A good teacher does more than instruct the curriculum given; a good teacher can inspire hope, ignite imagination, and instill a love of learning. My fifth-grade teacher, Mrs. English, embodied all the characteristics that I perceive a “good teacher” would have. She taught me in fifth grade and looped up to sixth grade to teach reading. She was the first educator who took time to get to know me beyond who I was academically. She pushed me to expand on my ideas and set goals instead of accepting mediocrity. From that moment on I wanted to have the same influence on students that she did on me. This led me to my first job at the Boys and Girls Club, an after school and summer camp program, when I was 14 years old. Camp members enjoyed the excitement of visiting the Learning Center, the room I directed. I would plan engaging lessons, such as making homemade …show more content…
I became the Title One Specialist at Village Oaks Elementary for Novi Community School District. My primary role was providing intervention for grades 1-4 in math and reading for kindergarten. The following year I joined the kindergarten team, which I am currently teaching today. I have served on several committees at my current school which include social committee for three years, the March Reading Committee, CSI (continuous school improvement) Team, and Technology Integration Committee. The past two summers I have taught Summer Success, which is a summer school program focused on reading, writing, and math for our lowest performing students from grades first through fourth. Currently, I am completing an online program to obtain a National Certificate in STEM Teaching. My current coursework is getting me to expand my ideas on my science and mathematics delivery and classroom environment supporting it. An effective teacher is one who is constantly improving their