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This semester, I have had the absolute pleasure of taking my EDUC450 at Thompson Valley High School. Throughout the semester, I have learned many valuable skills that have prepared me for my professional career. We covered many topics including assessment, management, lesson planning, and data analysis. Every assignment enhanced my knowledge and every lesson contained valuable information that I have been so grateful to learn. The assignments I completed for this class include a setting and context of Thompson Valley, instructional strategy presentation and reflection, two lesson plans, a management plan, data analysis, an assessment project, and several reflections. Every assignment enhanced my knowledge in different areas and allowed me to think through things I hadn't thought through before. For example, I never considered what my management plan would look like or what I would hand out to students on the first day. Completing the management plan forced me to think through those things and reminded me how important they are to be an effective educator.
EDUC450 has prepared me for student teaching in many ways. Not only were the assignments helpful, but instruction also gave me tons of new information that has thoroughly enhanced my knowledge. For example, we had a lesson about different management styles. Before that lesson, I wasn't aware just how many strategies there are for classroom management. Another example is our open-question forums with a group of teachers and, later in the semester, a group of student teachers. These forums allowed us to ask questions and gave us real-life skills. They also prepared us for student teaching and later, the professional world. This class has enhanced all of my skills, and taught me many new things that have prepared me for my student teaching. I am so grateful for this class and for my wonderful teachers for preparing me in the best possible way. This class has cemented my passion for teaching and given me the tools to be the most effective educator possible.
EDUC450 has prepared me for student teaching in many ways. Not only were the assignments helpful, but instruction also gave me tons of new information that has thoroughly enhanced my knowledge. For example, we had a lesson about different management styles. Before that lesson, I wasn't aware just how many strategies there are for classroom management. Another example is our open-question forums with a group of teachers and, later in the semester, a group of student teachers. These forums allowed us to ask questions and gave us real-life skills. They also prepared us for student teaching and later, the professional world. This class has enhanced all of my skills, and taught me many new things that have prepared me for my student teaching. I am so grateful for this class and for my wonderful teachers for preparing me in the best possible way. This class has cemented my passion for teaching and given me the tools to be the most effective educator possible.