When visiting the website called, "Educators Rising" I was at first kind of confused about what this was going to do to help me, but after finally searching through the whole website I actually learned some pretty interesting things. I learned the standards of teaching which said: "The seven standards define what high school students exploring teaching need to know and be able to do to take their first steps on the path to accomplished teaching. The standards represent a new, shared vision from the field; the teaching profession is mapping the front end of a coherent continuum, from the initial exploratory phase to entry into the profession to becoming an accomplished practitioner. Standard I: Understanding the Profession Standard II: Learning About Students Standard III: Building Content Knowledge Standard IV: Engaging in Responsive Planning Standard V: Implementing Instruction Standard VI: Using Assessment and Data Standard VII: Engaging in Reflective Practice" After learning these 7 steps I realized the steps to becoming a teacher are long and very persistent but they are important attributes to being an inspirational and admiring teacher who can help to shape the minds of children. My favorite quote that they said was, "The journey to accomplish teaching is a marathon" which I can tell is so true but just like after a race, the reward or metal will make it all worth it! These 7 steps will help me to continue my process in education and will help me when I have a future in education.
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1/22/2017 0 Comments After high school goals......I am anticipating and also dreading the day I graduate high school. I am so excited to go to college and experience becoming an adult, but I am also very sad to leave my MNHS family and my family at home. After graduation my goals are to:
The steps I am planning to take in order to achieve my goals are:
I made this vision board that represents everything that I strive for in the next 10 years:
As excited as I am to become a teacher in the future I am a little nervous about the challenges that await me while getting there. I think that discipline is a big problem that I have to face and am already facing now in student teaching. On Shmoop.com there is a page titled "The Top 10 Challenges of Being a Teacher" and it talks about the challenge of discipline by saying, "Figuring out how to cope with arguments by listening to both sides, dealing with disruptive students, and calming down a whole class (or, on the flip side, waking them up) is the endless task of keeping your class in control, and possibly the biggest challenge most teachers deal with on a day-to-day basis." Especially in the afternnoon, I have seen how the students are very energetic and ready to go home so getting them to focus until the bell and trying to get them to listen to you in general is challenging, specifically with the younger grades. Classroom management can be very difficult and overwhelming for first time teachers but hopefully along the way I will grasp ways to keep my students on task. I would describe myself as an outgoing and overall an easy to get along with person but I have noticed over the years that sometimes I can be a bit stubborn in my ways and flexibility with my work ethic can be cahllengeing. I dont like to take risks and sometimes think that all the work needs to be done in one way of it's going to not work. I hope to learn how to maybe be a leader by letting others work and lead too. Being in a grade level with other teachers of the same age group might start off as cahllenging but I think it can grow to be beneficital by helping me to learn how to let others help!
In school your presence is very important even though there are resources now a days such as videos or FaceTime that can help students who are absent in order for them to catch up on what they've missed. Being absent overall does impact a students ability to reach success at school because class is suppose to be the time where you learn and so missing school days is not recommended. For me, I have missed quit a few of school days through my high school and even my earlier middle school days due to medical and health issues and I can tell you from first hand experience that coming back to school after having missed 1 or 2 or even a week of school is very stressful for the student and even the teacher. Having to juggle and balance 7 periods along with possibly work in every class can be very hard to handle. As a teacher, their/our job is to help catch those students up and after visiting and reading articles on the website, Absences Add Up (linked below), I have come to see that there are many steps a teacher or even a parent can do to help a child that has struggled with attendence. I like how the website suggests a mentor, seeing that: "Inside and outside of school, mentors can have an invaluable and lasting impact on their mentees. Studies show that kids who have a mentor tend to have better relationships with their families, are more likely to make better relationship and lifestyle choices, and are less likely to use drugs or engage in violent behavior." Seeing how some students can miss school for reasons such as emotional or mental health I think having that extra set of ears helping to give advice and overall just being a friend is a good idea. Strategies such as making sure the students understand attendance from day one and making sure to talk about attendance at parent- teacher conference helps to assure that you, the teacher, are doing all you can to emphasize the need to be at school as much as possible. Located on the website, "Absences add up", there is recommendations on things, as a teacher, you can do to help students understand the concept of attendance. I especially like a visual representation, like a poster, in the room that explains it. Having incentives like rewards can make students want to come to school every day while games can also make attendance seem like a fun concept to learn and do.
12/2/2016 1 Comment Learning DNAGardner's Theory of Mulitple IntelligencesFor me, my way that helps me to understand and focus more on in school is by visual learning with picutres or examples. THis helps me to see what I am supposed to do or give me a clearer picture. Dunn and Dunn Learning Styles FactorsWith learning about Dunn and Dunn Learning Styles I quickly realized that alot of them apply to me including things like how I usually like to work by myself (sociological elements) or how I like structure when I do work (emotional elements). I have been able to see that in alot of my students and fellow peers more frequently and clearly now that I know what Dunn and Dunn Learning Styles are. Learning styles- Visual LearnerIf you use the visual style, you prefer using images, pictures, colors, and maps to organize information and communicate with others. You can easily visualize objects, plans and outcomes in your mind's eye. You also have a good spatial sense, which gives you a good sense of direction. You can easily find your way around using maps, and you rarely get lost. When you walk out of an elevator, you instinctively know which way to turn. That is totally me! I love being able to see what I need to do or have some kind of example mapped out for me. HemisphericityWhen learning what Hemisphericity is, i think that I am actually more of a right side learner because I tend to be a "brake" in my group of friends. I think more about the outocme and how my actions will look for others and how they can affect the people around me. I also tend to follow my gut more then the logical approach of my brain. Gallup StrengthsMy top 5 Gallup strengths are:
MY WORD CLOUD11/11/2016 0 Comments My Classroom Rules!!!!For my classroom rules I want to have an enjoyable and fun classroom but I would make sure that the kids know that these 10 rules are the rules in which they need to follow in order for our classroom to maintain a happy and joyful atmosphere. When creating my classroom rules I just wanted to get an overall look at the classroom. I didn't go into detail but just simply said respect me, your peers, the classroom, yourself, and we will have a great year! If for some reason one of my students breaks a rule I would take the following steps depending on the degree of the action. Possibly moving of colors from blue to green would happen or possibly losing dojo points. For good behavior or rewards I would do maybe some kind of chart like the one above and then once they get to a certain point they can receive rewards such as "hat day" or maybe "bring a snack".
11/10/2016 0 Comments What is Ethics?"Ethics describes how you act, not only in public, but when no one is looking."
This quote is actually spot on and really connects with children and teenagers today. Being in high school I see a lot of this when students are given the opportunity to work outside or the teacher feels okay to leave the room with a class inside, that is because of ethics. The teacher sees that the children will make good ethic choices and will "act well when no one is looking." I hope this becomes the case in elementary schools and actually I am seeing it start already. Those students who work by themselves and do their work when asked to and sometimes when not even asked to are the students that are being an example to others and showing their ethic standards!!! 11/4/2016 0 Comments What is Pedagogy?Pedagogy is what a teacher does to influence learning in others which can be done with what is known in Texas as TEKS. TEKS stands for Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. They are a set of skills that the state of Texas has determined are essential for each student to learn. Each grade level has a very specific set of TEKS for each content area. Above is a short expert of some of the TEKS that 1st grade students are required to teach by the end of the year. My teacher gets together with her other colleagues for the same grade level and they discuss how so accurately accomplish each of these requirements for each subject.
10/27/2016 0 Comments What would you do?When working with students in this field site, flexibility and accommodation is key because there will be multiple time where I will have to think on my feet. I have only been student teaching at the elementary school for about 2 months now but I have had times where I have had to constantly think on my feet whether it be because students are not getting along or maybe it's because a student can't understand a concept we are learning.
With students who don't get along I have had to move kids around, separate friends from one another, place my self in the middle to release tension and fighting, or just solve the situation right there and then. With concept trouble, I have had to explain the topic very clearly to a child and possibly use objects to help count or show what I am meaning by "10s, 5s, 2s, etc.". Modification and accommodation is something I believe every job will need to master but teaching is one that I have come to know as immense flexibility and dedication! 10/24/2016 0 Comments Career exploration and self assessment![]()
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