Teaching

Teaching Philosophy After wanting to change my major to secondary education, I thought of what subject I love to learn and have a passion for; I thought of the people in my life that has the biggest influence and I look up to. All I could think of was past history teachers that fed my passion for historical knowledge and how much I learned academically, as well as much needed life lessons. I wanted to be a part of that. I want to influence young minds and leave a positive impression in their…

Personal Statement Jonathan Johnson, Malaysia, English Teaching Assistantship Walking past the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue still feels surreal. I vividly remember sitting in my Grammy’s trailer watching Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign, inspired by his journey and message of hope. His humble beginnings—being raised by a single, hardworking mother and grandparents facing financial pressures—partially parallel my story and continue to inspire my work as a community organizer, public…

Personal Teaching Philosophy My goal as a teacher is to make a difference in the lives of disabled and non disabled children. I want to make all kids feel like they matter. I want to teach children how to strive to be the best that they can be. I want to encourage children to reach any goal that they set for themselves. I have always had a passion for teaching and young children. It has always been my dream job to be an educator. My Mother is a teacher and has been for my whole life. I have…

a) Why are you seeking teaching credentials? Why do you feel qualified to teach the subject/grade level of the endorsement you seek? (Approximately 2-3 pages in length) Education, for as long as I can remember, existed at the center of my life. I come from a family of teachers who rise in the ranks of the education system each day—transforming from teachers to department heads, and soaring into the broader fields of administrative work. While I completed my undergraduate degree, I took a step…

Teaching Strategies Catalogue “Jigsaw” Jigsaw is a teaching strategy that allows for a teacher to break up learning material, so students must reply on each other to learn the required information. For example, you present a lengthy article to your class and then put students into groups where they are assigned different sections. Once assigned their section, they are regrouped with students that share the same section. In their “like groups” they discuss and share their ideas about their…

every student is unique and different. Before one can truly teach, they need to understand and know who they are teaching as students will come to school with differing abilities, experiences, capabilities and knowledge within their ‘virtual schoolbag’ (Thomson, 2002, p. 2). As such, the Australian curriculum (2013, p.3) is designed to promote fairness, equity, and excellence in teaching with an engaging and relevant curriculum. Equipping students with ethical integrity, cross-cultural…

My gut sank to an unbearable low as I watched my thirty-two-year-old mother require support to limp just five steps to the restroom; cancer stripped her of life. At twelve-years-old, I felt distraught in my inability to save her and return the endless love that my Haitian parents poured into my nurturing. However, the hope the physicians brought us has inspired me to become a doctor so that I, too, can serve as an envoy of hope to sufferers of illness. My father is a physician I strive to be…

It was truly an honor to be able to participate in the Intro to Teaching class and I am so grateful to have been given the opportunity to join the Teaching Academy that Valencia has to offer. At first, I was a bit skeptical as to if this was the right path for me. In one of my first semesters here at Valencia, I took a class that made us learn about who we really are and what our values were. It was an eye-opening course for me as I have felt lost in life for quite some time. Being in that…

Educating all adolescents requires a multifaceted instructional teaching approach. Balancing each student’s curiosity, hardiness, and uniqueness becomes a juggling act to ensure that the core instructional material presented in class becomes instilled in the developing teenager. Yet the educator’s job encompasses traversing adolescents developmental changes in order to impact student learning. By examining adolescent physical, cognitive and social development; diverse learner within the…

The topics that I searched gave me interesting insights about ways to improve my teaching practice as well as make the students’ learning process more pleasant and individualized. As a result, I made some changes in the ways I teach. For instance, I included games in the classroom and most of the students, not only those selected for this study, enjoyed them. By doing so, I believe I made the language class more interesting and enjoyable. Another thing that I did differently as a teacher was to…