Reflective Response Form Analysis

According to Alford (2007), a whistleblower is one who speaks out against illegal or unethical practices in school or in the organization where he or she works. Whistle-blowing, is an essential factor for pin-pointing and eradicating unethical activities in most organization set ups (Brown, 2008). According to Sawyer, Johnson and Holub (2010), most individuals disregard the idea of whistle-blowing because they fear that they will be avoided and could end up losing their job careers and also their good names. When an individual is torn between two or more deeds and have virtuous reasons for choosing each action, this is regarded to as an ethical dilemma.

In “How Grading Reform Changed Our School,” author Jeffery Erickson, the assistant principal of Minnetonka High School in Minnesota, discusses why and how he and his colleagues changed the way students received their grades. Erickson’s main argument in his essay is, “What should go into a grade?” His answer to this is that a student’s grade is solely reflected based on what a student knows and his or her ability to perform.

As the semester progressed, I actually found myself enjoying an English course for the first time since high school. I especially enjoy this course because we get to read many different stories, unlike my other courses which revolved around writing. Of course I do enjoy writing but a whole bunch of it could be suffocating. I really enjoyed the materials we covered this semester because; we get to see how writings changed through time. Also, I like envisioning the characters that the Authors form in our minds. From all of the stories we have read in this course, most of the stories I had actually enjoyed are the fiction stories.

1. Describe the skills or attributes you believe are necessary to be an outstanding teacher.

. From the article and your own experience, identify some benefits, limitations and dangers of using rubrics to assess students (formatively and summatively).

1. For this week’s experimental practice, I utilized the Forest Awaken sounds and the Cruise Imagery. I chose the forest awakens sounds because I figured I could use it aside from right before bed. I chose the cruise imagery because I have never had an experience with guided imagery and wanted to try it. I tried to be creative with the ways I used the forest awakening sounds to see if it had any affect during different activities. A couple of days out of the week I listened to it before I started my homework. I sat at my desk and had the clip playing. As I sat in my desk chair I closed my eyes and relaxed my posture. Usually, when I start my homework I am very stressed and tense because I usually have a lot to get done. When I listened to the clip before starting my work, I noticed that

I should be considered for the NTHS because I am devoted, determined, adaptable and I enjoy serving my community. I fit these seven characteristics because I incorporate all seven of these things in my everyday life. I demonstrate skill by applying my learning skills every day when I come in to school. I demonstrate honesty every day by telling the truth to my teachers and fellow classmates. I demonstrate responsibility every day by completing my homework and getting it turned in on time. I demonstrate scholarship every day by maintaining straight A 's. I demonstrate citizenship every day by following the law, school rules and participating in community service projects. And lastly, I demonstrate leadership by helping fellow students if they

This assignment will explore a critical reflection on cultural competence and diversity in healthcare, through a reflection of practice which took place in a neonatal unit in the North West. The reflection guide will be Driscoll's (2007) model of reflection. The content of the four Nursing and Midwifery Council [NMC] (2016) domains of Professional Values: Communication and Interpersonal Skills; Nursing Practice and Decision Making; as well as Leadership, Management and Teamwork will inform to the need of how these should inform for professional development in nursing practice. The Papadopoulos, Tilki and Taylor model for the development of transcultural competence (1998) will summarise the cultural awareness; cultural competence; cultural knowledge

The assessment plan of CCP values college mission by stating its core culture in the first part. Suskie (2009) suggests that assessment plan should focus on campus resources and consider the fundamental mission of the institution. In the first couple of pages, this plan successfully provides guidelines and principles of assessing students based upon the college’s goals and mission. It also empowers everyone including faculty, staff, and students. For example, one of the principles states that all departments, including administrative department and academic programs, have made a commitment in effective assessment (Office of Institutional Research, 2015). Indeed, the Office of Institutional Research (2005) refers to college mission in its second

After taking part in this two week journaling process, I learned more about myself as a person, in regard to my thoughts, behaviors, and actions. I started to see more clearly what my real priorities were and how I spent my time everyday going about following these priorities in the presence and absence of technology. Looking back at the data, I realize that I always had a clear idea on what my true goals and priorities were, however, throughout this two week process, my productivity varied in fulfilling my goals.

I attended the Graduate Student Q&A discussion session last Thursday, where I learned about what it is like to be a graduate student. The speakers were Courtney Boise and Josh Zosky- both are working on their PhD program, especially in the fields of developmental and neuroscience, respectively. They discussed the graduate program as the session offered students the opportunity to ask questions they might have regarding graduate school. Josh 's research interest is in neuroimaging and use that to build devices for rehabilitation.

The Media has an immense impact on the psychosocial development in children (Canadian Paediatric Society, 2003). This is because they are “powerful teachers”, television shows like Sesame Street can provide important lesson and information to children on words, simple arithmetic, cooperation and other significant lessons (Canadian Paediatric Society, 2003). However, vice-versa is true as well, as such media platforms can produce stereotypes by portraying a group, race or other types of catalogs of identities with narrow ideas, like the Indigenous population. These stereotypes labels are thieves, uneducated, addicted to drugs and alcohol, criminals and more (Buzzfeed Australia, 2015). However, I do not think

I picked my MTTC test results for the Elementary Education test. These test results illustrate my ability to meet this standard because I am able to demonstrate my knowledge on these subjects. I was able to pass a test that covered Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, Health Education and Physical Education, Visual and Performing Arts, and English Language Arts and World languages.

According to Moss (2012, p. 235), “assessment is a process of collecting and interpreting evidence of student progress to inform reasoned judgments about what a student or group of students knows relative to the identified learning goals” and the process by which the assessment is carried out solely depends on the purpose of the assessment. In order to carry out a quality assessment, Clarke (2014) states that five key points must be considered when constructing an assessment and include clear purpose, clear targets, sound design, effective communication and students involvement. When planning an assessment the first key point, clear purpose, is of significant importance as understanding the types of assessment processes and the results they

When discussing assessments most people envision a pen and paper evaluation that measures the acquired knowledge on any given subject. While this is partly true it’s important as educators that we understand that there are many different ways that a student’s knowledge can be assessed. One ideal way is to provide the students with an authentic assessment. Authentic assessments demonstrate what a student actually learns in class rather than their ability to do well on traditional tests. Which makes this type of assessment an excellent way of evaluating a student’s knowledge of a subject matter.