1. Pre-Student Teaching Midterm Reflection Sarah Bean

2. What Teaching Means to Me Starting where the students and teacher are Being a facilitator of knowledge Providing the tools for students to succeed

3. What Teaching Means to Me I do not, nor have I ever, planned on being a “teacher.” I want to help students learn! The image in my mind of teaching is someone standing at the front of the room and lecturing. I will not do that. I will work with the kids and lead them to their own conclusions, answers, and ultimate knowledge of how our world is.

4. What Teaching Means to Me “It is not about telling or giving answers; it is about leading, facilitating, and discovery.” – Sarah Bean

5. How I Came to be a Teacher My mother and grandmother both worked in schools. They instilled in me a love of books, learning, and helping others achieve the greatness that we know is inside us all.

6. What I Have Learned Every student is a person – unique with their own needs, strengths, and interests Every teacher is a person – unique with their own needs, strengths, and interests Sometimes it takes a lot to reach a student, but when it happens, it’s worth it Connections are the only way to authentically teach

7. What I Hope to Learn How to handle surprising or heartbreaking situations How to take advantage of every moment without getting in trouble with the school!

8. In Conclusion I cannot wait to get my own classroom, try out what I learned, and come into my own teaching style Look out, elementary schoolers, you’re about to get your learn on!