I feel as if this class has been an experience like none other. This class has given me the feel of what it is really going to be like to be a teacher. The textbook that was used in the class A Brief Introduction to Education was very helpful in giving a brief overview of everything I need to know as a future teacher. I really liked the textbook, and the stuff I learned about, but the topic that I found to be my most valued learning experience would be chapter 2 about the different ways to learn. The chapter talked a lot about teaching children with disabilities, and I have always been interested in teaching students who have disabilities. The chapter gave a lot of interesting ideas about how to teach students with disabilities, and the chapter definitely made me more interested in teaching students with disabilities. The chapter also listed the pros and cons of mainstreaming …show more content…
I thought that it was really cool to get an insight of how every teacher teaches differently. I think it is really important topic because it is essential that teachers teach differently because teachers are able to teach the way they feel comfortable teaching. The different teaching styles not only help the teacher, but also helps out the students because every student learns differently. If one teacher didn’t teach the student in a style that the student could understand the material, then the student could be moved to another class. During the time the class was learning about the philosophy of education we were able to take a survey that told us our philosophy of education. I really enjoyed seeing the results of the survey, and they were very accurate on how I would like to teach my future class. I think that having the result and learning about philosophy of education will better help me teach my future class, and that is why I enjoyed learning about the topic so
I got to get an understanding of what it is like to be a Special Education teacher and why they never have so many students in their class. This experience also made me look into being a Special Education teacher and what steps I need to take after I graduate to become a Special Education teacher. Some of the good things that I notice within the classroom were that the entire student were happy and was treated like they didn’t have a disability. I could also see that Ms. Moses is really loving and caring towards all of her students. I see no negatives within the classroom. I hope one day I get to go back to the school to see how far have the students grown within not only there disability or disabilities, but also within their learning
Education can be very messy on a daily basis. I like to view it as something fluid that can be changed often as things arise. Teacher do need to be flexible to be able to adapt plans depending on how quickly the students are getting the concepts, adapt plans if a teacher needs to have a substitute in his/her place, adapt when you find out there is a special assembly that was not communicated in a timely fashion; the list can go on and on. Is it possible that education with co-teaching can be even messier than a more traditional educational setting? I think so in some situations, but in others I think it will be less messy. The area that I am looking for co-teaching to be less messy is when I do have to be out of school due to illness,
It is important in any career to reflect on your day, week, month, and even year. It is important to grow and improve yourself. Effective teachers know what to do and why to do it (Danielson, 2009). As a teacher you are faced with many problems throughout the day. It is easy to focus on just the problems that are going on in you classroom. It is easy to focus on Johnny’s behavior and complain about it to your co-workers. There comes a time that you need to ask yourself, “What can I do to help Johnny improve?” At this time you should sit down and reflect on what you have done and other objectives you can do.
These past seven have whizzed by quicker than (insert metaphor), and it 's hard to believe that I am one fourth of the way through my sophomore year. This class has been without a doubt my favorite class I have taken at Concordia so far. At the beginning of the semester I was overwhelmed looking through all of the assignments that the eight weeks entailed, and was not too excited about taking the class online instead of on campus. However, I quickly discovered that I loved sharing my thoughts and ideas on the discussion board, and enjoyed reading the various insights my peers had to offer. I loved the fact that instead of simply learning about Piaget, and Vygotsky 's theories we were learning how to apply them into a classroom setting. Although all the concepts and topics were valuable the ones that significantly changed my perspective on teaching were those on learning styles, the impact of poverty, and trauma-informed care.
Jonathon and I had a wonderful start to our tutoring sessions. Fortunately we had already had the time to get to know one another whilst I was on placement in his classroom as a student teacher. Jonathon was very enthusiastic about starting tutoring with me on the 3rd of March.
For my assignment I have decided to choose a group which I have just finished taking for level 1 Hairdressing and they have progressed on to level 2 Hairdressing. This is within my current role as a hairdressing lecturer at Hugh Baird College which I have done since October. Within this group there are a couple of people who have support workers. There is one student within the group who has severe learning difficulties and is a more mature student. She also has many health problems which results in her having to carry an oxygen tank around for when she has any problems with her breathing due to her having problems with her heart. There is also another student in the class who has learning difficulties, she is very clever but just needs someone there for when she needs something explaining. She also has a support worker that comes in to give her support. This student has also been going through personal problems at home and has attendance issues. There is another student within this group who has severe dyslexia. She doesn’t have a support worker but the support people who are in there do give her help as she can have a tendency to give up, not to listen and just needs to be kept on track so by sitting next to a person that does have a support worker she gets the help from them. These three students have all had their level 1 qualification extended for a year were the rest of the group have progressed on to level 2 Hairdressing. Two of these students may progress on to level 2 but one doesn’t have the ability to be able to do this as the requirements are too high for her. The reason the course was extended for them was because they were struggling with the work that was required for this qualification, but as the col...
This being my first year of teaching I feel there are so many things that I have learned, and have helped me too become a good teacher. Yet I have so much more to learn, I still believe that students have the ability to learn and as a teacher it is my job to find ways to help them to become the best person they can be. Through being a reflective teacher, using professionalism, respecting diversity and having collaboration and community connecting this can be accomplished. When I am having fun teaching the student will have learning that material, this will help them to be relaxed and engaged in that lesson. I feel it is important to connect what they are learning to things that they have experienced in the real-world.
Special education is an incredibly important, but often underappreciated aspect of education. There is a stigma around individuals with disabilities, that leads people to assume those in special education are less capable or smart as their peers in in a strictly traditional classroom setting. That could not be farther from the truth though, and the individuals in special education are just as capable of learning and maturing in to successful adults. As a future teacher, I was not really aware of how little I knew about special education until I enrolled in this course. This course has helped change and shape my views of special education, and helped me gain a better understanding of what exceptional children are and how I can better serve them
As an educator, there is always room for reflection and growth. Being in this class has provided an opportunity for both. From my knowledge gained in this class I believe that I have become smarter and have learned how to implement different tool into my teaching as well as general life as a teacher. Of the topics discussed in this class, commitment to students, avoiding burnout and reflective practices had the biggest impact on my professional growth.
This week has been one of the most educational week of the summer. I strongly believe that receiving information on the positions we hope to obtain and heeding to the expectations from professionals who are seeking employees to work in their campus, is imperative information that prospecting teachers and administrators essentially need. It is also important that we understand the proper and effective way to conduct a PLC. We also learned what to expect in our first year of teaching. We learned about the emotion and the stress that is placed on a first year teacher. It is very important that a first year teacher stays motivated and remembers why they became a teacher. A first year teacher should never be afraid to ask and should
I believe that this philosophy is a window and compass in a teacher's life. It is a compass because it will serve as my guide that I will be using once I enter the real world as I become a professional teacher. It is also an open window that will help me to see the real and different scenarios that are happening during the class. With this, I believe that every student is all in their own unique ways. I must be observant enough to discover the likes and dislikes of my students so that I can assign them different tasks that are based from their abilities. This practicum helped me to discover some approaches to have a well-managed
Getting to hear Ms. Beckley speak about teaching was a really great experience for me as a future teacher. Because she is an experienced elementary educator, I can learn a great deal from her experiences and stories to help me develop these skills when I an a full time educator in the classroom. A few of the ideas that Ms. Beckley talked about that were very helpful and interesting to me were, the ides about how to deliver bad news to parents, as well as not to forget about all the good students within your classroom. I also learned about how to make students responsible for cleaning their learning space. Ms. Beckley also talked about how to work with a team in my future school. Through all of these ideas, making me incredibly excited
Overall, I must admit that I have been blessed from taking this course. I feel that I have grown throughout the course of the class, where I once stereotyped students with learning disabilities to understanding students with disabilities. Many people judge and classify what they do not understand, and through that ignorance is birthed. I am thankful that I have taken this class as I have become aware of my ignorance and have a deeper understanding and acceptance of those with learning disabilities, inside and outside of the classroom.
In summary, this unit has been extremely beneficial in developing my full understanding of teaching.
As a Teacher Advisor to the Board of Education, I would provide insight from the classroom to policy discussions. Successful education policies are realistic and applicable to the everyday classroom challenges and conditions and flexible enough to meet the diverse needs of students. Experience and commitment have given me a deep understanding of the challenges in education and ideas for creating noteworthy Oregon schools that support and inspire students to meet their potential. I care about students and believe education is a catalyst for happy, healthy, and successful lives. In addition, I share the values of the State Board of Education – equity, integrity, innovation, empowerment, inclusion, excellence, adaptability and student centered.