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5 Ways Being a Substitute Teacher Can Help You as an Education Major
When I was in college, my end goal was to graduate with my BFA in Art Education. I enjoyed art classes all throughout high school and thought it would make sense to further study art and maybe teach in my own classroom someday. As an education major, I was required to gain "field experience" where I had to acquire 40 hours of classroom experience in a middle school or high school setting. The college set up our field experience locations and I went to 2 different schools and pretty much observed how the art teachers in those schools worked and managed their classrooms. As nice as it was to gain some insight of a real classroom setting, I never really took charge. I would just be there to help every now and again and sit back and watch how the teacher orchestrated the classroom. Later in my college experience, I decided to fill out my application to become a substitute teacher. After all, if I was going to be getting classroom experience, it would make sense to get paid, right? So without further ado, here are the 5 ways being a substitute teacher can help you!
By Holly Mooney6 years ago in Education
Discovering Time Management I
Some people seem to live life with 12 extra hours they discover at 5am. I know and love a dear aunt who wakes up early in the morning to get in a run, makes breakfast and lunch for her 2 kids, works a full time job, helps out with school functions and extras when they come up, keeps her marriage happy, and makes time for her friends and family. She does all of this without ever seeming overwhelmed or exhausted. I am not that person, but I want to be.
By Emilia Dunaway6 years ago in Journal
Home Based Guerrilla Marketing
Being a technologist and just a little bit geeky, I try to keep my ear to the ground and listen for innovative ways to utilize technology. I am always looking for the next big thing. When I find it, I just must write about it.
By Millington Lockwood6 years ago in Journal
Conquer Kindergarten: Literacy
As a first year teacher, I was bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. I could not wait to have my own classroom and my own students to teach. I landed a job teaching Kindergarten. I loved teaching my students, but teaching a class of 35 students with a huge variety of academic levels was definitely overwhelming. I was shocked at how unprepared some students were, and when I say “unprepared,” I mean they had never heard of the letter A. Throughout the year, I was amazed at how much the students progressed. However, I know that if some of them had begun the year with more prior knowledge, the students and I both would have had an easier time. Here are my suggestions for how to best prepare your child for Kindergarten when it comes to reading and writing.
By Haley Peterson6 years ago in Education
My First Year of School
Like the vast majority of six year olds, I was extremely excited from the realisation that I would be starting school in a month’s time. In Australia just about every school (independent or state school) has a uniform in which their students wear. One night in January mum brought my new uniform home for me to try on, just to see if it would fit. While I was wearing it I felt so grown up and asked mum if I could wear it all the time. Though I was told that I couldn’t wear it until I started school because it had to be clean for my first day.
By Rebecca Sharrock6 years ago in Education