“This course was an excellent learning experience for me. I have a
considerable amount of research and website links in which to refer, new content
knowledge and skills, and a new understanding of technology. I feel like the
course was designed for students to experience content knowledge with hands-on
experiences (such as the field experiences and lesson plans) which helped me
better internalize the knowledge. I am amazed how all of the assignments,
readings, group work, research, etc. was executed using technology. This course
was very beneficial to my professional development.” EDUC 528 Candidate
“I consider the Conceptual Framework and
the National Board Standards to be general guides to use in
helping me in being a professional, effective teacher of any
student I may teach. I see the TESOL Standards as a more
specific guide for me to use in teaching ESL students in the
future. The TESOL Standards not only include teachers having
knowledge of the 5 domains of culture, language, instruction,
assessment, and professionalism, but also state that teachers
must apply their knowledge of these domains in their
professional duties. Knowledge is important and necessary for
a teacher, but it also must be applied so that its benefits
can be manifested in ESL students’ learning. TESOL Standards
can be a guide in the practical activities of my profession.”
EDUC 516 Candidate
“This semester I have learned so much by
taking Education 516. When I read in Chapter 8 about Total
Physical Response activities, I learned how to make simple
commands part of my lesson for my ESL children. By playing
these fun “games” the ELL students can learn to understand
commands but also be able to give commands. This falls under
the conceptual framework of strategies/methods. Upon looking
at the National Board Standards I found that Proposition 3:
Teachers are Responsible for Managing and Monitoring Student
Learning really helped me. This standard falls under the idea
of using portfolios in the classroom. Portfolios are a great
way to monitor student learning. Portfolios are a great way to
find strengths of a student but also their weakness. This will
allow the teacher to make the lesson more meaningful when
creating lessons.”
EDUC
516 Candidate
“I’ve learned
so much in my ESL classes this summer. I have learned new
techniques that will help me teach my students to think. So
many times, I believe that we tell students that they need to
learn something, but don’t tell them the thought processes
that might occur when they are learning. Using “think-alouds”
in the classroom is a valuable teaching/learning strategy that
is very beneficial to my students. (I think about middle
school students, who get to middle school and asked “don’t you
know how to study?” Did someone ever really show them how to
study? Or is it just a given? ) Also, if I tend to ask
“simple, yes/no questions all of the time, how do I expect my
students to think beyond a “yes/no” answer?”
EDUC 528 Candidate
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