James OTIENO's EDCP 342

                              LESSON PLAN FOR MICRO – TEACHING                                                                                                                                   ...

Mathematical ethics recognizes that, for centuries, mathematics has been used as a dehumanizing tool.  Math tells us that individual is intellectually lacking, math formulae also differentiate between the classifications of war or genocide and have even been used to trick the locals out of land and property.  Used in slave trade and colonization.              School and Math for Social Justice are outward signs of building up of the past inward unresolved social injustices.  Most people do fail essential parenting tips in Africa by trying to solve issues the same way in their past.  As a result crime and bitter hardstand youth frequent unrest.  My grandfather who experienced seventy-five percent of his life in colonial rule believed in forcing his thoughts by use of corporal same way colonial enforced.  This made him imprisoned for beating up a police officer to have questioned why he is drinkin...

The self-assessment tool looks good and can be used to learn from colleagues. Students can use it in groups. I am going to improve on the confidence, voice which has been contributed by a clarity of communication deficiency since English is my third language bearing in mind my background.

                                       LESON PLAN FOR MICRO - TEACHING Date:    October 18 th 2017 Topic: Fun with numbers    (Tricks) Materials: Pen & Paper   Audience: EDCP 342 Student Teachers Overall learning Objective: (1) Be able to multiply numbers more than 5 but lee than 10 using fingers.                            (2) To find the sum of the numbers guessed. Lesson Stages Activities Assessment Time 1. Hook Open palms and fold fingers not adding to the required number. Observation 1 - minute Warm - up Repeat with...

My first stop was to realize that by the year 1910, activity mathematic teaching practice had started.   Montessori and Dewey wrote that teaching techniques involve programming the environment so that students would encounter teacher structured materials and situations that sparked experimentation, inquiry, and interpretation.   Rather than sitting and taking in what the teacher presented, students would be actively engaged in movement, talk, and activity around the materials provided, working individually and socially to build mental models of their mathematical experiences, supported and guided by occasionally teacher intervention.   In Kenya, Mathematics teachers are yet to understand and implement proper teaching skills to alleviate this situation.   This involves getting everything works well and in balance.   It can only be done out of professional commitment if the teacher would find it rewarding regarding students’ response.   As Kenyan teacher...

In the reading of Eisner, the three critical curricula are explicit, implicit and null. The explicit curriculum is part of the formal instruction of schooling experiences. It refers to the curriculum document, textbooks and other supportive teaching materials that are overtly chosen to support the intentional agenda of the school. It’s the teacher's plan. On the other hand implicit or the hidden curriculum refers to the lessons that the learners take from the teacher's attitudes and the school environment. The null curriculum is any subject not covered within the context of a class. It may be passed over due to a teacher's bias or social prejudices or just banned from being taught by the school authorities as the case of religious education in some schools or countries. The situation of rewards is typical in many schools and all the societies. In Canada, Fraser Institute has always ranked schools and definitely schools had to compete resulting in competition at the classr...

TPI is a new experience to me and so fascinating. From my teaching experience, I found it flowing while answering the questions. I based my answers on my experience but of a different environment. The results of my TPI shows that my dominant perspectives are Transmission and Apprenticeship, and my back up is Nurturing, recessive are Social Reform and Developmental. I must say that the results based on what I have gained in upgrading course in my teaching profession. I have always involved my students in assessing themselves and being able to work on their own while giving them enough help and guidance. I’m glad that my back up is Nurturing for I always want my students to treat me not just a teacher but as a mentor, coach and a parent, I welcome students opinions and question without hesitations regarding the subject or course for their better understanding. For my recessive, I think I need to work on Social Reform and Developmental to balance my perspective in...