Kaitlyn Babin: Case Study

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1. Tell us about yourself -- where you live, your major at UMA, your interests outside of work/education, other information about yourself, etc.
Hello, I am Kaitlyn Babin. I live in Starks Maine and am currently a Liberal Arts major but with and Education Pathway through UMPI. I am a theatre geek. The preforming arts and visual arts are a personal passion of mine. Over the summer I worked at an all-girls residential summer camp as the drama counselor. I loved working with the girls and seeing them grow over the summer.

2. What learning are you hoping to accomplish during this course and why do you think achieving these understandings will impact you as a future teacher or professional in another related field?
I want to learn how to make my
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She said yes and to make sure to come right back. So Ally went to the porta potty all the way at the other end of camp because she knew it was closer than the one in our cabin. What she forgot was there was one right next to the dining hall. Little Ally was happy and innocent when she told me that she was going to pee but wanted to go to the closer bathroom.

4. Creating inclusive classroom environments is an important course theme. How do you interpret the term: "inclusive classroom environment" (What does it look like, feel like? What are students doing in inclusive classrooms environments? What role does the teacher play in creating inclusive classroom environments?)

I would describe an inclusive classroom environment as one that makes every child feel involved and important. This is not a classroom or a teacher that picks on a child who he or she knows has trouble reading to read the longest paragraph. When you look in a classroom that has an inclusive environment, you see kids with smiles that are learning. You don’t see upset faces from kids who feel lost or left behind.

Kids in this kind of class room would be working to their own learning styles and becoming more familiar with how they can succeed. The teacher main goal in creating an inclusive classroom would be making sure that all students are comfortable with others and

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