TAL 103 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Educational Psychology, Participant Observation, Differentiated Instruction

• School: University of Miami
• Department: Teaching and Learning
• Course: TAL 103
• Professor: Lipsky

Document Summary

Learning & teaching today: educational psychology: study of development, learning, motivation, teaching, & assessment in & out of schools. College & career ready: goal for every student to graduate high school & show proficiency through teachers" assessment (rather than standardized) Great teachers & leaders: teacher & leader improvement fund of competitive grants & pathways for preparing educators. Equity & opportunity for all students: all students included into an accountability system built on college/career readiness standards. Rewards progress/success & requires intervention in low performing schools. Raise the bar: race to the top/competitive grants for schools, incentives for excellence. Promote innovation & improvement: investing in innovation fund supports local & nonprofit leaders to develop & scale up programs demonstrating success & finding solutions. Differentiation: differentiated instruction: teaching based on students" varying learning paces , cogs of differentiation: students" needs are interdependent/interlocking, supported by, inexperienced teacher how am i doing? vs experienced teacher how are my interests differentiated curriculum students doing? .