Teacher Reflection Paper

Once, in fifth grade, my teacher, let's just call her Ms. A, for some reason, chose me as valedictorian of my class. I honestly don't know why though. Sure I was really nice to everyone and I had “pretty good (but not perfect)” grades in most subjects but I was one of the quietest people in the class. At first, I didn't want anything to do with it because being valedictorian meant giving a huge speech in front of the principal, assistant principals, fellow fifth graders, family, and siblings in the school. I had never spoken or given a speech in front of a small class before, let alone a huge crowd! If you had put me on a stage with no rehearsal or anything, I'd either freeze or hide behind the curtains. The most I’d ever done before was some fun dance performances in the yearly concerts, a talent show that I joined that year with my friends, and Dance Club which I was chosen for some random reason. But anyway, Ms. A made me write a page long speech, which I was okay with since I like writing. Afterwards, she made me go out to the hall to read my speech to a small group of classmates. I can't remind who they were exactly but I know that one of them was my good friend, Joy. I didn't really know them all that well so the second I got outside I was super scared and made up some excuse to use the bathroom (which I did do it wasn't a complete excuse). I was taking my time washing my hands so when I finally left the bathroom, Joy was about to come in. She said something

Throughout the courses of ELED 4311 and ELED 4312, my knowledge of science had definitely changed in a positive way from the beginning of the course up until now. With the help and guidance from Dr. Wong, Professor Gokus, and Professor Donze, I was exposed to a variety of activities that I would like to incorporate into my future classroom. Not only will I be teaching science, but I can also collaborate it with other subjects such as math, reading, writing, and social studies.

One of the most important things teachers should do is try their best to get along with the parents of their students. This weeks readings were related to the importance of healthy and positive relationships in order for a child to feel a sense of belonging and to feel secure. The textbook stated, “A child’s family is the first and most important place where a feeling of identity and belonging start.” (Bilmes J, 2004). Once a child finds their sense of belonging in their family, not only do they start to understand their cultural identity, like the textbook mentioned, but they also learn about trust. From a very early age, children establish their trust in the grown ups around them, (aka their parents), and from forming trust first, it is easier to then feel a sense of belonging. This is also how teacher student relationships form. When a child knows they can trust the teacher, it is easier for them to find their place in the classroom. The easiest way for a teacher to help a child establish their trust in you is to get their parents to trust you first. In a way it is like that quote “monkey see monkey do”. If a child can see that their parents trust a teacher and see that they have a healthy and good relationship, then the child will be more open to having a relationship with their teacher.

On the 11 September 2013, the second observation took place in Teacher 1's class at 8:20 am (see appendix D1). Teacher 1 briefly introduces me to the students as a teacher/researcher and tell me to sit anywhere I want. I choose an empty chair among the students. I did this in every class I observed. The total numbers of students present were 21 in total. The lesson started by an Islamic greeting, and students were told to take their places and be quiet. The teacher gives no introduction to the lesson, but rather jumps into a “fill in the blanks” activity for writing practice. Students are quiet and passive and only respond when asked upon. The teacher gives no praise for correct answer, nor gives a chance for students who

As a teacher of English for 17 years, in this reflection paper I will consider my teaching journey in terms of professional development.

Nick is a high school senior who spends the majority of his time preparing for tests. He plans to attend college at Ball State University. Nick believes that he will be successful with handling money when he moves out of his parents’ house because he just received a 100% on his math test. Throughout the last few months of high school, Nick’s teacher attempts to prepare him for the transformation from high school to college. His teacher informs him that studying for tests within high school may not have prepared him to face the physical world. Specifically, she informs Nick that studying in high school may be different or more difficult to handle due to specific situations that deal with money throughout life (Handling taxes, bank accounts, work, etc.). What type of learning is Nick’s teacher emphasizing?

As I have assessed various theories and ideas pertaining to education and human development, I have made a sincere effort to reflect on my own experiences as an education professional. Our readings about student development and our analyses and discussions surrounding the challenges that current education systems pose have not only opened my eyes to deep-rooted, systemic flaws in ideology and practice, but they have also allowed me to seek out deeper meaning with regard to my current role as a professional of higher education. For my reflective essay I would like to highlight some of my experiences in the field working in continuing education, or non-credit programming for adult learners, and how postmodernist ideology has become a tool through which we seek solutions for those who have been disserviced by our current education system. Specifically, I will reflect on why students are often underserved as a result of traditional educational models, and how continuing education programs offer viable, postmodernist solutions to a broken system.

Over the last sixteen weeks I have grown in so many ways that have affected my view on education today. Our world and education today is much different than what it was in the past. I think a major misconception about teaching is that we just teach curriculum, however, teachers serve many different roles in their classrooms and schools. These roles are created because of many different factors, such as sociometric status, poverty levels, and school systems. As we learned in our class, students react to these different factors in many ways and these are main reasons that will affect a classroom. In this essay, I will be discussing our navigations through the social justice issues and other factors that classrooms face by talking about the key points of our class throughout the semester.

Today education is everything it determines who you become in life and how successful you become in life as well. If one wants to truly live a happy life and enjoy the good things the world has to offer, you certainly need to get educated. It is no question that a great education gets you a great job. Education is a major key to secure one has a stable life. Today’s society has its own set of unspoken and spoken rules in education. In the society that we live in today, society expects one to attend school followed by college then get a job and lastly settle down with one's life. Education helps you become a useful member of society. In today’s world there are key issues that stand in our way of receiving the right education we need to pursue our dream job. Key issues is education are those issues that shape us and are very important one’s education. Although sometimes in life we come across key issues in our education, one should never let those key issues stand in one’s way of pursuing one’s true education.

I have been asked to reflect on what the world may be like in 2020 and how will those changes affect education. In addition, I have been asked to share how the innovations in the classroom affect others and how being a teacher will be different in 2020 versus today. Let me reflect on these inquiries for you and share my predictions based off of topics we have discussed in this course as well as current world happenings.

Walking into the first two weeks of the EDU program I desired to experience what it would be like to be a future educator and have a grasp of how to help the molding of our youth and giving them the possibility to become future leaders. Doctor dresser was able to bring in a Concordia alumni who had just begun to experience his professional education, career and is teaching multiple different grade levels as a young teacher. When he first walked into the classroom my first impressions were that unfortunately he looked very inexperienced and unsure of what was to be expected of the lecture I thought to myself in the position of a younger student in his classroom this is a person I would not take seriously. He then proceeded to communicate

As I reflect on my lesson, I did not foresee students needing as much prompting during the independent practice. I had hoped the students would be able to use the visual supports to help them get through the process of building 1-1-1 words with the doubling rule without my support. I believe the students needed this prompting because I either gave an unclear explanation or I did not provide enough modeling. If I were to teach this same lesson again, I would provide more examples for the “I Do” and “We Do” portion of the lesson before expecting the students to perform successfully at an independent level. I would repeat the same information for the introduction and prior knowledge, though, because it was essential for the students to recognize vowel vs consonant suffixes and examples/non-examples of 1-1-1 words.

On 10/23/2017, Ms. Velasquez 7th period class, and the first thing I noticed was that the student had a new seating arrangement. At the beginning of class, the teacher told her students that she was not having a good day and that they had to be in good behavior because they had to go over two topics that day. The first topic of notes was over rate of change; they took notes on a foldable that they were going to tape in their interactive notebook. She did have to discipline at the beginning of lesson because a couple of boys were talking when she was trying to teach. The boys seemed a little embarrassed and focused back to the lesson. The students were able to use highlighters as a technique she that value correspond to the rate of change

My parents were born in China and immigrated to America around their mid-20 and then a couple of years later they had my sisters and I. My parents did not have a good education and to them, education was everything here in California. They went through numerous hardships and worked numerous jobs that were terrible, unsanitary, and unfair. To them, education was everything for my siblings and I and the way they viewed education was similar to how a functionalist would too. They see only the positive in education and “view education in terms of the benefits and functions” (Major, Education and Religion). I understand where my parent’s viewpoint in education came from because of how tough life was for them, but school was not easy for me. We lived in a very small city called El Monte and it was and still is a very poor city. I always knew we struggled with financial problems, so I saw education as a way out of this “poor” life for my family and me. It may take years to obtain a stable position in society, but from my parent’s influence, I could see that it would be worth it in the end. I have encountered problems in school where I was not exceeding my expectations in specific subjects or I was not getting the grades I needed. A majority of the population in my high school were Hispanics and less than 15% were Asians, including me. The students in my school were not very motivated to learn or even had goals beyond high school.

Education has always extremely important to me and I believe it is the most important tool anyone can have. Growing up with well-educated parents always showed me what an education can give you, but it also gave me an environment where learning was something to be proud of. As both a Salisbury University student and a Salisbury native, I have invested a lot of time and effort into this city. I am a product of the Wicomico County Public School System and I could not be more proud of that. My experiences in minority-majority schools taught me lessons that go beyond the classroom—lessons about how our world works. Attending primarily underserved schools (Wicomico Middle/High) showed me where public school education both succeeds