When reading over the syllabus, I noticed a large portion of it devoted to the Teaching Standards that we as teachers will be obligated to fulfill. It is important for us to learn those standards, and how to incorporate them into our classroom in order to be sure we are competently teaching our students. A goal for me in this course is to become familiar with those goals, and learn adequately how to incorporate them into meaningful lessons with which my children will learn about literacy and reading. Another goal I have for myself is to become familiar with different ways to teach diverse learners. Classrooms nowadays are filled with children from all backgrounds, thinking styles and ethnicities, making it extra important for the teachers of our time to become familiar with these diverse learners, and learn how to cater to each style. This goal will only help me be more comfortable in the classroom, and allow me to cater to each child depending on the child's own needs. Furthermore, another important goal for this course is to understand, and be able to carry out my own pedagogy of teaching. Since the syllabus makes it sound so important, I believe that learning my own teaching reportoire, understanding the importance of assessments, and understanding children as learners is important in order to be the best teacher I can possibly be. Another goal is learning the importance of self-assessment, in order to make sure I can accurately assess my own findings, teaching practices, etc... to ensure I am carrying out my role as teacher as best as I can. Self-assessment is extremely important in the classroom, and until I can understand myself as a learner, and a colleague, I will not be able to effectively integrate into my own classroom.
Overall, this course is aimed at helping all of us become successful teachers, and while reading the syllabus, I have come to understand the aims of this course.
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Jami,
You have very good goals, which you explain clearly and relate to the syllabus. How do you think you can help yourself work towards these goals?
I completely agree with Jami when she mentions that in order to become competent in teaching literacy to children, it is important that we feel comfortable and confident about teaching literacy. She mentions that we should be trained and taught in literacy so that future generations are properly prepared for future interactions with literacy. I liked how Jami added the last part because literacy will be improving in future generations as children will be expected to know and produce more advanced concepts of literacy. Jami and I both mentioned that we think it is important to cater to the different needs of each individual student. This is important because teachers need to realize that each student will learn differently and might need additional help when needed. She makes a good point when she says that classrooms nowadays are filled with children who have different experiences and diverse backgrounds. When I was in high school our school was not very diverse but now the school is open enrollment and times have changed. When I go back and visit my high school today there are students from all sorts of cultural and social backgrounds. I like the fact that schools are becoming more welcoming for all types of students because no one should be unable to afford or attend school because of their culture or social status. Although I did not mention anything about self assessment in my post, I do have to agree with Jami that it is important to assess your own findings, experiences, and lessons in order to grow as a teacher. Although we are paid to teach others, there is always room for us to grow as individuals as well. Every lesson we teach and every experience we have teaches us what works and what does not work so well while giving students the best education they can receive.
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