Education of a Special Educator
Running Title: Education of a
Education of a Special Educator
Barbara Brown
Grand Canyon University: SPE 522
Professor Todd
October 2, 2012
Education of a Special Educator
As an educator, I believe that every child is entitled to a positive and engaging education. In my classroom I am an effective teacher requiring my students to strive in academics, socializing, and giving me and themselves 150%. My goal is to not only teach the subjects but promote development socially and academically in a positive way. Wiessbourd (2003) states, “moral development of students depends on the adults in their lives.” Pg.14 With this in mind, I must remind myself to be an effective teacher, I must learn about each child individually. Use engaging, differential teaching techniques, not using gender based material to ensure that all of my students are learning the concepts that I have presented to them, allowing ample time for each of them to learn, to make mistakes, including myself in a positive way. Show compassion to each of them, teaching compassion for the next person.
As an educator, I have learned several new aspects that will help me achieve my dream to be an effective teacher. One that will be able to teach the diversity of students that I will encounter during my years of teaching. In fact, I have learned several different methods of teaching, assessment, reinforcements and the development and implementation of the different plans and methods that will help us teach our students to become independent and responsible for their own lives. I have learned so many different factors that will help me teach my students, provide support, assess their learning and to develop skills that will be useful in their daily lives.
I believe that one of the biggest problems with educating our youth today is related to negative behavior issues. To deal with behavior issues, we need to understand how to. The PBS (Positive Behavior Support) includes several different
Education of a Special Educator
Barbara Brown
Grand Canyon University: SPE 522
Professor Todd
October 2, 2012
Education of a Special Educator
As an educator, I believe that every child is entitled to a positive and engaging education. In my classroom I am an effective teacher requiring my students to strive in academics, socializing, and giving me and themselves 150%. My goal is to not only teach the subjects but promote development socially and academically in a positive way. Wiessbourd (2003) states, “moral development of students depends on the adults in their lives.” Pg.14 With this in mind, I must remind myself to be an effective teacher, I must learn about each child individually. Use engaging, differential teaching techniques, not using gender based material to ensure that all of my students are learning the concepts that I have presented to them, allowing ample time for each of them to learn, to make mistakes, including myself in a positive way. Show compassion to each of them, teaching compassion for the next person.
As an educator, I have learned several new aspects that will help me achieve my dream to be an effective teacher. One that will be able to teach the diversity of students that I will encounter during my years of teaching. In fact, I have learned several different methods of teaching, assessment, reinforcements and the development and implementation of the different plans and methods that will help us teach our students to become independent and responsible for their own lives. I have learned so many different factors that will help me teach my students, provide support, assess their learning and to develop skills that will be useful in their daily lives.
I believe that one of the biggest problems with educating our youth today is related to negative behavior issues. To deal with behavior issues, we need to understand how to. The PBS (Positive Behavior Support) includes several different