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“Self-reflection entails asking yourself questions about your values, assessing your strengths and failures, thinking about your perceptions and interactions with others, and imagining where you want to take your life in the future." – Robert L. Rosen
Mindfulness Without Borders
Mindfulness Without Borders
As a teacher candidate, Lakehead University provided us with the opportunity to participate in several professional development seminars. One particular seminar was about mindfulness. As an educator, it is important to focus on both the students and our own well-being. Mindfulness is a tool that can be used to help deal with a persons emotions when they feel overwhelmed. During the seminar one particular activity resonated with me.
Activity: Share a thought that instantly brings a smile to your face.
It is important to always keep in mind the different factors that make you happy. These factors may include friends, family, children, partner, pets or hobbies. Always take a moment throughout the day to notice what makes you smile.
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orangeshirtday.org
Orange Shirt Day!
Orange Shirt Day!
Orange Shirt Day is an event in which everyone wears orange shirts to support the Indigenous community. This day was created to help educate non-Indigenous Canadians about the "Indian residential school system and the impact it has had on Indigenous communities for over a century". It is important to promote this awareness and reflect on Canada's past.
Wellness
Wellness
Students and educators can both benefit from engaging in the following wellness strategies:
Students and educators can both benefit from engaging in the following wellness strategies:
Sleeping the Recommended Hours Per Night *1
Sleeping the Recommended Hours Per Night *1
Having Leisure Time *3
Having Leisure Time *3
Eating Healthy *2
Eating Healthy *2
Exercising *4
Exercising *4
The Zone of Proximal Development works hand in hand with scaffolding. In the classroom, scaffolding occurs when the educator assists students when providing them with various tasks, questions or ideas. This allows the students to further enhance and/or develop new skills.
The Zone of Proximal Development works hand in hand with scaffolding. In the classroom, scaffolding occurs when the educator assists students when providing them with various tasks, questions or ideas. This allows the students to further enhance and/or develop new skills.
Healthline
Classroom Management (Emotions) MindMap
Classroom Management (Emotions) MindMap
Classroom management is an vital factor needed in order to comprehend that emotions can have a significant impact on a child's development. The main branches that I focus on in the mind map above are the 5 developmental domains, self-regulation, decision making, mindfulness, student centered, teacher centered, positive stress and negative stress. It is important to keep in mind that children are different and deal with situations differently. Stress not only influences the students but also the educators.
Five Global Principles of Effective Classroom Management:
Five Global Principles of Effective Classroom Management:
- Develop caring, supportive relationships with and among students.
- Organize and implement instruction in ways that optimize students access to learning.
- Use group management methods that encourage student’s engagement in academic tasks.
- Promote the development of student social skills and self-regulation.
- Use appropriate interventions to assist students with behaviour problems.
Teaching in the Tongrass
There are several ways that I would use executive strategies while teaching. I would use trial and error at the beginning of the lesson to observe which executive strategy works best for the children in my class. Not all strategies will work.
For instance, I would create a child friendly acronym example to engage the child's interest with the material. If I notice during conversations or tests that the children use acronyms, I would continue to use acronyms throughout my lessons. In addition, I would teach the students how to create their own.
If acronyms are not an effective strategy, then I would incorporate different executive strategies such as rehearsal, creating images or phrases, writing information down or using different audio methods (Edmunds & Edmunds, 2015). Ultimately, the best way to see what executive strategies work best for the students would be to ask them directly.
Backwards Design
Backwards Design
Backwards design is a helpful strategy that assists teachers to critically analyze and plan their lessons. When planning their lesson, the teacher starts with the end goal and works backwards. For instance, if the teacher wants the students to learn about mixing colours, they would plan activities that would lead the students to that end goal.
The four main factors that teachers need to consider when backwards planning are, “what do I want my students to learn, how will I determine whether or not they have learned, what will I teach and how will I teach” (Edmunds & Edmunds, 2015, p.118). When an educator uses these questions to create their lesson plans it would allow them to think about what the students will be learning, what assessments will be used to evaluate the students and what techniques they are going to use to teach the material.
Oregon State University
As mentioned in Educational Psychology: Applications in Canadian Classroom (2015), it is important to express non-negotiable rules while also giving children the opportunity to create their own rules. I believe that non-negotiable rules are beneficial for students in order for them to feel a sense of belonging and inclusiveness. My classroom will be a welcoming environment for all. It is important for students and their teacher to have a positive relationship.
YDH2020 Assessment Carousel Response.docxThe following document is an Assessment Carousel Chart that includes, "I Think I know, New Knowledge and Misconceptions I Had". After watching the videos and critically reflecting, I completed each section. The carousal chart focuses on providing students with feedback and assessments.
The following document is an Assessment Carousel Chart that includes, "I Think I know, New Knowledge and Misconceptions I Had". After watching the videos and critically reflecting, I completed each section. The carousal chart focuses on providing students with feedback and assessments.
Responses to Stress: How Does a Child Respond?
Responses to Stress: How Does a Child Respond?
- FIGHT
- FLIGHT
- FREEZE
- FAINT (Extreme Scenario)
Unique Mindcare
The following video shows 10 reasons why it is important to incorporate mindfulness into an art classroom. These points can be transferred to other subjects.
The following video shows 10 reasons why it is important to incorporate mindfulness into an art classroom. These points can be transferred to other subjects.
The following Ted Talk discusses five ways to improve a person's critical thinking. It is always important to provide students with the opportunity to critically think.
The following Ted Talk discusses five ways to improve a person's critical thinking. It is always important to provide students with the opportunity to critically think.
Questioning Chart
Questioning Chart
The colours represent:
The colours represent:
Blue- Knowledge/Factual (Data Gathering)
Blue- Knowledge/Factual (Data Gathering)
Green- Predictive
Green- Predictive
Yellow- Analytical/Synthesizing
Yellow- Analytical/Synthesizing
Brown- Application/Synthesis
Brown- Application/Synthesis
Planning Inquiry - Setting up your classroom
Planning Inquiry - Setting up your classroom
Inquiry-Based Learning: Developing Student-Driven Questions
Inquiry-Based Learning: Developing Student-Driven Questions
The following video goes into detail about the 5 domains of stress.
The following video goes into detail about the 5 domains of stress.
Parts of the Brain
Parts of the Brain
KNOWLEDIA
The following link is from the EduGAINS website. It has many video resources pertaining to mental health.
The following link is from the EduGAINS website. It has many video resources pertaining to mental health.
Link: http://www.edugains.ca/newsite/mentalHealth/prolearnfac/video_resources_english.html
Link: http://www.edugains.ca/newsite/mentalHealth/prolearnfac/video_resources_english.html
The following link will take you to a 5 domain organizer of self-regulation. It chart discusses:
The following link will take you to a 5 domain organizer of self-regulation. It chart discusses:
Biological
Biological
Emotional
Emotional
Cognitive
Cognitive
Social
Social
Prosocial
Prosocial
Link:
Link:
The MEHRIT Centre
Assessment of, for and as Learning
Assessment of, for and as Learning
assessment_of_for_as_learning.pdf
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References
5 Domains of Self-Reg by The MEHRIT Centre
Ariel by Pinterest
Assessment of, for and as by curriculum.gov.mt
Backwards Design by Oregon State University
Cherry Blossom by pixabay
Couple by PNGWING
*2 Eating by Core Aspect
Edmunds, A. & Edmunds, G. (2015). Educational psychology: Applications in canadian classrooms (2nd ed.). Oxford
Eric. (2020, February 25). 33 self reflection quotes that will inspire you to change. Antimaximalist. https://www.antimaximalist.com/self-reflection-quotes/
Family by FAVPNG
Get to Know and Love Your Brain by Scholastic
Mental Health by KNOWLEDIA
Orange Shirt Day by orangeshirtday.org
*3 Painting by The Executive Child Development Center
Questioning Chart by Pinterest
*4 Race by Healthline
*1 Sleeping by Psychology Today
Stress by Unique Mindcare
TEAMWORK by Teaching in the Tongrass
Zone of Proximal Development by Healthline
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