Introduction
The quality of education is important for students in developing skills for the future. Students will be able to make responsible decisions and have a better understanding of the world. As parents or teachers, you look for quality of education to help your child or student to build their future careers and locate alternatives for reaching their educational goals. In order for quality in education to be attained, there must be learning aspects from parents and teachers. Parents must nourish their child, having them ready to learn and support them through their educational years. Teachers must be committed to their role as an educator and teach effectively on their subject matter.
During this WebQuest, you will go through many web resources to gain information of quality education.
To begin, enter the following website and read "Introduction: Inequality at School Entry."
http://www.epi.org/publication/books_starting_gate/
While reading the introduction, answer the following questions.
- How can schools increase achievements in all students?
- How does family structure affect quality education?
- What are some factors in school that are prevention students in quality education?
Reflect on your answer. How you can relate on the information that was read?
Continue to the following website and watch the video Ted Talk Education with Geoffrey Canada. http://youtu.be/vY2l2xfDBcE
Reflect on how quality education ties into his speech.
After watching the video, enter the website of "Equity and Quality in Education". Reflect on the following questions.
http://asiasociety.org/education/learning-world/equity-and-quality-education
- Out of the five recommendations, pick three that you believe are the most important to help contribute towards education.
- Out of the policy recommendations, which one do you believe has been the most effective?
The following website provides information about the constitution and the right to quality education.
When reading through the website, look for information that specifically explains why the constitution requires that all students have a quality education. Compare their answer to your experience with education.
Task
Now that you have gained some information about quality education, it's time to see how much you have learned. For this activity you will create a brochure about a school that does not exist. The brochure that you will create will provide information to parents or teachers about the school and the quality education that is provided to the students. You can incorporate school programs, teacher workshops, student needs, etc. This brochure will show what you believe quality education is and how it can be provided in the school.
View the following website of an example of how an education brochure looks like. https://education.alberta.ca/media/902206/measuring%20the%20quality%20of%20your%20childs%20education%20-%20brochure%20v2%20consecutive.pdf
Process
Now it's time to create the brochure.
To make the brochure link to quality education include:
- Relationships/Communication in school
- Resources
- Extra-Curricular Activities
- Beyond the Classroom
- Teacher Expectations
These are some sample sections that can be included in your brochure. Also add a section of your introduction of the school that explains why students should have a quality education.
The following website provides a step by step process of how to create a brochure for free.
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Brochures
You can also go to the following website to watch a video of the process of making a brochure on Word.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-wuhi2W-Yc
Evaluation
Quality of Education Rubric
Use this rubric to compare to what you believe is important for the school and/or classroom you have created for your brochure.
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Above Satisfactory |
Satisfactory |
Unsatisfactory |
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Relationships/ Communication |
The relationships and communication between all parties including administration, teachers, parents, and students is crucial for student’s achievement and is expressed as important. Parental involvement plays a role in the success of the child and the quality of education. |
Relationships and communication between all parties are limited. Some parties, such as administration, was not been expressed as important. Most interaction happens between the teacher and student and the parent and student. |
Little to no communication was deemed as important as part of quality of education. There is no indication of parental involvement and/or little to no interaction between any parties involved. |
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Resources |
There is an abundance of resources available for students. There are enough textbooks and computers to accommodate the students. Students are able to bring textbooks home for further learning. |
Some resources are available. There are a couple computers in each classroom, which students must share to complete research or other assignments. Students share textbooks with other classes therefore cannot be brought home. |
Resources were not mentioned as part of quality of education. Resources such as textbooks and computers are not indicative of appropriate education. |
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Extra-Curricular Activities |
The school offers a variety of after-school programs including sports teams and music programs. Helpful for those students whose parents work late. |
The school offers limited of after-school programs. Perhaps some sports. |
The school offers no after school programs for the students to participate in. |
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Beyond the Classroom |
Teachers are willing to answer any questions students may have. The teacher offers tutoring or provides information about tutoring resources. The teacher is willing to come in early or stay late to provide additional help for his or her students. |
Teachers provide extra help during class time for those students whom are falling behind. He or she answers questions or concerns expressed by the student. |
The teachers are unwilling to provide extra help to the students. Move on from lesson to lesson with or without student comprehension. The teacher is unavailable to provide additional help. |
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Teacher Expectations |
The teacher is well qualified and passionate about his or her career. Motivates students to do their best, has high expectations of ALL students, and holds students accountable for their actions. |
Teacher is qualified and likes his or her job. Expects more from certain high achieving students than from lower achieving students. |
The teacher is not passionate about his or her job and works for a paycheck. Does not care about student’s progress and does not have any expectations for his or her students. |
Conclusion
Now that you have come to an end of your quest, reflect on these important questions:
- What actions can you take to provide quality education for you child or student?
- How is quality education a constitutional right?
Next step:
Create a brochure for your school, to share how the school can provided quality education to their students. Provided information that you learned from your quest and share with your school what you learned about quality educaiton.
Most important:
Share with someone you know the information you learned about quality educaiton. Explain to that person the important factors that help build a quality education and what actions can be taken share the information with the community.
Credits
Here are some more websites that can be used as references when creating the new brochure, as well as information that can be shared with others.
Teacher Page
Standards:
The quester will organize, synthesize, analyze, and evaluate the validity and reliability of information from multiple sources (including primary and secondary sources) to draw conclusions using a variety of techniques, and correctly use standardized citations.
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