Reflective Field Experiences For Success In Teaching Elementary Mathematics

In this paper the author will discuss the major components of a junior level pedagogy course for elementary education majors learning to teach mathematics.  The course reviews content and knowledge of the teacher candidates and introduces methods and materials for teaching elementary mathematics

Teaching As A Profession

The image of the schools and the teaching profession according to the media is usually negative.  The negative picture is one reflecting the social problems of society and the failure of schools to educate, that is, drop-outs, teenage pregnancies, substance abuse, guns, knives, and attacks on students and teachers.  Occasionally, the positive picture is communicated illustrating the success of the school and its professionals.  For example, on channel 5 in New York City on May 24, 1990, the evening news featured Seward Park High School as described in Small Victories by Samuel Freedman.   The short interview by the news staff included a successful student, Carlos, who had graduated from Seward Park High School and had gone to college.  Also in the interview was Jessica Siegal, a former English and journalism teacher at the school.  Success in school, according to Carlos, can co-exist with failures and drop-outs.  The teacher was the key to making dreams come true.  Teachers help students to realize that their dreams can become realities.  These professionals teach students to not only acquire basic skills, such as writing, but also help students acquire an identity of caring for self and others as well as succeeding in life.  Great professionals make great schools, but as the teacher goes so goes the school

Closing The Achievement Gap: Challenges And Opportunities

Closing the achievement gap between low-and high-achieving public school students is an important goal of public education (p. 42, Lowell Rose and Alec Gallup, Phi Delta Kappan, 2007).  The paper will explore background information and research as well as discuss examples of best practices to close the achievement gap.  Several plans have been proposed as ways to enhance the achievement of under-represented students, according to the Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll (Phi Delta Kappan, September 2007, p. 42), including additional instructional time, student assistance and increased assistance outside of the school day.   &nbsp

REACH Reaches Philadelphia Through Jefferson\u27s College of Health Professions

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