9 weeks down, 6 official (7.2 unofficial) weeks to go! Last week was a continuation of the week before in terms of student engagement levels. At some points I feel myself starting to think, “Well, I’m not going to care if they don’t care,” which is not what I want to be thinking or feeling. [...]
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Reflections of a Student Teacher: Week 9
Posted in L1: Learner centered, P1: Professional responsibilities, S2: Standard alignment, T1: Standards-based assessment, T2: Intentionally planned, Uncategorized, tagged expectations, motivation, MSP, poetry on May 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
EDU 6139 Reflection 5
Posted in L1: Learner centered, P1: Professional responsibilities, T2: Intentionally planned, Uncategorized, tagged educational research on May 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This week’s Wong and Wong reading discussed how the effective teacher understands and uses the research process to improve student achievement and student learning. While I agree with what they are saying, I couldn’t help but think about my internship situation and conclude that the Wong’s have a sort of black and white approach to [...]
EDU 6139 Reflection 4
Posted in L1: Learner centered, P1: Professional responsibilities, P2: Professional growth, tagged care, EDU 6139, positive attitude on April 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Wong and Wong discuss how smiling, saying please and thank you, and calling students by name are helpful in letting students know you care about them and in helping form positive attitudes. I wholeheartedly agree with this and am working on following their advice, but am finding it extremely difficult to do with certain students. [...]
EDU 6363 Weekly Reflection 9
Posted in P1: Professional responsibilities, P2: Professional growth, tagged EDU 6363, education reform, Gates Foundation on March 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Let’s face it; it’s hard to be a teacher today. Not that imparting knowledge to the future leaders of the world was every easy, but today teacher’s work with the students of a different society – students who face more complex and mature issues than ever before. Add to that the pressure of meeting state [...]
EDU 6363 Weekly Reflection 6
Posted in P1: Professional responsibilities, tagged EDU 6363, teachers of literacy on February 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Make learning relevant. Vary your teaching styles. Create a compelling, student-centered curriculum. These are some of critical pieces to becoming a successful teacher that have been stressed throughout my teacher training. While these are all incredibly important, the principle I take most seriously is that all teachers are teachers of reading and literacy. Personally, I [...]
School Culture Study
Posted in P1: Professional responsibilities on January 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This work attests to my knowledge in how different educational policy and school law, including policy relating to child abuse, affects school environment and curriculum. Further, it shows that I have experienced the day-to-day functions of a school and witnessed the diverse professional responsibilities of an educator. EDU 6989 School Observation Report Written June 2009.
Welcome to my bPortfolio
Posted in L1: Learner centered, L2: Classroom/school centered, L3: Family/neighborhood centered, L4: Contextual community centered, P1: Professional responsibilities, P2: Professional growth, P3: Legal/Ethical responsibilities, S1: Content driven, S2: Standard alignment, S3: Content area integration, T1: Standards-based assessment, T2: Intentionally planned, T3: Instructional strategies, T4: Technology on October 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome! This website is where I will share and reflect upon my MAT course work. I will post an artifact from each class that aligns with a state standard. Each artifact will be categorized accordingly. Course and artifact alignment information can be found on the MAT Course Alignment Page.
