Ashley
Empathetic, Genuine, Insightful, and Caring
Sister of Matt, Jason, Tony, and Mandy
Lover of God, Family, and Sports
Who feels thankful for my loved ones, proud of my success and persistence, yet confused about my future endeavors.
Who fears losing my mother as well, being diagnosed with cancer, and/or not able to have children of my own one day.
Who would like to see positive changes in this world, my loved ones who passed away, and the Northern Lights.
Resident of Wardsville, Mo.
Pearson
One of the vocabulary words from chapters 1-3 that stood out to me was special needs students. Now, this isn't a new topic to me, but I'm not fully confident in my abilities to help my future students with special needs yet. I aspire to be an effective and influential teacher that truly makes a difference in children's lives. I think I need to learn more in-depth about different strategies and approaches to help students with special needs though. The strategies that I have learned from various courses have been helpful, but I still feel like I have so much to learn. I'm interested in continuously learning new tactics that work best for each special need so I can reach these students and help them succeed.
Another vocabulary word that I learned more about in chapter 3 was emergent literacy, specifically emergent literacy evaluations. I think it's important to assess the level that each student is reading on instead of assuming each child is on the same level and ready to begin the program that is planned for them. Instead of assuming the students are ready for the planned program, complete an assessment on each student by working individually with them at the beginning of the school year. I love this idea and plan to use it in my future classroom. I want to ensure that I am meeting the needs of my students before moving on past their level. I think this causes them to be frustrated, discouraged, and/or lose their appreciation of reading. I don't want any of my students having those feelings. Overall, I want my students to learn, evolve, and succeed. It is one of my many responsibilities as a teacher to ensure this happens, so I will do my best. I believe that an emergent literacy evaluation is one of the many strategies that I can use to help reach this goal. What are your thoughts on emergent literacy evaluations? Do you think these evaluation are worth the extra time spent in class?
The key point that I learned from week 2 is that I still have a lot to learn even though I'm nearing the end of this journey in school. My teaching journey will be filled with many moments, feelings, success stories, and even failures. It's important for teachers to continue learning new strategies and techniques to use in the classroom to continue growing as a teacher. To be an effective teacher, one must continue learning.
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Hi Ashley, I like your poem. I think you have some reasonable fears. I like how you broke your summary down into vocabulary words that stuck with you. Working with special needs children will be challenging but it doesn’t have to be hard if we make use of all of our resources available and work with all the staff members involved.
ReplyDeleteHi Ashley, you are definitely right that we have much more to learn even though we are almost done with our classes. Anytime I am able to ask a teacher about their experiences, I take the opportunity because you can only learn so much from a textbook. Hearing experiences and advice from veteran teachers is so important!
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ReplyDeleteYour Blog was very well written, and I really liked your poem!I enjoyed reading your thoughts and fears, and do find fears in Kids with special needs that i am not aware of. I have had the privilege to work a handful of kids with different needs, but most of the kids I have worked with kids with Behavioral Disorders and a few others. i was also diagnosed with dyslexia as well as a learning disability when I was in the third grade- but while I have had those experiences there is still the fear of the unknown and not being able to help my students the way they need help. I really did enjoy reading your post, and know that you will do amazing -from what i have heard from you so far.
Ashley,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your blog! I loved reading your poem! Your ability to express your feelings and thoughts about becoming a teacher is wonderful. You will be a great teacher Ashley, knowing your downfalls will help you build on your strengths and you will be a great teacher for that!
Michelle P
When I was a principal, I used to look for things that would indicate that a teacher had experiences with personal failures that lead to eventual success. Your story is so important to our students! This is how they know it is ok to fail along the way, just turn it around and have it work for you!
ReplyDeleteAshley, we both fear not being mothers some day! It is some hard news to find out, isn't it? I am thankful for a God to trust in and lean on! I think the important thing to take away from our college classes and just life in general is that we all still have a lot to learn. When it comes to teaching, I don't think we are ever done learning. We are always learning how to reach our students better with changing times, how to get them to reach out to us better, etc. We are always learning and perfecting, just like them.
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