School Grade English Language Arts And Reading Teacher

Kelley Dawson Salas’ “Time to Learn” (2010) is filled with examples of the setbacks and discouragements she faced throughout her first year of teaching. While she did not mention this, I am sure that many of those obstacles have followed her throughout her thirty-year career. What I found most encouragement in is her advice to not “…get too down on yourself; maintain high expectations but take time and space to develop your skills” (p.16). There will no doubt be many disappointments in our professional lives but it is crucial to remember why we chose to teach and focus on bettering ourselves. Being too self deprecating will never lead to improvements, but high expectations along with positive self criticism will allow us to grow as educators.

A newly licensed teacher walks into her empty classroom on the first day of school. She has her curriculum guide, her pacing calendar, her unit instructional plan, and her lesson plans for the first week. She has her copies made and in her mind she has stored the countless hours’ worth of instruction she received for four years. The bell rings, and it is time for her first class. With a somewhat nervous breath, she watches as students begin pouring in.

Over the Fall Break vacation, I decided to conduct my field experience at CC Spaulding Elementary School. I had the opportunity to work with Ms. Sarah Ashley and Mrs. Williams’ Pre-K class. I had previously shadowed with Ms. Ashley, so she was eager to welcome me back. Over the days, I got myself acquainted with her students to make them comfortable with my presence. Luckily, they welcomed me in with no hesitation.

Spending time in Ms. Gibson’s 1st grade class at Birney Elementary School in the Long Beach Unified School District presented many fascinating learning opportunities. Prior to my experience at this school, review of the STAR report and the School Accountability Report provided interesting background information on the school. While background information set a certain expectation at a school level, it did not offer any insight into my classroom experience. Consequently, I did not have any expectations on what I would learn by working with an experienced educator. Even though I did not have any specific expectations, I did learn a few tips on classroom management and teaching that I plan to take forward. Additionally, my early fieldwork experience assisted in helping me discover my weakest areas in respect to teaching, to focus on in my education.

Welcome to Mrs. Gayle Harmon’s classroom! Mrs. Harmon has been teaching in a classroom since 1994, and has taught in many different states. Mrs. Harmon is a graduate of Concordia College and is a very proud educator. She currently is teaching second grade at Matoka Elementary school in Virginia for 8 years now, and is the team leader of her section at Matoka. Being that Mrs. Harmon has taught for quite some time now my first question was “How have your teaching skills evolved since first teaching a class?” Mrs. Harmon chuckled and smiled before responding, she says that “With time, comes wisdom and learning”. She is not nearly as naïve as

The teachers were more eager to include me in their classroom. They also seemed to be more attentive to our needs for our courses. Both Mrs. Sweet and Mrs. Brewer immediately started sharing their class materials and classroom structures with us. During my first observation, the discussion came up about opportunities

The film Chasing Amy features many sexual issues, but of the most interesting complex relationship is the relationship between Holden and Alyssa. Holden and Alyssa have a fast courtship before the infatuation of the relationship fades and they break up. At the end of the film, Holden wonders if is chasing his Amy, but what if he could fight for his Amy and what would that look like. By fighting for his Amy, Holden will be to discuss his fears and vulnerabilities with Alyssa, and communicate how to move forward in their relationship.

I know that my first year of teaching will be filled with many challenges and many Rewards. Just being new to the profession is going to be challenging in itself. I am sure I will be very anxious and nervous, but also extremely excited. I am confident that I will face the challenges with grace, and appreciate the rewards greatly.

Today was my first day in my elementary education field placement, which was in Kindergarten. I did not know what to expect in the Kindergarten classroom, so I went with my knowledge learned from my textbooks. The classroom was a warm and inviting room that made you feel happy and comfortable. The classroom was filled with brightly colored posters that pertained to many different academic content such as a number line, an alphabet, a calendar, different vin diagram charts, how to make words by letters chart, math procedures, ways to read, need to know words, how to sound out words, and a behavior chart. The room was like a magic learning palace.

As I walk into the classroom, the first graders' faces light up with smiles of eagerness. They are genuinely enthusiastic to start their homework with my help and rush over with their worksheets and freshly sharpened pencils. As I help them with their math or reading, many of the kids divulge details about their lives at home.

I learned quickly that being an effective teacher is an art that takes time and devotion. Many times, teachers are not provided with the necessary materials in order to maintain the various learning styles in a classroom. It is up to the teacher to create an environment where students can succeed. This is a full time job, meaning that a teacher’s work is not done once they leave the school. A teacher must contribute a significant amount of time and effort in order to see positive results in the school and in his or her own classroom. After observing my cooperating teacher’s strategies and learning more about the profession, I knew that I was going in the right direction with my life. I took a significant amount of knowledge away from this experience and have continued to strive to be the type of educator that I was blessed to work with during this experience. .

What if instead of trick or treating on halloween you were preparing to celebrate the dead. During the same time of year of halloween is a latino holiday called Day Of The Dead. It is a holiday that celebrates and jokes about the death it is three days from October thirty first to November second. There are costumes worn meant to represent the person before they were dead. Latinos believe that the dead come back during those three days.

Needing a sixth period class to complete my senior year schedule, I dubiously signed up for Future Teachers. This course was designed for twelfth grade students at my high school, West-Mont Christian Academy, to assist an elementary teacher for the academic year. Very shortly did I discover that this course would make my decision for the future. The love for children and the desire to help only grew on me as the course continued. Working with the most special group of kindergarteners, I knew I was right where I was meant to be. Spending time with the children, teaching them, seeing their curiosity, and watching them grow into young children of God, fulfilled me. Before signing up for this course, I was not interested in becoming an education

Aristotle defined nature “as an internal origin of change or stability”1. Natural substances are things such as animals, plants and inanimate matter like earth, water, fire and air. Each natural substance according to Aristotle has its own nature, which is what gives rise to its natural behaviour/characteristic. The nature of a natural substance is its inner principle/source of change.2

This past semesters has been an eye opening experience that has changed my views on teacher. Ever since I was little, I have always wanted to be a fourth grade teacher. However after being placed in a second grade classroom my views have changed. I liked the idea of teaching fourth grade because my fourth grade teacher was my inspiration in life. When I was in Ms. Petro’s class I enjoyed being able to watch the students progress over time. Being able to see the drastic improvements in little children is very rewarding and that is why I want to continue to teach lower grades. I have learned that being a teacher requires a special someone, a person who knows that sometimes you will have to deal with tough situations leaving you exhausted and feeling like you are not able to help more. But at the same time, being a teacher allows one to be a visionary for the world and those who surround you.