My classroom philosophy
7 essential College and Career skills you should all have to
succeed in the 21st century world are:
Critical thinking and problem solving Collaboration across networks and leading by influence Agility and adaptability Initiative and entrepreneurship Effective oral and written communication Accessing and analyzing information Curiosity and imagination. |
This class will help students discover and develop the writing processes needed to bring their proficiency to the collegiate level. In addition, this class will guide students through the process of starting, composing, revising, and editing a college level essay.
The course will also offer a “laboratory setting” where the beginning speaker can actually stand in front of a live audience and present his/her practiced performance via a PowerPoint, Prezi, Oral Presentation, Sales talk and Video/Oral interpretation. Students will learn about the role of communication in our lives, the communication model, spatial relationships, delivery styles, and the effectiveness of language, gestures, and organization techniques. |
This class will help students discover and develop the writing processes needed
to bring their proficiency to the collegiate level. In addition, this class
will guide students through the process of starting, composing, revising, and editing
an essay.
We will also be concentrating on strengthening reading comprehension skills and stamina. In college, students will have a heavy course load of reading and this class will prepare students for this workload. We will help students improve their reading process to increase their understanding of reading materials. Included: word forms and meaning, comprehension techniques, and ways to control reading pace. |