Online TA Profiles
Amy Stephens, MA
OTA ID#: 105960
| Education Experience: |
BS, Education/Comprehensive Science, University of Alabama, 2000 MA, Education, University of Alabama in Birmingham, 2003 |
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| Focus of Study: | I have completed my undergraduate studies and Masters in education and comprehensive science education. |
| Awards: | Who's Who of American Women (2006)
Who's Who of American Teachers (2005) I graduated magna cum laude as an undergraduate (200) and summa cum laude in my post-graduate studies (2003) College of Education Outstanding Senior Award (2000) Capstone Scholars Day Speaker for College of Education (2000) Kappa Delta Epsilon Education National Honor Society President (1998-1999) |
| Publications: | Published essay in Randolph County Print.
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| Work Experience: | Learning Center Tutor
2005-2006 Aided students in reading and writing skills and development Science Teacher 2000 - present Teaching integrated science to students of different ability levels Support Tutor 2001-2006 Tutored students in all subject areas |
| Skills & Achievements: | I have 11 years of presentation experience requiring technical grammar and writing applications.
I have received various local and regional awards for my writing. I have 8 years of experience with taking complex data and pulling out important information for those with little or no experience in the area. |
| Career Interests: | I am interested in researching how teachers can better use students' existing schema to aid in the understanding of new material in a manner that moves the information into long-term memory. |
| Outside Interests: | I enjoy cooking, scrapbooking, and canoeing. |
| Message to Students and/or Parents: |
Part of my calling as an educator is to reach every student. Not everyone learns in the same way and I take it as a personal challenge to help those who may learn in both conventional and unconventional ways. |
| Postings Answered: | 183 |
| Cumulative OTA Rating: | 4.8/5 What is OTA Rating? |
- Math and Science - How has educational reform impacted these? - How have the reform movements impacted teaching mathematics and science? What are the differences between traditional teaching and current practices in mathematics and science?
- Intranet: Elements, Importance, and Benefits - What are the elements of an effective intranet? Why is each element important? What are the benefits of building an intranet as opposed to only using the Internet?
- Compare and contrast Piaget and Vygotsky. - Compare and contrast Piaget and Vygotsky in generalities, and also in terms of child development, learning standards and curriculum, social/emotional, cultural, and behavioral issues. How do these th ...
- Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development. - Create a chart in which you describe the stages of Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development. For each stage, identify a task that a child could perform. I need help using a real orginal example fo ...
- Compare and contrast Photosynthesis and Aerobic Cellular Respiration. - I need the basic difference between these processes.
- Piaget and Vygotsky - How do their theories of child development compare? - Compare and contrast Piaget's and Vygotsky's theories of child development. Focusing on adolescence, discuss the implications of these theories in regards to education. Includes: general overvi ...
- Start by observing the living species around you and choose factors for an experiment. - Start by observing the living species around you. Choose two non-human species that interact with each other,such as bees and flowers,or predetor and prey species or two species that compete.Or, you ...
- Academic Integrity - Why It Matters & The Role Of Technology - Why is academic integrity important to you? I need help outlining a paper about this topic also. I need to include information about cheating with technology.
- Difference between assessments and measurements given. - What is the difference between assessments and measurements as tools to evaluate learners and the effectiveness of the instruction?
- Adult Education: Philosophies, Challenges, & Benefits - Help for writing a paper that explains the benefits and challenges of each educational philosophy (Classical, Behaviorist, Progressive, Humanistic, and Radical) as it applies to learning and instructi ...
- Compare and Contrast Photosynthesis and Aerobic Cellular Respiration - Photosynthesis uses light energy to convert carbon dioxide into glucose, a simple sugar, in two steps, the light dependent and light independent reactions. Oxygen is produced as a by product during ph ...
- Please tell me in your own words how you decided and why to become a teacher. - Pursuing a profession in which you will be an integral part of a child's development is a very important decision. What led you to make this decision and what you envision for the remainder of your ac ...
- How can a team be successful? - Knowing the learning styles of teammates is extremely important, but can you think of other skills that a team needs to be successful, and how will you help your team toward achieving these? These are ...
- I need help on developing an essay on teacher expectations. - Need to write a two to three page essay to explain how teacher expectations influence student academic performance. The essay needs to describe seven expecations that would positively influence studen ...
- Cells and their Components ~ Essay Help - I need help with my essay, titled "Why We study the Cell and Its Components." It has to have correct grammar, etc. and it has to utilize vocabulary from the chapter, and demonstrate understanding of ...
- Food: How does it break down? - Can you help me find the nutritional values/info in food from USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory? Select a food. Use the USDA website to analyze the nutritional components and composition in terms of c ...
- Elementary Health/Physical Education - The Why and How - An idea for a classroom program to raise children's awareness of the importance of healthy life choices and the effects of poor health choices is suggested. Inherited and environmental factors t ...
- Problems Facing American Corporations Today - Problems facing American corporations are addressed. Each of the six problems is supported with at least one article. A chart is provided for help in comparing the articles.
- Powerpoint Presentation tips needed. - I need help with creating a powerpoint. What are the tips and tricks I need to know about making a great presentation? I also need a sample powerpoint provided for reference with several slides.
- I need help in writing an experimental proposal. - Write a 500-750- word experiment proposal that clearly addresses the issue of a drug's efficacy. Be sure to design the experiment so that valid conclusions concerning the effects of Physostigmine can ...
