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A. Elementary School: Using Uno Cards to Engage in Fitness Activities - Case #28 1.The first-grade class consists of 9 boys and 9 girls ranging from 6-7 years of age. 2.The developmental stage I see of the class is cognitive and the students are in Piaget’s concrete operational stage, meaning they can think logically and that means that they can add and subtract, which is what they are doing during the class. a. In the class, two boys and two girls are in title one math and reading, and one boy is in just title one reading. There is a boy who lives with a foster family and is receiving occupational therapy and counseling services and there is another boy who receives occupational therapy. There are six boys and three girls who receive language and speech help and two boys and five girls are in reading enrichment. There is also a girl who has been referred to a child study team that helps with developmental and behavioral needs. b. Some of the students had no trouble with the math needed for the class and other students needed extra help to be able to understand the problem. However, the teacher does note that she believed that since the class what one of the highest academically that they’d know how to do multiplication, which wasn’t the case. 3. The teacher is taking a student-directed approach for the day’s class, letting the students pick what they want to do out of the options given in the specific color zones. Before the students started the teacher spent a good amount of time showing them what to do and giving many examples on the math and color zone options. The teacher is using the constructivism learning theory by creating activity centers in the gym for the students to go to based on what color uno card they grab. The students then go to the centers, for example, the green center, if the students grabbed a green 2 card then they would do two of something in that center. B. Middle School: Small Group Book Club Discussion – Case #520 1. The class consists of 31 Seventh and eighth-graders ranging from 12-15 years of age. 2. The class in Piaget’s Formal Operational stage, where they can think freely and in more abstract ways and can reason with more specific information. The students are openly discussing the book they are reading in class, one of the students' talks about how a character got into an accident and their family was upset by it. a. Of the 31 students in the class, 25 are white, 2 are black and 4 are Asian. One of the students is from Russia is ESL. Two of the students are autistic and 5 have an IEP or 504 plan due to needing help with reading and writing. A third of the class are high achievers and read and/or write

at a grade higher. The reading level of the class ranges from 5th to 10th grade. b. The class has a high energy level and it can be difficult to get them to focus. Since there is such a difference in academic abilities it can be difficult for the teacher to create a lesson plan that will benefit all the students equally. 3. The teacher is using the constructivist theory for the class where she has the students work collaboratively. To provide a more equal lesson she created groups based on the books the students wanted to read and using a mix of the students. The teacher is using a collaborative and cooperative-based learning strategy for the class. One of the groups consisted of all high achieving students who got distracted easily and another group consisted of a mix of high achieving students, a student on a 504 plan, and an average student, the worry with the group is that not everyone will speak up and have their voice. The third group consisted of an autistic student, a high achieving student, an ESL student, and a student who is uncomfortable with the group she is in, which causes the worry that they won’t be able to work together easily. The teacher went around the room to help the groups as the class went on. C. High School: Comparing "Death of a Moth" by Annie Dillard and "The Death of the Moth" by Virginia Woolf in a Student-Led Discussion – Case #524 1. The advanced placement language and composition class consists of 27 students in 11 and 12th grade ranging from 16-17 years of age and one 10th grader, 15 years old. There are 11 males and 16 females in the class. th

2. The class is in Piaget’s Formal Operational stage, which means they can think more abstractly and can reason more about specific information. In the video the student’s use the ‘popcorn technique’ where they would discuss the similarities and differences of the two essays and then they’d pick a new student to discuss, and so on. By doing that they are basically directing the way the conversation will go and how they decide to talk about the two essays. a. The class is an advanced placement class consisting of all English speakers who are proficient writers that want to continue to develop their skills. There is one student in the class with an IEP. b. The classroom is filled with couches instead of desks to create a more comfortable, relaxing environment for the students. They worry about being wrong the teachers make it a point to build trust and make sure they know it is okay to make mistakes. 3. The teacher is using the behaviorism theory, making the environment a positive, relaxing one to help the students be able to retain more information and feel comfortable speaking out in class. The class is based on student-led instruction that involves a collaborative learning approach where the students read two essays and sat

around on the couches and discussed the differences with the teacher sitting in the midst of them asking specified questions to help them engage in discussion. The teacher also monitors the discussion making sure all the students talk for an equal amount of time.

D. Students with Unique Needs: Building Fluency through Developing Letter-Sound Relationships – Case # 729 1. The class consists of one 3rd grade 9-year-old boy, Gage. 2. Gage is in Erickson’s industry vs. inferiority stage because he is eager to work hard to please his teacher and can get embarrassed when working in groups because he is behind his peers academically. a. Gage is a native English speaker who was diagnosed with carnitine deficiency and sensory processing disorder. He was referred for special education classes while he was in 1st grade. He gets tired very easily and has a hard time focusing on/and completing his work while in class. Gage also got tested for visual impairments and got diagnosed with ocular motor dysfunction which can cause Gage to lose track of his place on the paper, repetition, omitting words while reading, etc. Gage took comprehensive tests that did not place him into a replacement curriculum but did help the teachers with knowing the best ways to help him learn the material. 3. The teacher is using the behaviorism theory as she sits with Gage at a table while Gage sits on an exercise ball to help him not get bored and lose focus on the material. The behaviorism theory is based on demonstrating, helping practicing and giving feedback to help better learn the material. The teacher is helping Gage sound out phonics and develop sound and word relationships to help him with his reading comprehension. The teacher then gives him a paper to sound out the words to create sentences. The teacher is using a cognitive learning approach by giving Gage material to be able to work on his reading. E-F. It is important for teachers to be able to understand the students’ needs and give them the education they deserve. All students learn differently and it is the teacher’s job to connect with the students and making learning easier, not harder. For example, a student could have dyslexia and have a hard time learning math the traditional way, but the student loves football, so the teacher could use that knowledge and incorporate football into the lesson to help the student out. It is important to be able to teach all students, no matter the differences, so that all student receive a quality education. G. Learning theories will help me as a teacher because each theory helps teach specific students and subjects so I will be able to connect with the students on a wide range to help make their education a happier, easier place and make them want to be able to learn. As a teacher I will

most likely prefer the contructism theory so I can use hands-on activities for the students, for example, with a 1st-grade science class, I could put out sensory buckets filled with sand, seashells, water, etc. in different centers so that all the students would be able to enjoy the class while learning about the beach....