EDU 304 Week 2 DQ 1 The Pendulum of Educational Reform
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DQ 1 The Pendulum of Educational Reform. Your text states: “To understand the ways American public schooling has shifted over the last century, imagine the swings of a pendulum” (Koch, 62). Please reflect on how the pendulum is continually in motion by thinking and responding to the following questions:
§ Which period of educational reform do you believe us to be in today and why?
§ Where is the pendulum now and which way is it moving? Think about such educational reforms as standards-based education, NCLB (No Child Left Behind) and the Race to the Top competition from the federal government (Race to the Top is a federal fund for competitive grants. It awards states money based on their approved plans for educational reform). Visit the Ed.gov Race to the Top blog (http://www.ed.gov/blog/topic/race-to-the-top/) for more information.
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EDU 304 Week 1 DQ 2 Challenges and Rewards for the Reflective Practitioner
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Challenges and Rewards for the Reflective Practitioner. The “Teaching Stories” shared in Chapter 2 reveal the demands of the teaching profession and the need for reflection. Respond to the following questions:
1.Explain what it means to be a reflective practitioner. Whose teaching story in this chapter did you most relate to? Why?
2.Which story did your find the most instructive for your own teaching philosophy?
3.What role do diversity, accountability and educational reform play in reflective teaching?
Refer to Chapter 2 of your text, additional resources and your own insights/experiences. Respond to at least two classmates’ postings....