Personal Statement: Professional Development In The Classroom

Middle school is a time of major changes, especially within in the students. As a future educator, my classroom will help promote healthy developmental growth. The content being taught in my classroom will be relevant to real-life and social trends that are relatable to my students. Content being based on topics that intrigue the students will increase academic understanding, which will lead to the stronger understanding of abstract ideas – such as understanding how to solve a problem that is not physically there. In addition, my classroom will consist of varying ways to promote communication. Some assignments might promote group work, where the students must communicate with peers. This is crucial for intellectual growth by students …show more content…
This greatly impacts my professional development because I am not just learning how to be a great teacher, I am learning how to be a strong figure for them. It is more than just how to hold yourself professionally, but learning how to psychologically and mentally understand these students’ actions and beliefs. It makes the teacher role become a mother, guidance counselor, a mediator, a nurse… which is a lot more than a basic professional developmental course will ever teach you. To be this kind of person, I need to display my knowledge of young adolescence through my curriculum, modeling, and interaction with students. Along with taking part in workshops, training, and other forms of continuous development on my end. This is will convey my acceptance of all the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual differences among my students; while promoting a classroom that compliments …show more content…
For my first three years, I will make sure to be interactive and reflective in the classroom. I want my students to be aware that someone genuinely cares how successful they turn out and that I have their best interests at heart. I am hoping that my students understand this, so that they will feel stronger academically in the classroom, will be motivated to continue working hard, and developmentally prosper in a healthy way. I will show this through lesson plans that reflect their interests, but also, by challenging their intellect. After the third year, I will continue such practices, while still being educated. I know that I will not know everything and that being continuously educated is the only way to be the best teacher for my students. It is very important that I continuously attend professional development classes and go to workshops. If I am highly educated on such materials, my students will have a stronger teacher, which will lead to a higher success rate among students, and ultimately amazing