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Who am I? How do my beliefs shape my perceptions of learning, teaching and school culture?

Who am I? How do my beliefs shape my perceptions of learning, teaching and school culture?. By Jeff Medhurst. “The best way to find yourself is in the service of others.” - Mahatma Gandhi.

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Who am I? How do my beliefs shape my perceptions of learning, teaching and school culture?

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  1. Who am I? How do my beliefs shape my perceptions of learning, teaching and school culture? By Jeff Medhurst

  2. “The best way to find yourself is in the service of others.” -Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas K. Gandhi. (2016, October 29). Retrieved November 29, 2016, from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_Gandhi.jpg (Originally photographed 1930's)

  3. “Face to face with my students, only one resource is at my immediate command: my identity, my selfhood, my sense of this “I” who teaches.” Parker J. Palmer Christiansen, T (photographer). (2013, February 18). 574519_341159806001608_1882224168_n [photograph], Retrieved on November 29, 2016 from: http://bit.ly/2h9P5km

  4. “With great power there must also come great responsibility.” Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, Amazing Fantasy #15

  5. “Great leaders can see the greatness in others when they can’t see it themselves and lead them to their highest potential they don’t even know.” ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo (photographer). (2012, April 25). 575138_10150687284701090_2100046052_n [photograph], Retrieved on November 29, 2016 from: http://bit.ly/2h0iqin

  6. “You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help him find it within himself.” ― Galileo Galilei Medhurst, J (photographer). (2012, June 5). 484150_10150839855261090_1476292797_n [photograph], Retrieved on November 29, 2016 from: http://bit.ly/2h0qZK5

  7. “United we stand, divided we fall. Together we are what we can't be alone.” -Dropkick Murphys, Boys on the Docks Pan, R (photographer). (2012, April 26). 562445_10150687288101090_1388432305_n [photograph], Retrieved on November 29, 2016 from: http://bit.ly/2gKnpp9

  8. “Staff-student relationships influence everything—from the social climate to the individual performances of your students.” -Dana Truby Medhurst, K (photographer). (2013, November 20). 1463108_10151726324411090_2124670703_n [photograph], Retrieved on November 29, 2016 from: http://bit.ly/2g3rea1

  9. “Like my colleagues, I am more than just a teacher: I am a caregiver, nurse, social worker, role model and motivator. I usually perform these various roles over the course of seven to eight 40-minute classes of between 25–35 students each.” –Adriana Wild

  10. “On any given day… different students may have difficulty engaging in classroom activities, or learning new skills and concepts.” -Making a Difference: Meeting diverse learning needs with differentiated instruction Medhurst, J (photographer). (2011, June 15). 256936_10150188954086090_7353613_o [photograph], Retrieved on November 29, 2016 from: http://bit.ly/2gwWyKw

  11. I’ll have to be prepared to be adaptable to a wide variety of situations while remaining my professionalism - Jeff Medhurst, Response Card 3

  12. “[Kids] don't remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are.” ― Jim Henson, It's Not Easy Being Green: And Other Things to Consider Medhurst, J (photographer). (2015, December 25). 574519_341159806001608_1882224168_n [photograph], Retrieved on November 29, 2016 from: http://bit.ly/2gwYClF

  13. “When reflecting on my identity, what I tend to find most is that I am an excited person who becomes passionate easily and loves endearingly.”-Jeff Medhurst, Response Card 1 Medhurst, J (photographer). (2015, December 2). 12299119_10153102304366090_5618386987085040120_n [photograph], Retrieved on December 6, 2016 from: http://bit.ly/2ghg8ws

  14. Ferriter, B. (photographer) #teachingis#1 [Photograph found in #teachingis]. (2015, May 1). Retrieved November 29, 2016, from http://bit.ly/2g4mImR

  15. References Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo (photographer). (2012, April 25). 575138_10150687284701090_2100046052_n [photograph], Retrieved on November 29, 2016 from: http://bit.ly/2h0iqin Canada. (2010). Making a Difference: Meeting diverse learning needs with differentiated instruction. Edmonton, AB: Alberta Education. Christiansen, T (photographer). (2013, February 18). 574519_341159806001608_1882224168_n [photograph], Retrieved on November 29, 2016 from: http://bit.ly/2h9P5km Ferriter, B. (photographer) #teachingis #1 [Photograph found in #teachingis]. (2015, May 1). Retrieved November 29, 2016, from http://bit.ly/2g4mImR Medhurst, J (photographer). (2015, December 25). 574519_341159806001608_1882224168_n [photograph], Retrieved on November 29, 2016 from: http://bit.ly/2gwYClF Medhurst, J (photographer). (2012, June 5). 484150_10150839855261090_1476292797_n [photograph], Retrieved on November 29, 2016 from: http://bit.ly/2h0qZK5 Medhurst, J (photographer). (2011, June 15). 256936_10150188954086090_7353613_o [photograph], Retrieved on November 29, 2016 from: http://bit.ly/2gwWyKw Medhurst, K (photographer). (2013, November 20). 1463108_10151726324411090_2124670703_n [photograph], Retrieved on November 29, 2016 from: http://bit.ly/2g3rea1 Mohandas K. Gandhi. (2016, October 29). Retrieved November 29, 2016, from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_Gandhi.jpg (Originally photographed 1930's) Pan, R (photographer). (2012, April 26). 562445_10150687288101090_1388432305_n [photograph], Retrieved on November 29, 2016 from: http://bit.ly/2gKnpp9 Parker J. Palmer (1997) The heart of a teacher: Identity and integrity in teaching. Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 29:6, 14-21. Truby, D. (2014). 8 ways to build positive school culture now. Retrieved September 19, 2016, from http://www.weareteachers.com/blogs/post/2014/08/07/8-ways-to-build-positive- school-culture-now Wild, A. (2012, June 4). Teaching is a never ending vocation. Retrieved October 19 from https://www.teachers.ab.ca/Publications/ATA%20Magazine/Volume%2092/Number- 4/Pages/Teaching-is-a-neverending-vocation.aspx

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