Myself Essay in English for Students

There have many student development theories that I have been introduced to this semester, however, I find transition theory to be most applicable with my mentees. Mentees have often admitted that the transition from high school to college has been difficult. I have also encountered students who admit that the transition of having to leave home and their families behind to attend college has been very challenging and emotionally distressful. As a result, I find myself using the 4 S’s of…

The video that I chose to observe for my self-study was a video of myself teaching the students about interruptions in the classroom. My objective in this lesson was to teach the students how to be respectful listeners and how to use their self-control to stop them from interrupting others. To help in guiding my self-study, I will be using a rubric from the Framework for Teaching (Danielson Group), which consists of four different domains; planning and preparation, classroom environment,…

could be considered the most significant of any of the domains, because it is the main basis of education. “Student engagement is possibly the most critical point of teaching.” If students are not engaged in learning, they will not retain or gain knowledge from the instruction they are given, defeating the purpose of teaching. Being engaged is not to be confused with being “on task.” “Student engagement requires intellectual involvement with content or active construction of understanding. …

I have always loathed recording myself. However, when thinking about raising the bar in my instruction, I know it is necessary. Completing the survey made me realize that while I am trying to consistently give my students rigorous work, there are some lessons that do not exactly fit the bill. For example, in my survey, I stated that while I have given my students relevant readings, I do not do so often enough. After completing the survey and annotated lesson, it was then very useful to…

ways I’ve learned to achieve this, is by connecting with your students on a personal level outside of the classroom. As in, showing compassion outside of academics and making sure that the concern in your students is genuine rather than using a position of power against them. It’s important that we remember that teaching occurs both inside and outside of the classroom. Any moments and interactions that are shared between us and our students are opportunities to provide knowledge on a subject…

joining the Scarlet Ambassador team? I am interested in joining the Scarlet Ambassador team to share my love for Rutgers with prospective students. I know of the resources and opportunities that I have received since attending Rutgers and am truly proud of my university. It is my hope that by sharing my successes, failures, and experiences with prospective students that I will help them make a decision on a college that will positively impact me in the way that Rutgers has made a mark on me. …

leaves begin to fall many students make their way back to the classroom, the anticipation of the new semester begins. As a Hispanic college student myself I am familiar with the many effects of stress that consume many college students therefore I will be discussing in my research the effects of stress among Hispanic college student. To begin I will be asking several questions to my participants regarding different factors that could contribute to the levels of stress students experience. For…

throughout the years that my main goals are categorized in education, personal, and community. First, my education goals include how I see myself as a student and how I see my future teaching degree and the path it will take me. Being a college student has been one of the most important goals, which I have set for myself in the past. As a high school student I understood the requirements and hard work that…

classroom without trying to micromanage every single student, task, and behavior. The feeling I currently have is that when I sense that I do not have control of the class, I tend to start micromanaging things. This is a behavior I want to work on internally, so that externally I show confidence. One way that I will work on this behavior is by not worrying so much about having a “zero-level” voice volume in the classroom. It’s almost impossible for students to not talk at all for an extended…

The Secret to Raising Smart Kids 1. Summarize the information in the first three paragraphs of this text. Do it in 25 words or less. Johnathan was considered a brilliant student, his parents praised him for his smarts. Suddenly Johnathan lost intrest in school, his grades then began to ploment. 2. What does a “growth mind-set” focus on? Teaching chilren to use their brain through encourant of their failures. 3. Explain the difference between helpless learners (“fixed mind-set”) and…