Empowering Education: My Journey Towards Effective Teaching

1. “Why I Want To Teach” Nicole George

2. INTASC Standard, Description & Rationale Standard #9 Professional Learning and Ethical Practice The teacher engages in ongoing professional learning and uses evidence of continually evaluate his/her practice, particularly the effects of his/her choices and actions on others (learners, families, other professionals, and the community), and adapts practice to meet the needs of each learner. Name of Artifact: “ Why I Want To Teach “ Date: March 14, 2013 Course: EDUC 101 Brief Description: For this assignment, I will write and present my personal statement of why I want to teach. The presentation will state why I want to teach, what are effective traits, and what student and community characteristic I desire when I begin to teach. Finally I will state what I will contribute to the teaching profession at this point in my journey. Rationale: To document my understanding of Standard #9, Professional Learning and Ethical Practice, I will make a presentation regarding my personal statement from observations, reflections, in-services experiences and classroom discussion. This will give me direction and guidance on becoming a great and effective educator. I will also have a foundation to grow and evolve my learning styles .

3. Personal Statement

4. Reason for Wanting To Teach I want to teach to make a difference in our children’s future. Every child should be given an opportunity to receive a good education and a chance to become what ever they desire. As an Educator I will play an important role in that journey. “When you know better you do better.” ― Maya Angelou (Goodreads.com, 2013)

5. Effective Teacher Traits • The effective traits I possess are as follows: • A sensitivity to the classroom setting • A desire to help students feel capable and competent • An ability to respond thoughtfully to each student • A personal capacity for juggling many tasks • An appreciation of how children and young adults grow and change

6. Student Characteristics • I want the student’s to possess the following characteristics: • Appreciation and respect for other cultures, beliefs and races • Desire and eagerness to learn • Willingness to build a relationship with the Teacher • Variety of personalities • Kindness and compassion for self and others

7. Community Characteristics • I want the community to possess the following characteristics: • Sense of pride in the neighborhood • Nurturing and compassionate environment • A school partnership with a corporation or organization • A cohesiveness among administrators and educators • Active and decent level of parent participation • A neighborhood watch and a relationship with area law enforcement

8. Contributions to the Profession • What I will contribute to the profession: • Connect with each of my students to provide them with effective learning styles • Participate in extracurricular activities and volunteer for afterschool functions to show my solidarity to the students and school • Continue to my learning and research to provide my students with creative and interesting lesson plans in conjunction with the standardized lessons • Create and develop real-life lessons to prepare my students for life experiences • Become a reflective practitioner, a teacher who consistently reflects on classroom events (both successes and problems) and modifies teaching practices accordingly. (Koch, 2012, pg.5).

9. References Angelou, M. (2013, March 14). Quotes. Retrieved from http://www.goodreads.com. Koch, J.(2012).Teach Student Edition. Wadsworth: Cengage Learning.