Lisa P.'s AEDU 335 Blog

God morning, everyone! It's our last week in this course, and the time has gone so quickly!      I learned a lot in this course. Not only in regards to information, but strategies and important factors that I feel will be beneficial to my teaching in middle grades classrooms.  I love that we delved into the importance and impact effective teachers can have on students. It was important for me to look at the class material and learn ways I can incorporate active learning and support positive behavior in my classroom. This course also allowed me to truly understand the importance we, as adults, play in the shaping of middle school students.   I would say overall, the most important factor that I learned in this course that I will take with me into the classroom is that middle school students are  truly at a transitional time in their life. The care we take in providing engaging lessons, supporting their social and academic growth, and providing a safe and...

    Good morning, everyone! This week's reading in AMLE  focused on the all the factors that play key roles in creating a supportive, safe, and inviting classroom and school climate. These factors include the following: respect among staff and teachers, among students and teachers, and peer to peer, encouragement and positive feedback, fairness, advocacy by adults, the inclusion of support staff at middle schools, and connection between school and family life.      All of these factors are significant in creating an environment where students feel free to express their developing opinions, to learn as much as they can, and to do those things knowing they are safe, supported, and valued. I discussed this a little bit in a previous blog post, but I feel it is worth expressing again: often times middle school age students feel like they are not heard, or dismissed by adults. If educators and schools together work towards making these students feel valued a...