In class we watched a movie about a teacher who incorporated a simulation game into the school year. The game was played by 4th graders but even high schoolers could play it. Some students were split up into different groups and those groups were countries. Other students had other jobs…

In class we read the book Why Don’t Students Like School? By Daniel T. Willingham. Throughout the reading we learned about many different learning concepts and ideas that can be helpful for teaching. I have went through my notes and found some concepts and ideas that I found very important.…

I think the biggest thing that I can do for the common good as an educator is to be an advocate. Be willing to speak up, speak out, and use my resources/skills to hopefully help with different issues in the education career. I think another big thing that I can…

When it comes to being a teacher I am excited about becoming a teacher because this has been a dream of mine since I was little. I have always wanted to be a teacher because when I was younger, I looked up to a lot of my teachers I had…

Interviewing my 4th grade teacher When I interviewed my 4th grade teacher, some of the questions were obvious while others were rather unexpected. The big picture behind interviewing a teacher is to understand what being an impactful teacher is all about. Every teacher is different, but what I got from…

I think that these EdTalks were a great way for us, as pre-service teachers, to understand a variety of different students that could potentially be in our classes one day. It was done in a way that I felt was fun, by being able to read a young adult novel.…

U.S. Education System Jane Addams and her friend Ellen Gates Starr founded Hull House in 1889 in Chicago, Illinois. It was the first settlement house in the U.S. There were a wide range of services in Hull House from Kindergarten classes, all the way to night school classes for adults.…

To me, meeting them where they are, essentially means meeting them at the point where they are struggling and helping them get to where they are. Not every student learns at the same pace, so meeting the student where they are can help when they are struggling. For example, a…