Philosophy in Action
Teaching Portfolio of Lanelle Urias
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Develop positive home/school relations

  • Send parents monthly class newsletters
  • Mail letter to parents prior to start of year
  • Mail postcards to new students introducing myself and ask them to write back
  • Act on parents' concerns promptly

Promoting student ownership of learning

  • Learning Logs
  • Time Management
  • Role Play
  • Observations
  • Check Lists
  • Portfolios
  • Effective Use of Agendas
  • HOTS

Self-evaluation by all

  • Self esteem
  • Self-efficacy
  • Self respect
  • Self-knowledge

Learning styles

  • Tactile-TPR, manipulatives, concrete objects
  • Visual- promote in class readings, use visuals
  • Independent- individual projects
  • Auditory- lecture, music, books on tape

 

Independent Learners & Thinkers
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In an effective classroom students should
not only know what they are doing, they
should also know why and how.
-- Harry Wong