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My Journey to Becoming an Effective Educator By Talecia Stephens “The best way to predict your future is to create it”. ~Abraham Lincoln

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My Journey to Becoming an Effective Educator

By Talecia Stephens“The best way to predict your future is to create it”. ~Abraham Lincoln

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Table of Contents

• All About Me• Academic Scholar

– Knowledge of Subject Matter– Effective Practitioner– Technological Applications– Multiple Assessments– Multicultural and Global Perspective– Special Populations Perspective

• Reflective Practitioner– Field Based Experience

• Professional Dispositions– Personal and Interpersonal Perspectives

• Future Plans

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All About Me

• 22 years old• Top 10 percentile at BSU• Spontaneous, Sociable, and

Outgoing• 5 yrs of Teaching Experience• Love teaching and interacting

with young children• Love Math and Technology

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My Experience

• North View Elementary School

Mrs. Barton and Mrs. Woods

Pre- K

22 students• Chapel Forge Special Center

Mr. John and Ms. Nina

3 year olds

AM class – 4-6 students

PM class – 7 students

Autism, Developmental Delay and Speech Delay

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Mrs. Barton’s Pre-K Class Phase I

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Mr. John’s 3 yr old AM ClassPhase II

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Mr. John’s 3 yr old PM ClassPhase II

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Academic Scholar

Knowledge of Subject Matter

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Knowledge of Subject Matter Teaching Philosophy

My Philosophy

Build strong relationship with

your students

Expose students to authentic

experiences

Learn students’ background: their learning styles,

culture and abilities

Facilitate students’ creativity to promote them to become life-

time learners

Align assessments

with the objectives

and lessons

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Knowledge of Subject MatterPraxis Scores

Praxis I: 528Praxis II: EC 164/174 SPED 319

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Knowledge of Subject Matter Transcript

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Reflection

• Be a hard worker and the same characteristics should shine through your students.

• Modeling is the most effective way to influence students’ behaviors.

• Be as non biases as possible. My purpose is to only address the needs of my students and their success.

• Promote intrinsic motivation so students will feel good about their grades vs. trying to gain a reward.

• Learn from my students as they learn from me.“To be successful, the first thing to do is fall in love with your work”.

~Sister Mary Lauretta

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Academic Scholar

Effective Practitioner

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Effective PractitionerLesson Plan

• The Great Shape Hunt

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Effective Practitioner Unit Plan

Theme: Welcome to School

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Effective PractitionerBulletin Boards

• These bulletin boards were created to help students identify their peers, staff and faculty members.

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Effective PractitionerCreative Activities

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Reflection

• Build Strong Relationship with your students– Bulletin Boards

• Helped me learn about my students• Helped students learn about their peers• Helped student learn about who works to support their learning• Fostered a sense of “safe environment” and “belonging”

• Make learning fun. • Teach through different modalities. • Being enthusiastic and creative really motivates the students for

learning.• Create a positive and safe environment for students.• Establish clear rules and consequences.• Create eye-catching and purposeful bulletin boards and lessons.

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Academic Scholar

Technological Applications

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Technological Applications Starfall

• The students were on computers daily during center time.

• The website starfall.com teaches reading and makes learning fun.

• The website includes exciting phonics games and online interactive books.

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Technological Applications Library

• Our class went to the library each Wednesday to play interactive games with Mr. Krainer.

• They learned Math and Reading Skills.

• They also checked out new books each week.

If you want to trick a child into learning, then give them access to technology. ~Talecia Stephens

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Technological Applications Smart Board/ Interactive Board

• Review our lessons– Plot– Characters

• Play games• Sing songs

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Technological ApplicationsTech/Talk

• Helped non-verbal students to communicate.

• Used tech/talk with the story “Too Much Noise”

• Used to help students identify animals’ sounds in the story.

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More Pictures of Technology

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Reflection

• Expose students to authentic experiences.• Make any lesson fun by simply adding

technology. • Use a variety of technology tools to enhance

instruction.• Help students become technologically savvy so

they will be good researchers in the future.

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Academic Scholar

Multiple Forms of Assessments

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Multiple Forms of AssessmentShape Recognition

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Multiple Forms of AssessmentBook and Print Awareness Checklist

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Multiple Forms of AssessmentNumber Knowledge

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Multiple Forms of AssessmentAction Research (Summative)

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Pre test Post test

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Reflection

• Assessment information is used to plan meaningful learning experiences.

• It is a great tool when used properly. It should be paired with instruction to help students build upon weaknesses.

• It also determines what objectives need to be met.

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Academic Scholar

Multicultural and Global Perspective

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Multicultural and Global Perspective

• October is Hispanic Heritage Month.

• Exposure

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Multicultural and Global Perspective Pennies for Peace

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Literacy & Informational Evening for ESL Families

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Multicultural and Global Perspective Language Diversity

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Reflection

• Learn students’ background: their learning styles and abilities– Hispanic Heritage Month– Pennies for Peace– Language Diversity– As a teacher, I will make all students feel worthy

regardless of gender, socio-economic status, culture, and/ or disability.

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Academic Scholar

Special Population Perspective

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Special Population PerspectiveOral Motor

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Special Population PerspectivePDS Clinic

• 5yrs old/ Kindergarten• Loves Cars and Dinosaurs• Reads Level 2 books and self-

corrects• Knows all 30 of his sight words• Knows all upper and lower

Case letters• Is more encouraged to read

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Add Special POP Motor ?

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Reflection

• Only provide support when necessary.• Accommodations that I learned to apply to my

lessons are prompting, using visual aids such as PCS, and giving additional wait time.

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Reflective Practitioner

Field Base Experience

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Field Base ExperiencesMentor Teacher Opinionnaire

• My Field Base Experience has made me a more confident and assertive person. I had positive interact with parents, students, and teachers. I have also become more patience. I believe in learning from my mistakes. I reflect daily to find ways to improve myself. Mrs. Shaw says I am very conscientious.

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Field Base ExperiencesSummative Evaluation

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Field Base ExperiencesComments from Mrs. Caldwell

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Sibling’s Night at Chapel Forge

Sight Identifying parts of the body

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Sibling’s Night

Touch Smell

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Field Trip at the Pumpkin Patch

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Field Trip

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Reflection

• I believe in collaborating to learn new ideas such as effective strategies

• There is always room for improve. I will continue to raise expectations for myself.

• We have to pick and choose our battles.– Avoid Conflicts

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Professional Dispositions

Personal and Interpersonal Perspectives

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Personal and Interpersonal Perspectives

• My Last Day at Northview

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Personal and Interpersonal PerspectivesParent & Student Comments

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Personal and Interpersonal Perspectives

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Personal and Interpersonal Perspectives

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Personal and Interpersonal Perspectives Letter Of Recommendation

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Inquiry Group

• Good Teaching Strategies– Have a passion– Use Practical

Applications– Explain to students

why they learn a certain topic

– Ask for Resource

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ACT Meeting

• November 12, 2009• Discuss The Hidden

Senses

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Reflection

• Build good reputation with parents colleagues, and students.

• Stay updated on new educational research and techniques.

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Risk Watch Day

• Community Helpers• Firefighters• School Bus Driver• Ambulance

Paramedic

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Fall Parade

We were scarecrows

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Future Plans

• Write children’s books• Teach Pre- K• Earn my Masters in

Teaching• Join Social

Committee• After teaching, I want

to become a Counselor

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