Personal Information
Ida M. Rounds is a sixteen year resident of Laramie, Wyoming. She enjoys ice and roller skating and is learning how to ski. Hobbies are reading, crocheting, and playing the piano. Organizations involved with include the B.P.O. Does Drove #254, O.E.S. of Medicine Bow, St. Matthews, and St. Lukes Churches. She enjoys raising flowers in her summertime garden.
Ida has three children and three grandchildren. The newest grandchild is almost four months old now. Her name is Addison Grace Rounds. Christmas was so special this year with all the children and grandchild home.
Working with Special Needs Children has been a long time passion in inclusion in the classroom for Ida. She finds that the information gained while working towards a Reading Endorsement is helpful in working with these children. Posted by Ida M. Rounds at 8:40 PM 0 comments
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Response to "Funds of Knowledge for Teaching; Using a Qualitative Approach to Connect Homes and Classrooms" Moll
In the past, it has been thought that lower income homes, Mexican or otherwise, brought forth children who were not exposed to adequate background information for learning. Recently, a radio program gave the information that in South Carolina lower income children were a year behind other children entering school and stayed a year behind.
But in this particular study by education and anthropology personnel, much new material was identified that could be used in the classroom to enhance learning. These investigators, by going into the homes and interviewing the student’s parents, found out about the strengths of the child, the home and the community.
Here actual life experiences could be shared and used to the benefit of all in the classroom after these investigators collaborated and came up with a unit of study that was grounded on the information gained from the interviews.
Parents were found to be very knowledgeable and were willing to share their information with the classroom.
In making connections to this article, I recall a teacher who does not wait until teacher-conferences to converse with the child’s parents. Although this teacher did not go into the home, early in September, this individual would set up appointments to meet with the parent either before or after school. He used a set of questions, as did this research team. His main objective was to identify special needs/health issues of the student, evaluate the parents/home life, and he expressed what he expected from the family and child regarding homework assignments. Having the children two-year in the classroom helped build a very close community of parents/children who knew each other well and cared for each other. I feel that it was a very worth while activity although a time consuming endeavor.
Ida M. Rounds
But in this particular study by education and anthropology personnel, much new material was identified that could be used in the classroom to enhance learning. These investigators, by going into the homes and interviewing the student’s parents, found out about the strengths of the child, the home and the community.
Here actual life experiences could be shared and used to the benefit of all in the classroom after these investigators collaborated and came up with a unit of study that was grounded on the information gained from the interviews.
Parents were found to be very knowledgeable and were willing to share their information with the classroom.
In making connections to this article, I recall a teacher who does not wait until teacher-conferences to converse with the child’s parents. Although this teacher did not go into the home, early in September, this individual would set up appointments to meet with the parent either before or after school. He used a set of questions, as did this research team. His main objective was to identify special needs/health issues of the student, evaluate the parents/home life, and he expressed what he expected from the family and child regarding homework assignments. Having the children two-year in the classroom helped build a very close community of parents/children who knew each other well and cared for each other. I feel that it was a very worth while activity although a time consuming endeavor.
Ida M. Rounds
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Web Site Review - PB WiKi
Website Review One
PB Wiki
I selected this site because I was curious as to the features that PB Wiki contained. It was recommended by the instructor as a good site to view.
PB Wiki appears to be a user friendly site. I’ve received a couple of informational E-mail from individuals regarding the sign-in process and also about the web address for materials that are available for educators. Click on that Website site and good information comes up.
Three main thoughts regarding it are listed below.
It handles information for school districts for free.
It creates accessible storage areas for instructors.
It encourages students to use the PB Wiki website outside the classroom.
When the PB Wiki is compared to Blogs and forums, it offers many more features that are available to the user. Of special interest to me was the availability of having others edit your writing. Every edit change is recorded. I have noticed there is an edit side bar. Other features include creating a classroom, a syllabus, group projects, and as a template.
A short slideshow hyperlink was made available to encourage other school staff members to use the PB Wiki. Over a hundred thousand instructors are already using it.
Reflections: My son, John, did one section of his student teaching at Spearfish High School, South Dakota in the business department where every high school student has a computer. He said their school uses a program called “Moodle” which I suspect the school district pays for. The laptop computers can be a nuisance John says because at times the students are checking their E-mail and blog sites at inappropriate times. He indicates having the students place their computers on the floor helps when the lesson is not dealing with using a computer. He would rather see a mobile lab laptop computer “checkout system” where the computer could be brought into the room in a cart when needed.
PB Wiki
I selected this site because I was curious as to the features that PB Wiki contained. It was recommended by the instructor as a good site to view.
PB Wiki appears to be a user friendly site. I’ve received a couple of informational E-mail from individuals regarding the sign-in process and also about the web address for materials that are available for educators. Click on that Website site and good information comes up.
Three main thoughts regarding it are listed below.
It handles information for school districts for free.
It creates accessible storage areas for instructors.
It encourages students to use the PB Wiki website outside the classroom.
When the PB Wiki is compared to Blogs and forums, it offers many more features that are available to the user. Of special interest to me was the availability of having others edit your writing. Every edit change is recorded. I have noticed there is an edit side bar. Other features include creating a classroom, a syllabus, group projects, and as a template.
A short slideshow hyperlink was made available to encourage other school staff members to use the PB Wiki. Over a hundred thousand instructors are already using it.
Reflections: My son, John, did one section of his student teaching at Spearfish High School, South Dakota in the business department where every high school student has a computer. He said their school uses a program called “Moodle” which I suspect the school district pays for. The laptop computers can be a nuisance John says because at times the students are checking their E-mail and blog sites at inappropriate times. He indicates having the students place their computers on the floor helps when the lesson is not dealing with using a computer. He would rather see a mobile lab laptop computer “checkout system” where the computer could be brought into the room in a cart when needed.
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