The Oak Park School District

One of the quotes that stood out to me in my section was “First, there are many persons, within and without the Government, who do not feel the problem exists, at least in any serious degree. These persons feel that, with the lawful hindrances to osmosis off the beaten path, matters will deal with themselves in the ordinary course of occasions. This quote fundamentally says "African Americans have all the assets to do anything; they 're just lethargic and feel that everything ought to be given to them rather than really meeting expectations for it. Take a gander at President Obama, he made it." That is in reality genuine, however quite a few people think along these lines. Take a gander at the south-side Chicago Public Schools for

Mountain City is a diverse city and it has population over 165,000, according to case 4: Mountain City Schools. The Mountain City is home to the Mountain City School (MCS) district, which involves of approximately 29,500 students, as well as, a staff of 1,825 certificated personnel and 1,395 classified employees. (Peterson 41) The district is included of a post-high school educational program, five high schools, one alternative school, ten middle schools, and forty elementary schools. The administrative offices, also known as “The Hill”, view the employees within the district along with performer, decision making, and guiding finances for all the schools. (Peterson 41) MCS is important part of Mountain city.

How can teachers get to know their students? Make sure to include the three characteristics of students that are important for differentiating instruction and give at least two examples of how teachers can learn about each.

The AVID weekly article says, “Do get on your phone in front of family or friends to look up important, relevant information. This shows that if we do bring in more devices then we can try teach to use phones only when needed. The quote also shows that not all teens use their phones when there is no need for using them. The Scholastic article says, “94% of teens who have a smart phone use it daily.” This quote shows that if we do bring in other devices that it would more likely be easier to use them because teens use their phones so much. The quote also supports that it would less likely happen of someone breaking the devices because so much people would know how to use the devices. The AVID weekly and Scholastic article show that teens use their phones a large amount of time but it can be a good thing and a very bad thing result

The Chicago Public School system was slow to integrate even after the Brown v. Board of Education ruling of 1954. It took much protesting, federal involvement and public outrage to finally bring about more racial equality for the students of Chicago. While the Brown v. Board of Education ruling is thought of as being the reason any racial equality was brought to schools after such long hardships for the African American students, Chicago had a difficult time bringing the ruling to fruition and federal involvement was needed. The Chicago Public School’s Desegregation Consent Decree of 1980 was the order that changed the public schools for the good. Chicago’s story of integration is different than those of other big cities in the U.S, due to the federal government 's large involvement. Through the years after the Brown vs. Board of Education ruling, the School Superintendents changed and school desegregation was faced in different ways. This essay examines what led to the federal government 's involvement with the Chicago Public School system’s desegregation plan. As well as the effects of desegregation on all students in Chicago.

The classroom is made up of general education. There are about three students who leave the classroom to go to speech. The makeup of the classroom is different

In what type of school do you teach? (Type an “X” next to the appropriate description; if “other” applies, provide a brief description.)

Technology has been part of our daily live more frequently than before. Screen time has been more popularly used on kids and adolescents. On a daily bases many kids seem to spend more time inside on their tablets, instead of having to spend time with other kids. This is a problem that is becoming more popular over the years,on whether kids need to spend that much time on technology or not. Parents either seem to have strict technology usage, or they either don’t. There has always been a huge controversy with experts, who either think that screen time is beneficial or could cause problems later on in life. There are many views towards this topic, from hurting kids brains, to helping them during school, and socially.

Prosper, Texas is one of the last additions to Collin County and has a current population of over 12,000 residents (Minor, 2010). Prosper’s establishment came about from the merging of two farming settlements in 1902, however the city’s name was not incorporated until 1914 (“History”, n.d.; Minor, 2010). According to the city’s webpage, Prosper is committed to being family-oriented and providing every resident an opportunity to experience quality living while maintaining small town ideals (“About Prosper”, n.d.). The Prosper Independent School District’s (PISD) vision to “reach everyone, everyday” (“REACH Philosophy / REACH”, 2002) mirrors the town’s belief in including everyone. Despite the exceptional growth within the city over the past few years, the school district is determined to meet the needs of its student population. One way in which PISD plans to ensure all of its students receive an equitable education, is through its adoption and implementation of the Response to Intervention (RtI) program.

Acme County Office of Schools is the fourth largest county office in the state of California. It services 50 school districts and approximately 250,000 students in the Acme County through academic programs, career and technical education and the arts. They are mandated by the government to safeguard the financial activities of those school districts to be accountable and comply with the state and federal laws for funding they receive. Their goal with the government funding is to provide the students of the Acme County with the services that would allow every child, no matter their circumstances or abilities the access to a quality education in order to succeed.

Maple Hills Elementary School (MHES), a K-8 school in a rural farming community in the Midwest, is facing a changing landscape involving culture, language, and traditional approaches to special education. Historically, the community was predominately White, with German and English heritage, native English speakers, and identify as Protestant Christians dating back generations. However, through two recent waves of immigration influx, the community’s diversity has broadened. The first wave brought transient immigrants from Mexico and the Dominican Republic who were drawn to farm work and construction. Many parents in these families had minimal previous formal schooling. The second wave of immigration brought physicians and other professional personnel when a large regional medical center was built. Alternatively, these families had quite high levels of formal schooling and worked middle and upper-middle class jobs. The Maple Hills’ historically homogenous community structure has ultimately been altered from the immigration waves.

According to Lenhart, in 2012 three quarters of teens, ages 12-17, owned cell phones. Of those teens, twenty three percent of them indicated they possessed a smartphone. With the technology advancing in cell phones, it has become yet another classroom distraction and a serious concern for cheating. With cell phones on hand, it has created an easy way to become distracted during class. Assistant Professor Campbell from the University of Kansas brought to attention, “one study found that a third of university students in the US play video games on their mobile phones and laptops during class (Gilroy, 2004 as cited in Katz, 2005).” The majority of researchers have found that mobile phones have lead to problematic use in the school environment

On Thursday 24th Aprill, 2014, I met Ms. Shamsa, who teaches grade five students, to discuss a specific concerns she would like feedback on. She provided me with a lesson plan of the observed lesson. The lesson was about 'Occupations'. So, Ms Shamsa and I decided to choose 'classroom management' as a main focus of my instrument. This is because it is a major source of stress for Mrs. Shamsa. She asked me to observe her class in order to evaluate her classroom management ,and then work together to improve this skill through a plan. Mrs. Shamsa strongly believes that teacher evaluation has a great role to improve personal growth and the school ,too. According to Stronge (1995) that teacher evaluation can be considered as a vehicle to facilitate and assess success for both the teacher and the school and performance improvement (ref).

needs are met and they feel as if they are respected by the teacher. Mutual respect is once again

Note that both interviews conducted took place in a private setting that was mutually agreed upon between learner and teachers. To ensure client confidentiality only the learner and teachers were present during the teaching process. Both interview