Part one

1. Why does Mr. Rodriguez credit his teaching ability to understanding how students learn?

This credit is due to his grasp of student learning as a listening and attentive educator, Mr. Rodriguez uses the theories of: maturationist, environmentalist and constructivist to aide in his approach, assessment and comprehension of his students.

1. What possible benefits come from daily reflection on teaching practice?

Knowing what went well, what needs to change, what new ideas to implement.

1. How does Mr. Rodriguez’s use of a daily mantra relate to verbal anchoring? What is its effect?

In anchor learning the “use of repetitive verbal responses” (Shean, 2012, p1.1) puts the learner in a prepared mental state with the mantra’s repetitive nature it is actually putting students in the mind-set to begin their day of learning and open the avenue into the brain. Its effects are prideful encouragement as in the adrenaline rush a player receives when a chant is being shouted by fans. This mantra, if delivered correctly, will encourage the students.

Part two

1. How does group work help to create a flexible environment and serve as an avenue to tap into student’s learning modalities?

By the expressed experiences of peers. We, as educators, should be able to notice that students coming from similar environments and how, through experience, the students gather knowledge there from.

Part three

1. Besides the exit slip, what other informal assessment strategy could be used to identify what it is that students know and are able to do?

An open discussion (Socratic method) in which the questions are asked to the whole class and individuals are picked to answer while others are picked to either elaborate on the initial student’s response or answer the question in their own words another way.

1. How is Mr. Rodriguez creating a personalized experience?

In acknowledging student needs, assessing those needs and implementing strategies to enhance individual learning while caring about the whole class.

Reference

1. Shean (Ed.). (2012). The Final Step: A Capstone in Education. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/