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Wednesday, October 13, 2010

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Kyle Neva: My name is Kyle Neva and currently I am a student at Dixie State college where I am taking prerequisites to get into the education program.

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Autobiographical Sketch

It wasn’t until just recently that I finally realized that being a teacher was something that I really wanted to do for a career. Growing up both of my parents were teachers so it was always in the back of my mind, but I never really had the desire to teach because of the pay. I got a job at Wells Fargo as a personal banker and started the journey of climbing the corporate ladder. It was then that I realized life would be miserable unless I find something that I really enjoy. I started teaching a group of 16 and 17 year olds for my church and I realized it was actually something that I looked forward every week. I decided that money doesn’t matter as long as you like what you do. I quickly switched majors and I haven’t been this excited about school since I was in kindergarten. After the past few weeks of taking my pre –requisites, I can finally say for the first time that this is what I want to do for the rest of my life. I have one dilemma right now though. I don’t know if I want to teach Secondary or Elementary Education.

I look back at when I was in Elementary school and I think of my 3rd, 4th and 5th grade teachers. They were such amazing teachers that taught me and other students so many things. I want to be that teacher. Those years are very crucial in the learning process of kids and I feel that I can help them grow and progress during that time. On the other side I had a lot of teachers and coaches in High School that helped me and really influenced me in positive way. Ultimately, I want to coach baseball and football so I feel that the secondary route would be better for me, but there is just something about Elementary Education that really intrigues me.

Educational Philosophy

The purpose of education is to obtain the knowledge, skills, and character, to become responsible and productive citizens. Education empowers people to achieve their dreams and aspirations, and to become self-sufficient.

The role of the teacher is to act as a facilitator and provide a way for students to obtain an education by using technology and effective teaching strategies. Through respect and enthusiasm I will motivate my students to actively participate and engage in classroom learning. Diversity is prominent in the schools today. Every student comes from a different background and from a different level of learning. Through differentiated instruction I will give my students the greatest opportunity to be successful. I want to be a lifelong learner that continues to reflect and evaluate my teaching practices. My classroom will be a place where students can learn and feel comfortable learning. It will be a safe and fair environment where they learn cooperatively and have the most opportunity to obtain the information they need to excel in their education.

The role of the student is to be an engaged learner who takes responsibility for their learning. They should be able to set their own learning goals and work to accomplish them, all while collaboratively working with others. They should show respect to their teacher, themselves, and their peers every day. The student needs to be prepared and motivated to learn from the teacher as well as others around them. It is very important that students explore the information around them and reflect upon the discoveries they make.

The role of the teacher in the community is to be involved. This includes the involvement with parents, service projects, volunteering, etc. A teacher should show their involvement with the community to his or her students and help them get involved with the community as well.

Rational #1

Effective Pedagogy (DM2)

I co created this power point presentation on guided inquiry learning in my electric portfolio class fall semester of 2010. This artifact provides evidence of effective pedagogy (DM2) because it demonstrates my knowledge of curriculum design with the essential components of objectives, assessments, procedures, and differentiation strategies for diverse learners. This power point demonstrates my understanding of the different steps and procedures used to help diverse learners achieve the ultimate goal of actually knowing how to learn opposed to waiting for the teacher to force them into learning. For example, students will learn a new technique to be able to enhance and adapt their learning so that they actually learn and not just memorize and regurgitate the information needed on test. I believe this artifact demonstrates that I have the ability to teach students new learning techniques through effective pedagogy.

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