My Goals as a Teacher Essay

Becoming a teacher is a career path I came across while working for the Realizing Amazing Potential (R.A.P.) before and after school program. In my undergraduate program I always knew I wanted to working with children, but it was a challenge for me to choose one career path I felt my work would make a difference. The defining moment for my career was the passion I found working with special need students, and the hard work to help them succeed academically. Being part of the education growth for…

distracting others. He was so happy with my compliment, he told his teacher. When I saw that he was happy, it made me happy as well. This is one of the many moments that inspired me to further my education. It made…

applies to my career path which will be becoming an elementary school teacher. I have created 3 goals that are steps and checkpoints to strive and achieve my main goal. These goals that I have thoughtfully planned out include what I must accomplish through education. The goals that I have created throughout my career pathway will allow me to become successful to what I desire to be. To begin with, my first goal starts at what needs to be done here at Fullerton College. My first…

According to Boyles (2004), “teachers talk with students to monitor their progress as well as to set goals and help them solve problems” (p.75). Teachers should conduct writing conferences in order to assess and evaluate the writing progress of their students. The purpose of writing conferences is finding the strengths and weaknesses of their writing to improve and develop the skills the student already has. Depending on the students writing the teacher facilitates interventions to improve the…

My visions and beliefs about teaching I have been a student at Metro State University for three semesters and once I declared my major as elementary educator I learned a lot about the importance of teacher evaluations systems, teacher quality standards, assessment, and accountability. Going through the becoming an elementary teacher course has really opened my eyes to maximizing my impact on student learning and to learn and evolve as a community. Most importantly to begin to create a bigger…

My Philosophy of Learning We have all heard the term 21st-century learning. What does it mean? How is that relevant in our world today? Why do we educate? We educate to prepare our children for their future. Educators teach students to be innovative contributors to their world. In order to achieve this in our century, education must be student centered. I believe the philosophy of learning is to love, engage and inspire every student in our school. I believe that each student must possess the…

including two teachers teaching in the urban areas and two teaching in the suburban areas. This interview aimed at getting more insights into teachers’ beliefs of formative assessment. General results from the interview showed that all of 4 teachers have positive attitude towards formative assessment. They strongly agree that formative assessment have positive effect on teaching and learning process. For example, teacher A said that: I strongly believe that using formative assessment is good for…

organization of my pre-practicum classroom. There are also multiple ways these elements have supported the learning of students in the classroom. The way that the first element which is Well-Structured Lessons has contributed to the effectiveness of the organization of the classroom is that the lessons/activities that are taught by the teacher are usually taught in groups and she makes sure that she has the student take their time on their work by keeping a steady pace. The teacher also uses the…

Teachers should always be evaluating their practices to become a better teacher. There should not be a single teacher who does the same exact lesson every year. As time changes and as students change, the lessons should reflect that. In order to know what I need to teach I look at the SOL and unpack each standard. I base my lessons and my assessments off of the SOLs. It is very important to have the foundational knowledge to teach students. If a teacher does not know basic facts, they could be a…

Describe what you believe would be the three most effective strategies to recruit teachers? Defend your choices.  One of the strategies I believe would be an effective strategy for recruiting teachers is by sharing my personal story about my teaching experience, sharing my early struggles, milestones, and triumphs, as well as sharing my plans for the future that include the future applicant. This will make future teachers more likely to enter the field or be drawn to the school district if they…