Learning with Matt

Reading and Analyzing Poetry Lesson

Click on the link to check out a lesson plan I designed as a follow up to a lesson I had observed! The idea is that the lesson plan captures the 6 elements of a Learning Map and represents UDL principles. Making a Claim Lesson Plan

Examine the diagram below.  Study the functions of the various parts of the brain. Regions of the Brain Examine the diagram below.  Study the areas of the brain related to the “Why”, “What”, and “How” of learning. Continue by reviewing the material about the parts of the brain at http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/healthlibrary/conditions/nervous_system_disorders/anatomy_of_the_brain_85,P00773/ The second diagram comes from the CAST website.  Study the diagram. Think about how the 3 principles of Universal Design for Learning are related to activation of each of the 3 areas of the brain identified in the diagram.  The 3 principles are: Multiple Means of Representation Multiple Means of Action and Expression, and  Multiple Means of Engagement. Explain how the definitions of the regions of the brain in the first diagram relate to the 3 regions of the brain in the second.  The regions of the brain from the firs...

Introduction In California, there have been in recent history two standardized assessments that have been used to identify a student's English language proficiency, previously it was the California English Language Development Test (CELDT), and currently, it is the English Language Proficiency Assessment for California (ELPAC). The CELDT and now the  ELPAC is broken down into four sections: reading, writing, speaking and listening. With each section, students are graded between four and zero, four being proficient and zero being not proficient. The results of these tests are used by teachers and administrators to determine three things: student classification as English proficient or learner, creating a language instruction educational plan, and for reclassification from English learner to proficient. Through this paper, these three decisions will be explained as to how they are determined and how they affect the students.  Classification One of the bigges...

Visual Representation A: Historical and Political Factors of American Education Visual Representation B: Economical, Technological and Cultural Factors of American Education

Introduction Over the last week, we were tasked with peer reviewing our week one assignment with a fellow student from the course. This paper will cover the experience of the peer review, as well as both my partner and my thoughts on creating a classroom environment that is welcoming and nurturing. Additionally, I will be elaborating on my own personal biases, and how I will handle them in the classroom as well as among my colleagues. Lastly, I will present my goals as a professional learner throughout this program. Interview Summarization My partner for this week’s assignment was Maria Gibson. She and I had our discussion through email and right from the beginning, I found it interesting that we both had two philosophies have equal results from the survey. We both had progressivism as one of our top philosophies, though we differed with my second being perrenialism and her’s being existentialism. Maria already has ideas for how to teach as a progressive-existentialist...