Students who have the ability to be makers of new knowledge yet who fear failure are unrealistic to see their gainful limit figured it out. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Teach Me, Teach My Brain A Call for Differentiated Classroom. By Carol Ann Tomlinson and M. Layne Kalbfleisch, in Educational Leadership, November 1998. 1.
A teacher should ignite a fire to learn in students, not assign busywork. Instead of learning passively, I use every assignment to further explore topics outside of school. I believe that if one follows excellence, then success will trail behind. Meaningful education depends on one’s desire to achieve and not on numbers or the school they
The hardest challenge as a teacher in school was listening to teacher compare students learning ability to other students. As a principal, I believe that students learning style are different, therefore; the method of delivery for instruction should also be different. I want my staff to believe as educators that differentiation is essential to the success of our students. Each
My teaching philosophy is to develop young children into self-thinking, self-controlling, caring, and independent students. I will create a safe environment for each student to learn, explore, and play. I will have an all-inclusive classroom, no matter what their background, ethnicity, and culture. My guiding principles are that students should be encouraged to work toward their potential and appropriate behaviors should be acknowledged and students are expected to treat one another with respect and dignity. Recognizing the importance of forming a partnership with the parents in order to create a positive experience for the students.
Do you remember a teacher who influenced you? What were they like? What made them so amazing? When I was five as many people I started kindergarten. My teacher, Mrs. Spinning, was amazing she taught me so much and we enjoyed it.
Helping children and young adults in learning basic skills in reading, writing, and communicating are some of my personal goals as a future teacher. Another imperative aspect is to become a role model for them and share my knowledge and skills in the subject. Moreover, the goals I have for my students is to help them gain interest in learning for the rest of their life, but not only for a passing grade. One of the methods that I will like to use as a teacher is the direct instruction approach since the students will need an introduction to the concepts, topics, and explanation.
Behind every teacher is an inspirational background story that has formed the basis of their career choice. My story evolved during my freshman year of high school. Throughout my schooling, I struggled at finding my niche and place of belonging. Thankfully, this personal hardship abruptly ended upon my enrollment in a Family and Consumer Sciences course. That class, along with FCCLA, paved the foundation for my future and provided me with direction.
Students with different learning needs require differentiated instruction. Just as each teacher has their own style of teaching,
I did not know I wanted to become a teacher until I had my eleventh grade chemistry class. Until then, my motivation to do my best in school was non-existent. As a student with an IEP, it was recommended that I did not take the course. This teacher was passionate and never gave up in trying to help me. She inspired me to become a teacher, which I did after graduating from SUNY Geneseo and teaching for the past four years.
When I was asked to teach elementary school children, I wasn’t sure how should I deliver all the materials to them. Recalling my childhood, my early education was dull and discouraging. There is endless lecturing about hardcore science mechanisms without hands-on experiences. As time passed, I accepted the hidden curriculum in lecture halls: accept all the information given, there’s no need for passion (“Session 10 – School Food Systems: Hidden Curriculum | LFS 250,” n.d.). I appreciate that I am given a second chance to become a member in an elementary school, to teach kids about vermicomposting, and to experience different teaching and learning approaches, which regained my passion for pursuing new knowledge.
The three keys can help you become a successful teacher because they all help you maintain order and balance in your classroom and in your life. The first key, Be Reasonable, will help many teachers to not be disappointed when their first experiences in the classroom do not match up to their idealized version of teaching. With this in mind, they can give themselves and their classes the space to learn from their mistakes. The second key, Organize Your Life, is essential because being organized not only sets a good example for students, but because being prepared will always be better than not being prepared. This way, a teacher can start each day with a plan and end it by making notes on what worked and what did not.
Being a teacher is not a simple 'one size fits all'. As an instructor, I have come across many barriers between my students and optimal learning. But with help from fellow instructors, mentors and creative thinking, I have learned that a large part of being a teacher is being willing to adapt my teaching styles to best assist the individual student. After teaching students from a variety of backgrounds, cultures, countries and educational levels, I have learned that the most important part about being an instructor is not to have all the answers, but to know that you never will. Through my experience, I’ve concluded that a teacher must never stop learning, and must adapt with their students, as well as, with the times, in hopes of bettering themselves in their field for the students that are placed in their realm of influence.
Overall, I really enjoyed the opportunity to teach in a different country. It was an amazing experience to be able to teach those kids any kind of English and to see the looks on their faces when they learned an unfamiliar word. One thing I noticed while teaching was when they learned a new word, they would all say the word back to me to help store it in their brain. Even though I was only there for a couple of hours, it was amazing to see the progression of them learning unfamiliar words. This experience made me very excited to be a teacher soon.
Once the college students have experienced differentiation and understand how they differ as learners themselves, they can begin to understand how their future students differ from each other and what will be required in order to meet the various needs they will have in their classrooms. In addition, as early in their programs as possible, preservice Can Novice Teachers Differentiate Instruction? by Holly C. Gould http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/differentiated/gould.htm[4/24/2010 1:42:19
Students all learn differently and many times they may feel like they are not smart enough. “However, effective teachers do not allow students to fail.” (Gollnick & Chin, 2016, p.56) As teachers we must adapt and overcome the standard way of teaching. We need to be able to be flexible and tend to all different type of learning styles.
