Essays on Classroom Environment

What would you do to create a supportive academic climate in your classroom describing what you would do to ensure success for ALL your students? Include steps you would take to alter instruction and modify assignments for students with learning differences and disabilities. The classroom has learners with different abilities, learning differences, and disabilities. The modern teacher is challenged to ensure the inclusive classroom provides for the different needs in the learning experiences. Through a consideration of the learning environment, time, resources, and learners, one can create a classroom environment increasing the learners’ abilities to learn, cooperate, and feel ...

Data Analysis

Data Analysis The investigation for the ways in which the children can develop creative thinking skills are supported by various data coming from the education practitioners themselves. Additionally, the collected data aims to support and answer the question, “What is the role of play in developing creative thinking skills in kindergarten students?” This analysis will encompass various factors, such as the observation conducted to three different teachers in relation to the practical applications and programs that are successful in using play as a development tool of kindergarten students, how teachers can create creative thinking skills within their classroom environment, ...

Abstract

Special education is about educating students with special needs because of their disabilities, such as speech or vision impairment, autism, and orthopedic issues among others. Their condition does not allow them to progress in the normal classroom environment, and so they need special attention. Over the past 20 years, the legal system has evolved to guarantee the inclusion of children with disabilities in the public school system. Various laws have been passed, such as Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHCA) and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), to afford the necessary services to special students and ensure that ...

Personal Classroom Management Plan

Classroom management is not only concerned with classroom teaching but it encompasses the totality of how a teacher prepares for her class, how she implements her curriculum and how she maintains the order in the classroom as well as keep her students’ learning and behavior in check. Teachers are aware that “an efficiently organized and managed classroom eliminates many potential behavior and learning problems and sets the stage for a productive year” (Shalaway, 1998, p.12). The ten principles that the author adheres to in her teaching are briefly explained as follows: Much of classroom management depends on the kind ...

A Research Proposal First Draft

Abstract While many researchers and practitioners alike are still finding that it is possible to help children develop creative thinking skills, we are also finding that this practice isn't being incorporated for all our kindergarten and pre-school children. The purpose of this paper will therefore be to investigate the ways in which children at the preschool/kindergarten level are being supported in the development of creative thinking skills, as well as the particular role this has played in helping kindergarten students. After initiating a review of the literature to guide the study, the methodology will involve data collection—interviews with ...

ES 6340

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Research Purpose/Introduction

In a paper presented at a symposium on teaching children to think creatively, child psychologist E. Paul Torrance (1972), creator of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) (Torrance, 1980, 1966) says, I know that it is possible to teach children to think creatively and that it can be done in a variety of ways. I have done it. I have seen my wife do it. I have seen other excellent teachers do it. I have seen children who demonstrated a disability for thinking creatively learn to think creatively. I have seen them continuing for years thereafter to ...

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Introduction

Education is a fundamental human rights recognized by the international community as a critical part of human development. On the other hand, the right to equal education opportunity is often hindered by disabilities particularly among children in which learning becomes a challenge. The United Kingdom is among the countries in the world that demonstrates an active role in ensuring access to education regardless of disability. The discussion will highlight the context special education needs (SEN) or otherwise referred to as inclusive education. In addition, the context of inclusive education will be examined based on the ...