“Good communication is a very important skill in diversity management. “Language is a very complex thing, and communication between people speaking different languages is difficult. Language is a way of looking at the world, and even skilled translators can find it tricky to convey complex emotions and concepts, which can lead to misunderstandings”(Penn, n.d). It is very important that one speaks slowly and clearly because some people do not have the same native language and will have trouble interpreting what one is trying to say. When people feel comfortable they become better listeners. When you think about how often you misunderstand someone speaking your language, you can imagine how hard it is to get the full meaning from something a
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I am currently an instructional assistant working at Wilder Elementary School in Jefferson County. I have been a teacher assistant for Jefferson County Public School for thirteen years. I have worked in many different grade groups. I worked with small groups of students who are struggling with reading and math. I am also learning and behavior self-contained assistant, monitoring students’ progress and behavior as a kindergarten, first, and second grade teacher assistant and in many different areas. I helped them learn difficult concepts. I worked also as a Science Lab instructor for three years. I supervised the success maker lab 2-5 grades and provide this technology-based intervention daily for students. In order to achieve these goals I plan to work as a team with the school staff, administration and parents to use their guidance and experience to grow in my own teaching style. I want my future student to be able to contribute to the content of the lesson through interaction and original thought, not merely completing an activity worksheet. I know that students need a positive motivating source in the classroom. I also recognize that I must incorporate, to whatever degree of support available, a working relationship with the students’ …show more content…
Page diversity management theory, I plan to develop a relationship with my students that will emanate a caring, trusting and safe sanctuary from any negative outside influences. This relationship will also be conducive to an open exchange of knowledge based on empirical data, life experiences and hopefully a plethora of new technology. I do not want my students to view me as a one teacher; information should ebb and flow through all members of our learning community our classroom. I hope facilitate through initiating discovery and supporting the student through a struggle to explore solutions independently and in a collaborative setting. The goal is for my students to walk away with a confidence in them to be self-motivated and to be interpreters of knowledge, not merely high-grade
I am currently an instructional assistant working at Wilder Elementary School in Jefferson County. I have been a teacher assistant for Jefferson County Public School for thirteen years. I have worked in many different grade groups. I worked with small groups of students who are struggling with reading and math. I am also learning and behavior self-contained assistant, monitoring students’ progress and behavior as a kindergarten, first, and second grade teacher assistant and in many different areas. I helped them learn difficult concepts. I worked also as a Science Lab instructor for three years. I supervised the success maker lab 2-5 grades and provide this technology-based intervention daily for students. In order to achieve these goals I plan to work as a team with the school staff, administration and parents to use their guidance and experience to grow in my own teaching style. I want my future student to be able to contribute to the content of the lesson through interaction and original thought, not merely completing an activity worksheet. I know that students need a positive motivating source in the classroom. I also recognize that I must incorporate, to whatever degree of support available, a working relationship with the students’ …show more content…
Page diversity management theory, I plan to develop a relationship with my students that will emanate a caring, trusting and safe sanctuary from any negative outside influences. This relationship will also be conducive to an open exchange of knowledge based on empirical data, life experiences and hopefully a plethora of new technology. I do not want my students to view me as a one teacher; information should ebb and flow through all members of our learning community our classroom. I hope facilitate through initiating discovery and supporting the student through a struggle to explore solutions independently and in a collaborative setting. The goal is for my students to walk away with a confidence in them to be self-motivated and to be interpreters of knowledge, not merely high-grade