Imagine that you are a new teacher in your first teaching job. As you have started to get ready for your first year of teaching, you begin working on your curriculum and realize that the resources available to you are out of date textbooks and the worksheets that are included with them. You come up with ideas for field trips, movies, computer games, and other active teaching materials. Unfortunately, your school district cannot afford to implement these ideas. The textbooks are too high of a reading-level for the majority of your students, but you have noticed that the worksheets will help prepare the students for the end of year district-wide assessments in the spring.
Reflect on this the scenario and consider how you can address the issues raised by the following questions:
Although the textbook and worksheets are boring to the students, how would you design curriculum to increase student interest and curiosity with the topics covered?
How would you adapt your curriculum to account for the reading level of the textbooks?
How can you apply theory to motivation to help inspire your students and increase their mastery of the material for the end of year assessments?
What individual characteristics or student characteristics would be helpful to know as you try to motivate your students? Are there other activities that can be integrated that could help motivate students?
Length: 2-3 pages, including the cover sheet and reference page
References: A minimum of two scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including seminal articles, may be included.
Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your paper should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University’s Academic Integrity Policy.