Introduction
I started my Independent Study at Young Child Associates. I worked as an assistant teacher there for two years. I left Young Child Associate in July of 2016 and joined the Community Action Agency team in August of 2016. I have been an assistant teacher since I joined the early childhood education field in 2014. I am currently in the role of active lead teacher, because the lead teacher is on maternity leave. Throughout my journey as an assistant teacher I have learned the importance of trying new things and becoming flexible.
I have learned how to incorporate new activities and objects into a classroom setting. Through my work at both Young Child Associate and Community Action I have learned the importance of creating a solid foundation of communication with families. I have worked hard on providing families with the resources they need. In the role of being an assistant
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These trainings cover numerous topics such as, sensory issues, classroom management, behaviors, and parent involvement in the classroom. The trainings provide an abundance of information that is helpful while working with children and families. The trainings help equip individuals with the skills needed to interact and socialize with families and children. We also learn the importance of classroom management, music, social skill, movement and children interactions. Community Action Agency provides all agency trainings for the entire team. The Community Action Agency provides various speakers and tons of activities that are helpful when working with families. I have learned the importance of patience’s and understanding the different family dynamics. I have learned how to repair myself and leave personal issues outside of the classroom. I have learned how to interduce new elements into the classroom and enjoy the aspect of play when interacting with
...classroom aide. I have worked as a GED tutor and classroom aide for three years. During this time I worked closely with students with documented special needs. In addition, I have previous experience working with the high school students with an Americorps Scholars in Service program as a lead tutor and college mentor. In this position I monitored students’ progress and worked one-on-one providing academic and personal support for adolescents.
In my first year of high school, my Sunday School teacher suggested that I had the skills to become an instructor and nursery care leader, which I still continue today. My roles in the church have taught me to quickly explain lessons to children in relation to what they understand.
Another resident assistant that I interviewed was Patrick Fullerton who serves Blanton Hall. His attention to carrying out the position in its entirety showed how I will also need to prioritize my commitments. A resident assistant is first a student and a worker second, so being able to carry out the demands of a RA but acknowledging that school is equally as important is crucial. Patrick’s excitement about encouraging residents exploration of the campus and the Red Hawk experience showed how a resident assistant’s job is never ending. You’re always recreating new ways to redefine the experience at MSU worthwhile especially for first-year and younger students. He spoke so proudly about the various programs, either social or educational, that
My role as a Resident Assistant requires a set of multifaceted skills and abilities. These skills are paramount in order to make Loyola a second home for residents and to support their growth through the year. The Resident Assistant position requires the ability to perform conflict management, support the academic and socio-emotional needs of students, and to assist in crisis or duty situations. In addition, the job requires programming that engages residents in both the hall community as well as the larger Loyola and Chicago communities.
Every teacher has this potential whether they are aware of it or not. I have been a teacher for nine years in early childhood education and within those nine years I have become very aware of how powerful the smallest act of caring can turn a person’s life around or even just make someone’s day a little better. Being a preschool teacher has brought me great pleasure to my life simply brightening a child’s day and knowing that I am making a difference in their life. Through my journey as a teacher I have thought about how I can advance in my career field and still be active with children on a daily basis and continue making a difference in each child’s life as well as their parents. With plenty of thought and research I have come to the conclusion and gained the interest to become a preschool and childcare director.
I wanted to start making a difference in kids as soon as I had the chance. I started to take Early Childhood Education classes at my school. This course was rigorous and so important, due to the fact we ran a preschool of 20 four and five-year old’s. Their education was in our hands; we were that building block for their first insight on school. I feel in love with writing lesson plans and being hand in hand with other teachers and the students became a part of my life that I never wanted to go away. I interned at an elementary school just to get more involved and learn more about collaborating. I started taking a Teaching as a Profession class, so I could not only know today’s education but become familiar with the history of education, how to accommodate your classroom for students with special needs, and the issues in todays education. I completed this class and took the state mandated test to complete the pathway and get a cord at graduation. I came in on Sundays to work and study with my teacher for this test and it all paid off when I passed the test with the highest score out of the nine people who took the test. While this was all happening I was inducted into National Beta Club for my grades and averages in my classes, which mostly included advanced courses. I then completed the Early
On March 5, 2014, I sat down with Teacher one and we discussed what her teacher career has been for over 30 years of teaching. Currently working as a teacher with 3 to 4 year old has given her the experience of dealing with diversity and communicating with the parents. She graduated from Mercyhurst University and has plenty of experience of involving parents within her classroom as a main goal in her classroom.
My educational journey can be described perfectly by this analogy: I was given broken crayons expected to draw a house and a dog with black and white spots, but instead I created a mansion with stained glass windows and added a terrace with porch lights. Others always expected me to do the average, but I always surpassed their expectations--thus making the ordinary, extraordinary. My educational journey began at Ludwig Van Beethoven, my neighborhood elementary school. Unfortunately, the school’s accessibility from my grandmother’s house was the only factor considered when enrolling me and my other sixteen aunts, uncles, and cousins. The school had a very low budget which reflected the resources and neighborhood I grew up in. The class sizes
My teacher interview was with Jessica Mays/Richie. Jessica is fresh out of the program from Chico State University. For a first year teacher she is doing really well, and I’m surprised at how well her kindergarten class is. Just being in her class as a volunteer I have learned so much about what its like to be a teacher. Instead of looking into experience, because she doesn’t have much yet, she told me things that she learned from being a new teacher. I believe that this will help me through the program and becoming a future teacher.
This class added to my knowledge of working with children such as I usually pay attention and have active listening when children talk to me that also help me to meet children’s needs. I also feel more confident to speak up at
I am very interested in the administrative assistant, Sydney, Nova Scotia, position you have posted on CareerBeacon.com. I offer over 15 years of experience working in an office setting.
Since I was 12, I knew I wanted to work with children. I thought about being a pediatrician or social worker; but upon self-reflection, I knew I did not fit those molds. After years of teaching in schools and camps, I realized teaching was the field for me.
I spent most of my time in a first grade classroom. In this classroom I observed the children as well as the teacher and paraprofessional. This classroom had children with special needs and that is why there was a paraprofessional in the classroom for half the day. What I observed in this classroom was how children with special need should be handle and taught. The teachers in this room loves her job and each student in her class. While in the classroom the teacher allowed me to help with children with their work, read to them and help them with anything else that they needed. During this field experience I got to give back to not only a school, but to a community that is very near and dear to my heart. I hope that I touched each student in a special way, because the students that I got the opportunity to help learn touched my
Even at a young age, I had a love for teaching and always knew that would be my profession. Making school desks out of sticks and mud while giving my Baby Alive her assignments is a fond and cherished memory I have dating back to my early childhood. At 4 years old, I pushed my mom to allow me to start school a year early because my brother was starting first grade, and I didn’t want to be left out.