Course Contract

Course Contract
In the Text the Author states three things we must do as teachers to be better prepared for the 21st Century Classroom. They are: Understanding and Addressing the needs of a Diversity of Learners, Applying Theories and Research in the Classroom, and Critically Examining Teaching Practices. My goals for this course this Semester is to learn Educational Psychology to the extent that I will be prepared for the 21st Century Classroom. I hope to learn the theories that will aid me in teaching. I need to learn how to address the needs of my future students. I need to learn how to create a learning community that is acadmically challenging,developmentally responsive, and socially equitable(Educatioal Psychology, Roxana Moreno).

What will I need to do to acheive these goals? How will I mange my time so that I will be able to learn? I will schedule all my assignments on my phone calender and set a reminder to help me remember my tasks. I will take the appropriate time nessessary to complete the tasks required. This does not mean doing late night studies every night. I have class in the mornings now and I need to use all the time I need to, plus get the rest I need. I need to be prepred and not fall behind, so I will get the studies done and not wait for the last minute. This has bee something I have always struggled with and I need to better myself in this category if I am going to be a teacher.

What stragies will I use to learn and understand the material in the class? After reading some of the study strategies, one thing keep popping out out me. It is Basic Background. What I mean by this is I will create a situation in my mind for each lesson or point that is being taught. It may be someting that has hapened to me in my life or maybe some situation I have heard of somtime. After doing this I will make it personal to me to better familiarize myself with what is being taught, I will associate the content into my life somehow. I will try to incorporate schema into my learning. Learning and expanding on what I have learned in the past will help me to learn faster and more efficiently.

If I do not understand a topic what will I do in my study habits to help me understand the material? When I am reading through the text and I find material that is new to me, I will question it and mark it accordingly. By marking it as a question, my mind will grab hold of the information and process it quicker when I have the question in my mind rather than if I did not at all. I do well when I have a question about something,the problem is trying to remember the qestion. This is where marking the book will help. I need to write my thoughts on the page next to the item in question so I will be able to find it quickly when I need to.

I will reach my goals in this course by bing to class on time to listen to the lecture. I will read the disired text readings, giving myself the time I will need to fully complete it and understand it. I will try to learn and associate with my person to better understand the content, if I do not understand I will mark the material and find the answer to it. The answer will stay in my mind for the rest of my life to better my teaching abilities and help me prosper as teacher.