment for young learners.
Some of these are;
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The websites all
promoted literacy for students especially for beginners prek-3rd grade, to
prepare them for higher level classes.
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They demonstrated
how to develop good classroom management skills to maintain organization and
structure within the classroom for students and also help teacher’s teaching
skills become more effective, efficient and enjoyable.
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There was a wide
range of assessment methods and tools that can be used to enhance the learning
for preschoolers and boost their critical thinking skills, including printable
activity sheets, basic math, alphabets, color charts and lots more.
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There were
decorative designs for the classroom to make students feel welcome in a fun and
comfortable environment for example; colorful posters, using characters such as
a frog to demonstrate how we need to dress for different seasons or to point
out the days of the week.
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The sites gave great concepts on how to set up
a functional classroom with items such as bulletin boards and a library.
·
One of the sites
concentrated on creating a positive classroom environment by enforcing, “an atmosphere of mutual respect and support in the
classroom, where students feel safe in expressing concerns or asking questions,
and where tolerance and a sense of common identity and community are promoted.”
·
Constructive
techniques were given on how teachers can keep students motivated to learn.
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In addition to all
the tools and classroom ideas there was also comment sections that keeps an
open line of communication for both parents and the public to post their views
and make recommendations towards their children’s education.
This is a
list of the sites I researched that impressed me most;
Hosted by: RM Education.
By: Julie McLaughlin
E-mail: juliecm@umich.edu
By: Angela Watson
To the developers of these practicing teachers websites, thank you for
sharing your skills and concepts on how well a classroom should be structured
and managed to suite the educational needs of our students. These sites
contains very resourceful information that will help me develop my practical
teaching skills. Great Job!
“Knowledge
is Power.”
