III. Professional Biography (two double-spaced pages)
A. What factors influenced you to become a teacher? Describe your greatest contributions and accomplishments in education.
My mother always alleged I became a teacher because I loved to chat, but more than that I loved to share. As always, my mother was correct. She believed in me, as well as numerous Tyler ISD teachers (TJ Austin, Bell, Moore, and Robert E. Lee) who educated me well and for this I will be grateful! It is my longing to believe in my students and encourage them to be the best they can be each day!
From my earliest recollections I knew I desired to be a teacher. My bedroom closet served as a one-room school house where I taught Raggedy Ann and Andy, an overstuffed bear …show more content…
Describe your commitment to your community through service-oriented activities such as volunteer work, civic and other group activities.
My feelings about serving the community can be expressed by this quote from Mother Teresa, “At the end of life we will not be judged by how many diplomas we have received, how much money we have made, how many great things we have done. We will be judged by “I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat, I was naked and you clothe me. I was homeless and you took me in.”
My involvement in the community is through two distinct opportunities: my church and the numerous projects our school Rice Elementary participates in each year. Through my church I have taught Sunday school, served as a camp counselor, taught in Vacation Bible School, chaired countless outreach committees and volunteered numerous hours in the children’s ministry. I love serving the community through my …show more content…
This places MY students in the epicenter of every decision made and every activity strategically planned in my classroom. Each day I strive to model these characteristics by putting in the hours necessary for every student to be successful, being approachable and available for students, parents, coworkers, and administrators, placing importance on being a life-long learner, modeling risk taking in the classroom, setting high expectations for all learners, respecting my students, and effectively managing my classroom. Ruby K. Payne, PhD, in her book, A Framework for Understanding Poverty states, “A successful relationship occurs when emotional deposits are made to the student, emotional withdrawals are avoided, and students are respected. To honor students as human beings worthy of respect and care is to establish a relationship that will provide for enhanced learning.” After reading the book, I purposefully found two ways to make these emotional deposits with all my students, especially my low social economic students: purchasing school supplies for them at the beginning of the year and allowing them to earn money to spend at the book fair. Intially, I purchased the supplies so all my students could start school with all the necessary tools for success. Secondly,the Scholastic Book Fair tour as a class always took an emotional toil on me. Most of my
A. What factors influenced you to become a teacher? Describe your greatest contributions and accomplishments in education.
My mother always alleged I became a teacher because I loved to chat, but more than that I loved to share. As always, my mother was correct. She believed in me, as well as numerous Tyler ISD teachers (TJ Austin, Bell, Moore, and Robert E. Lee) who educated me well and for this I will be grateful! It is my longing to believe in my students and encourage them to be the best they can be each day!
From my earliest recollections I knew I desired to be a teacher. My bedroom closet served as a one-room school house where I taught Raggedy Ann and Andy, an overstuffed bear …show more content…
Describe your commitment to your community through service-oriented activities such as volunteer work, civic and other group activities.
My feelings about serving the community can be expressed by this quote from Mother Teresa, “At the end of life we will not be judged by how many diplomas we have received, how much money we have made, how many great things we have done. We will be judged by “I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat, I was naked and you clothe me. I was homeless and you took me in.”
My involvement in the community is through two distinct opportunities: my church and the numerous projects our school Rice Elementary participates in each year. Through my church I have taught Sunday school, served as a camp counselor, taught in Vacation Bible School, chaired countless outreach committees and volunteered numerous hours in the children’s ministry. I love serving the community through my …show more content…
This places MY students in the epicenter of every decision made and every activity strategically planned in my classroom. Each day I strive to model these characteristics by putting in the hours necessary for every student to be successful, being approachable and available for students, parents, coworkers, and administrators, placing importance on being a life-long learner, modeling risk taking in the classroom, setting high expectations for all learners, respecting my students, and effectively managing my classroom. Ruby K. Payne, PhD, in her book, A Framework for Understanding Poverty states, “A successful relationship occurs when emotional deposits are made to the student, emotional withdrawals are avoided, and students are respected. To honor students as human beings worthy of respect and care is to establish a relationship that will provide for enhanced learning.” After reading the book, I purposefully found two ways to make these emotional deposits with all my students, especially my low social economic students: purchasing school supplies for them at the beginning of the year and allowing them to earn money to spend at the book fair. Intially, I purchased the supplies so all my students could start school with all the necessary tools for success. Secondly,the Scholastic Book Fair tour as a class always took an emotional toil on me. Most of my