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Case: Change Style of Teaching?
Mr. Taylor has been enjoying his first year of teaching sixth grade in a comfortable suburban setting. He has been implementing the new and innovative teaching techniques recommended for ESL (English as a Second Language) students. Mr. Taylor's sixth grade ESL students outnumber his English speaking students in the classroom. Mr. Taylor has been very motivated about the visuals and manipulatives he has added to his lesson information in order to enhance the learning opportunities for all of his students. The animated read alouds and the fun role playing activities certainly have been assets when presenting comprehension skills to the second language learners. Mr. Taylor feels strongly about his successful unconventional strategies that seem to close the language gaps and truly help make learning connections for the ESL students. While the school year is progressing smoothly, Mr. Taylor starts to worry about the conventional end of the year standardized achievement tests. He knows that these scores will be a reflection of his teaching profession as well as an integral part of his school's overall assessment averages.
Questions:
1. Should Mr. Taylor change his style of teaching?
2. Is Mr. Taylor's concern about the end of the year assessments a valid concern?
3. Will the conventional assessments administered at the end of the school year reflect Mr. Taylor's teaching ability?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
Mr. Taylor should not change his style of teaching but he should slowly begin to incorporate multiple choice questions into his assessments, so the students are not completely surprised when it comes time to take the end of year government test. Mr. Taylor can start giving multiple choice tests after the students have learned the material through animated read-alouds and fun role playing activities. The students can continue to learn the material in fun, interesting ways, but should begin to be assessed through standardized tests. At the beginning, Mr. Taylor will have to guide the students through the questions and how to go about answering the questions. Then the students will begin to catch on. Mr. Taylor's concern is a valid concern because how well the students do on the end of year standardized tests reflects him and the school. The results of the conventional assessments given at the end of the school year will not reflect his teaching ability because he actually teaches material that accommodates his learners. If the scores are not great, is not his fault because he taught his students the material and tried his best to accommodate his student's needs. |
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Rated On: February 11, 2013 3:15 pm |
Rated By: Maggie Coyne |
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Rated On: February 15, 2013 5:06 pm |
Rated By: Ashley Hedick |
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Rated On: February 18, 2013 9:57 am |
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Rated On: April 18, 2013 7:31 pm |
Rated By: Elizabeth Powers |
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Comments: I would do just this. |
Rated On: October 21, 2014 1:11 am |
Rated By: qyryMa |
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Comments: Agree, no need to change the way he teaches, maybe just tweak it a little. |
Rated On: October 21, 2014 1:57 am |
Rated By: Amanda Smith |
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Comments: I agree with this solution |
Rated On: February 28, 2015 8:34 pm |
Rated By: eSaPaz |
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Comments: Awesome, thanks for sharing! |
Rated On: October 15, 2015 1:22 am |
Rated By: bahete |
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Comments: Agreed |
Rated On: October 19, 2015 2:37 am |
Rated By: azuTen |
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Comments: If I were in this situation, I would exactly do this. |
Rated On: October 20, 2015 11:54 pm |
Rated By: RuTemu |
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Comments: Great idea, well said. |
Rated On: November 2, 2015 4:20 am |
Rated By: uSezaV |
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Comments: I agree! |
Rated On: July 6, 2017 12:17 pm |
Rated By: yGedeb |
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Comments: I would use this solution. |
Rated On: July 7, 2017 5:17 pm |
Rated By: BuXaja |
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Comments: This is a helpful solution |
Rated On: October 4, 2017 6:48 pm |
Rated By: ysyver |
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Comments: I agree. This is a great approach to this situation. |
Rated On: February 21, 2018 9:10 pm |
Rated By: uguduB |
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Comments: I agree |
Rated On: February 24, 2018 10:40 pm |
Rated By: upyWyH |
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Comments: Couldn't have said it better myself! |
Rated On: February 25, 2018 12:01 am |
Rated By: epuMat |
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Comments: This seems like an effective solution since it directly addresses the problem in a positive way. |
Rated On: October 13, 2018 6:41 pm |
Rated By: byRyLe |
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Comments: Awwesome idea |
Rated On: July 7, 2019 9:01 pm |
Rated By: Brenda Perez Prieto |
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Comments: Great Idea. |
Rated On: October 13, 2019 11:49 pm |
Rated By: GeQapy |
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Comments: I agree, you have some great points. |
Rated On: March 10, 2021 7:36 pm |
Rated By: utyDaW |
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