As a future educator, I am an individual who is passionate about working with elementary students and assisting them in achieving their full potential. I believe that teaching is a rewarding career that requires a substantial amount of patience, understanding, and preparedness in order for an individual to become a successful teacher. I believe that […]
As an educator, I am an individual who is passionate about working with young children and assisting them in their learning. I believe that teaching is a demanding career that requires a large amount of patience, understanding, and preparedness in order for an individual to become a successful teacher. I believe that everyone can learn, […]
My first take-away is that I can incorporate fun and engaging educational games into lesson plans and tie the concepts of the game to the material that the students are currently learning to help support the students’ learning. I learned how to design a game simulation and plan all of the necessary components that are […]
I have been working at Keller Elementary School for a while, and children ranging from Kindergarten through fifth grade are in the after-school program. The children are split into groups based on grade level, and there are one to two employees who are in charge of each group. Every employee used to have a different […]
As long as I can remember, I have struggled with math and comprehending the subject material. I continually struggled with solving the problems and coming up with the correct answer, which resulted in me being placed into a special education math class when I was in sixth grade. This classroom setting was much smaller than […]
Last semester, I was a volunteer at Keller Elementary School for my service in the Village Project, and this semester, I applied to be an After School Program Assistant. As of now, I am still in the process of getting hired, but I am hoping to begin working at the school within the next few […]
As an educator, I am an individual who is passionate about working with young children and assisting them in their learning. I believe that teaching is a demanding career that requires a large amount of patience, understanding, and preparedness in order for an individual to become a successful teacher. I believe that everyone can learn, […]
One of my top ten takeaways is the idea that teaching is a constant state of becoming, and this means that teachers are not expected to know everything on the first day of school or after having spent multiple years teaching because we learn something new everyday. Teachers are not supposed to be excellent right […]
I think the greatest challenges we face as educators are that it is difficult to know if we are doing the right thing, if we are teaching students effectively, and if we are doing what is best for the students. The steps that I will take to ensure that I am honoring and upholding my […]
Before registering for classes for the spring semester, I questioned and thought about whether or not I still want to become a teacher. I have a passion for working with children and assisting them in their learning, but I am worried that I will realize that I dislike teaching in sophomore block next year. I […]
