Educators Conference Reflection

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Questions, questions, questions: all new teachers have them. “What’s a good method for teaching vocabulary,” or “how do I communicate with other educators to get ideas?” “How do you manage an entire classroom of students all at once?” These were just a few of the questions swarming through my mind as I attended the LifeLines for Educators conference. Having this opportunity to learn and network, right at the beginning of my licensure process, was tremendously beneficial. Although not teaching in a position, yet, I have had the opportunity to apply much of what I learned to my substitute teaching experiences. As a direct result of attending this conference my confidence has been boosted and some technology fears defeated. Who would think …show more content…

Dreyer, personal communication, 13 February, 2016). I was hungry for information on classroom management following a substitute teaching experience with seventeen kindergartners. The session only lasted for an hour and I wished I could have had eight hours of instruction on the topic. R. Dreyer modeled setting expectations, with step-by-step procedures that can set the right tone for the classroom from the very first day. I have further research to due in the area of Accountable Talk, but I did take away two gems from this lesson that I have already started implementing. Firstly, setting specific expectations for students from the very beginning is helping me put forth the type of authority I desired in my teaching. Letting students know what tasks we will be conducting and what behavior I expect from them has already changed the way I substitute teach. Secondly, understanding that students will do what you allow them to do, not what you tell them to do has helped me set boundaries. I have a tender-hearted nature and would overlook an infraction here or there, but now realize that was undermining my authority. Now, after having set clear expectations, I lovingly hold my students to

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