All Stars Are Bright Corporation (All Stars ABC)
At All Stars Are Bright Corporation ALL of our students are stars. Just as the stars in the night shine bright, all of our Stars at All Stars ABC shine bright as well. Close examination of the night sky reveals that some stars shine brighter than others. Brightness depends upon the star's distance from Earth. It may appear that some of our Stars at
All Stars ABC shine brighter than others but this is merely a reflection of their distance or progress thus far in life. Our educational goal is to have all of our stars shine brightly reaching their maximum potential in the classroom on the court and ultimately in life. We find that the best way to do this is working with the teachers using Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM). CBM is the best-known method of student progress monitoring. CBM helps our tutors objectively assess how students are progressing. CBM is helpful because it provides current, week-by-week information on the progress a student is making. When a teacher utilizes CBM, they will ascertain how well a student is progressing in learning the content for the academic year. CBM also monitors the success of the instruction that student is receiving — if student performance is not meeting expectations, the tutor then adjusts instruction to target the type and amount of instruction needed to make sufficient progress toward meeting and exceeding the academic goals. At All Stars ABC we aim to teach and coach using the ARCS method.
• ARCS is an instructional design model developed by John Keller and that focuses on motivation.
• ARCS stands for: Attention, Relevance, Confidence, Satisfaction
This model is particularly important for distance education, since motivation seems to be a key factor that determines if learners complete their training. Motivation is a diametric responsibility for learners and teachers, and so it has to be boost over the entire learning process respectively the developing of a learning environment. All educators have a grave responsibility to bear; that is getting that youngster interested in what they have to communicate. So how does a teacher/coach accomplish this when the goal seems futile? L P C
*First, one must have an authentic Love of Teaching. This love is the guiding light, the North Star, that directs successful implementation of the curriculum.
*Second, using a variety of Prompts will inspire and excite.
*Thirdly and finally, showing genuine Concern. Every individual has that instinct to realize the unspoken. Children have it tenfold as they are not bombarded by the concerns of this world (that is why it is obscured in adults). Therefore, when a teacher is able to help a student disclose the positive elements he/she encloses in his/her complex being, then a window to another way of life or reality may be opened. Such was the case in my experience where the teachers who took on the responsibility of teaching the language and the various subjects embraced that child within me with concern and care. But is it in actuality entirely up to the educator? To be fair, helping a child excel has to do with a combination of factors. One is the teacher, because where family fails, the education system must encourage. Speaking of family, what can be more important than the family itself? From the moment a child is conceived, it begins forming thought patterns and feelings. Once that child comes into this world, the way it perceives itself is down to its parents. The way a parent reacts to and treats its offspring determines how that child sees itself and how that child views itself establishes its performance in and out of school. Family background or lack of it may influence a child’s performance in school and generally in its life decisions. As far as children are concerned, their manner of learning in the beginning is of course through imitation. Consequently, if a parent does not aspire to read books or lacks interest in the child’s well-being in and out of school, the child in turn will follow suit. It can, therefore, be readily understood that the family and the life within that family has everything to do with learning. In closing, the parents bear the weight of raising sound individuals which will be able to learn and excel, but the educators also have the duty of helping carry that load once the children cross the threshold to their classrooms. Even when the task at hand may seem a lost cause, the effort put forth and the warmth emitted will stay with the young learner his/her entire life. And who knows, it might be the catalyst in better decision-making throughout that individual’s life.
