Journals are done every day at the beginning of class. They should be completed in your Interactive Notebooks starting at the back of the notebook. Remember you need to write the date, question and then answer in full sentences. WHEN YOU ARE ABSENT YOU ARE STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE JOURNAL.
8/23 - Why do you want to have a career in the teaching and training field? 8/27 - Define leader in your own words. 8/29 - Why are you interested in a job in teaching? 8/31 - What is the difference between a core class and an elective class? 9/5 - What grade level or age level are you thinking about teaching? Why? 9/7 - What do you think will be the hardest thing about being a teacher? 9/11 - Define paraprofessional and give an example. 9/13- What is the difference between a paraprofessional and a teacher? 9/17 - What is a portfolio? 9/19 - What is a philosophy of teaching statement? 9/21 - Name five things you should include in your portfolio. 9/25 - Have you finished your philosophy of teaching? 9/27 - What is a hornbook? 10/1 - Name one of the people responsible for the introduction of modern schooling. 10/3 - What was on change after WW II that impacted education? 10/9 - List one of the 2000 Goals. 10/11 - How does knowing about the history of education help us as teachers? 10/15 - Draw the shape that a traditional hornbook looked like. 10/17 - None 10/19 - Why were hornbooks important in early education? 10/23 - What came after hornbooks to help with teaching children to read? 10/25 - What came after the McGuffy Readers to teach children how to read? 10/29 - What is the difference between abstract thinking and concrete thinking? 10/31 - What is a interest survey? 11/2 - What is the purpose of a philosophy of education? 11/6 - None 11/8 - What are the two types of communication? 11/12 - Which type of communication do we believe more - verbal or nonverbal? 11/14 - Identify one aspect of your education that relies on computers or other forms of digital media. How would it have differed before computers were widely available in schools? 11/16 - None 11/27 - How does a break around Thanksgiving help recharge a person's batteries? 11/29 - None 12/3 - None 12/5 - Should schools monitor after school activities? Why or Why not? 12/7 - How is funding for education allocated? (See chart on page 110) 12/11 - How can teachers make a difference in their students lives? 12/13 - None 12/17 - None 12/18 Midterms Start
Spring Journals 1/9 - None 1/11 - None 1/15 - What is the difference between growth and development? 1/17 - Name two theorist and describe their theory. 1/22 - Why do we study theories of development when working with children? 1/24 - Do you believe that heredity or environment shapes a child? Explain your answer. 1/30 - name the stages of Erikson's theory. 2/1 - Name the stages of Piaget's theory. 2/5 - Name the four areas people develop over time and give an example. 2/7 - How does studying developmental theories help teachers interact with students? 2/11 - None 2/13 - What do you plan to do to get ready for the test? 2/15 - What did you do to study for the test? 2/20 - None 2/22 - None 2/26 - Define developmental play 2/28 - What gross motor skills are needed to show readiness for kindergarten 3/4 - What is a developmental theory? 3/6 - Why are peer relationships important in middle childhood? 3/8 - Explain dexterity 3/12 - What did you learn in the videos on Friday? 3/14 - None 3/26 - Why is coloring considered an easy way to deal with stress? 3/28 - Name three activities you do to control stress in your life. 4/1 - None 4/3 - What three skills does Piaget say that eight and nine year olds develop in the concrete operational period? 4/9 - None 4/11 - None 4/15 - What do preteens (19-12 yr olds) do to defy parental authority? (pg 172) 4/17 - What do teens do to help move toward independence? 4/22 - None 4/24 - Define metacognition and give and example. 4/26 - How have relationships changed in the digital age?