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Alyssa Black - Classroom Reflections
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Action and Assessment Plan. Action and Assessment Plan. A student broke my mug yesterday. It had a full cup of coffee in it. I do not think this is at all important, nor did I really care beyond the 10 seconds of remorse I felt for that mug. We had been through a lot together. What is fascinating, and worth addressing, I think, is the exchange I had with the student after this occurred. Here's the run-down of events:. Mug slides of desk he is rocking*. I let out a gasp of surprise. I thought about his wi...
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Blogs - Alyssa Black
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Action and Assessment Plan. Action and Assessment Plan. Here you will find links to all of the blogs that I run or contribute to. Enjoy! 8203;This blog is dedicated to my observations and reflections related to my teaching practice. (Updated periodically.). This is the daily blog I update for my students. They are able to use this to see what our daily goals, tasks, and expectations. (Updated Daily). No, Click Me! Create a free website. Create your own free website. Start your own free website.
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Implementation and Findings - Alyssa Black
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Action and Assessment Plan. Action and Assessment Plan. Or: What happened when I tried to do what I had planned, and the things I learned. Back to action plan. A team is not a group of people who work together. A team is a group of people who trust each other.". I figured out rather quickly that I wanted too much to happen in Phase One, but that’s okay. As I figured this out, I was able to make changes to support student needs rather than my own. It took them a minute to get on board, but soon there was ...
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Action and Assessment Plan - Alyssa Black
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Action and Assessment Plan. Action and Assessment Plan. Phase 2 Action and Assessment Plan. Welcome to Phase Two of my journey! Back to Phase One Implementation. Transitioning to Peer Feedback. At this point in our class, the writing month of NaNoWriMo ended, and we moved into the revision process. This was the perfect time to begin peer work in which students could focus on providing critical feedback for revising and editing student writing. The full list can be found below in the group revision form&#...
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About Me - Alyssa Black
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Action and Assessment Plan. Action and Assessment Plan. It's not about what. You love. It's about how. You love it.". I earned my Bachelor's degree in English in May, 2013, and began my work as graduate student in the fall of the same year. Musicals and theatre, Doctor Who, anything made by Joss Whedon, board games, trying out new recipes, discovering new places, and hanging out with my family. Pictured above is me with my cousin Bodie, aged six at the time of the photo. Here you can check out the San Di...
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Phase 1 - Alyssa Black
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Action and Assessment Plan. Action and Assessment Plan. Back to Lit Review. Continue to Action/Assessment Plan. Jump to Phase Two. Create a free website. Create your own free website. Start your own free website. A surprisingly easy drag and drop site creator. Learn more.
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Action and Assessment Plan - Alyssa Black
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Action and Assessment Plan. Action and Assessment Plan. On this page you will find my initial plan for phase one of my research. Back to Lit Review. A team is not a group of people who work together. A team is a group of people who trust each other.". Through my needs assessment, I noted that it is the peer to peer support that is lacking in my classroom. In Phase I, I wanted to provide them with the opportunity to engage with each other as students were working on finishing their novels. Cycle 1 of this...
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References - Alyssa Black
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Action and Assessment Plan. Action and Assessment Plan. These are the sources that I used throughout my action research. Back to the Beginning. Bandura, A. (1977). Social learning theory. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. Collard, M. (2005). No props: Great games with no equipment. Beverly, MA: Project Adventure. Deci, E. L., and Flaste, R. (1996). Why we do what we do: Understanding self-motivation. New York: Penguins Books. Kelman, H. C. (2005, 12). Building trust among enemies: The cent...Saleh, M&...
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Literature Review - Alyssa Black
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Action and Assessment Plan. Action and Assessment Plan. Here you will find the research I have found to support and guide my research questions. Go Back to the Introduction. Knowing that I wanted to work to teach my students the ways in which we can support each other as peers, I began my research by returning to the theories that ground my belief in a student-centered learning environment, starting with Social Constructivism. 1978, p.57). As Social Constructivism believes that development begins on the ...
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Introduction - Alyssa Black
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Action and Assessment Plan. Action and Assessment Plan. My action research began here. Within this section, you will find: my initial wonderings, my needs assessment and evaluation, as well as my action research question. Go Back To View My Omoi. There is very little that I value more than learning for the sake of learning. I just can’t get behind that mindset. Every success I am proud of has been the combined effort of me and every person who supports and mentors me. This is my journey:. I am a English ...