CUNY Academic Commons | Belinda Amoako | Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/kisiwaa2008/activity/ Activity feed for Belinda Amoako. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 d8c9ce8dcaccf4a9aebd5b228b86e7e0 Belinda Amoako wrote a new post on the site ITCP Core 2 Spring 2011 http://itcpcore2spring2011.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2011/05/02/ongoing-video-based-pd/ Tue, 03 May 2011 00:47:32 -0400 My interest in developing collaborative observations and using video-based professional development to support teachers and promote best practices in teaching and learning at my school is gradually solidifying.  We will focus on using Charlotte Danielson’s Framework for Teaching as a foundation in developing best practices in Fall 2011.  The project will be based on the three […]

]]> bce5977331323f7b0acd76342b608297 Belinda Amoako commented on the post, What is "authentic" about authentic learning?, on the site ITCP Core 2 Spring 2011 http://itcpcore2spring2011.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2011/04/28/what-is-authentic-about-authentic-learing/#comment-100 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:26:24 -0400 Sounds great! My hope in unpacking the term is to bring to light the purpose/effectiveness of this pedagogical design and its relation to the CCSS.

]]> 215420b1156d66bfe2ad72d9cc3064cd Belinda Amoako wrote a new post on the site ITCP Core 2 Spring 2011 http://itcpcore2spring2011.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2011/04/28/what-is-authentic-about-authentic-learing/ Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:39:25 -0400 Hi All, Welcome back from what I hope was a relaxing break. The focus of next week’s class as we are all aware is Social Pedagogies, more specifically “authentic learning”.  I came upon a good article by Herrington and Oliver (2000), which I hope will guide/inform our discussions.  I want to initiate with the following question: What is […]

]]> 27bc11c7484da3048cb62f371b9de449 Belinda Amoako wrote a new post on the site ITCP Core 2 Spring 2011 http://itcpcore2spring2011.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2011/04/05/project-update-4/ Tue, 05 Apr 2011 22:35:32 -0400 I have been trying to get into the classroom to teach mathematics as some of my colleagues in general education have the opportunity to; however this has been quite a challenge. Being able to teach mathematics is a class would have allowed me to properly implement my project and monitor it but it has been […]

]]> eb52b45e688460efadcd514a92ac03fb Belinda Amoako commented on the post, GoDaddy and Elephants, on the site ITCP Core 2 Spring 2011 http://itcpcore2spring2011.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2011/04/01/godaddy-and-elephants/#comment-84 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 01:45:33 -0400 I appreciate your post Joost. I read a rather enlightening book from Joel Spring’s class sometime ago and thought of a quote from the book and Edward Morin’s blinding paradigm when reading the article on elephant hunting. From The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh: “At no moment can human beings have any doubt of the […]

]]> e8b067ac32f135dfda4e1a5e8db76f70 Belinda Amoako commented on the post, Kitchen Sink Utilities, on the site ITCP Core 2 Spring 2011 http://itcpcore2spring2011.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2011/02/18/kitchen-sink-utilities/#comment-28 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:59:00 -0500 Geometer Sketchpad for mathematics teachers especially for Geometry.

]]> 6ef38a4aab6fe190540892fe320f69b9 Belinda Amoako wrote a new post on the site ITCP Core 2 Spring 2011 http://itcpcore2spring2011.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2011/02/15/digital-photography-in-mathematics-classrooms/ Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:35:17 -0500 My current research interest concerns improving teaching and learning of mathematics especially for students with special needs, namely those identified as Emotionally Disturbed and Learning Disabled, in the NYC system. My research interest involves the use of digital photography to document cultural artifacts in communities that may support mathematics instruction in the classroom.  This project will focus […]

]]> a8fda82080a9f750fd048b051560de11 Belinda Amoako commented on the post, Students, on the site ITCP Core 2 Spring 2011 http://itcpcore2spring2011.commons.gc.cuny.edu/students/#comment-9 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 01:36:57 -0500 Hi, This is Belinda Amoako and I am currently a Leve1 II student at the Graduate Center’s Urban Education Program. I have been a NYCDOE educator for many years as a teacher, mathematics coach, and currently an administrator in District 75. I have additionally worked with adult learners in preparing them to take the CUNY/ACT […]

]]> 7702351d8f434ea1c750868aeb5db785 Belinda Amoako commented on the post, Syllabus/Schedule, on the site ITCP Core 2 Spring 2011 http://itcpcore2spring2011.commons.gc.cuny.edu/syllabusschedule/#comment-8 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 02:54:53 -0500 Hi,

I hope all is well with everyone. Can someone please post or email the syllabus from Core I, Fall 10?

Thanks and have a great night.

Belinda

]]> 0a8d9714ff5dc053807d6be88f333049 Belinda Amoako became a registered member https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/44425/ Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:56:39 -0500