Ever since I can remember I have been in love with education. My parents didn't have the opportunity to go to high school, as a matter of fact, my dad only went up to sixth grade but he was still really good with numbers so since I was…
To me, being a STEM/Math teacher means an opportunity to change a broken system and help with my little piece of the puzzle to form something new and better. I have always been in love with school and the process of learning. I have also always been in love…
What does it mean to be a STEM teacher? To me, being a STEM teacher means sharing deeper understanding of the natural world with others. I want to teach stewardship and life skills and make connections to other disciplines and real life. Some of the things that particularly excite me…
What I value most about being a teacher is the ability to influence younger generations. I hope to be a positive influence on my students and to help them understand themselves, their bodies, and the world around them. I want to help them be comfortable in their own skin, to…
As I see it, being a math teacher is all about demystifying and humanizing math. Students can often feel alienated and confused by math because of its abstract, black-and-white nature, and I remember feeling that way about math myself. It doesn't have to be that way, though! Math…
What it means to be a STEM Teacher to me is giving students an opportunity to see what STEM is all about and have an understanding of what it is. The definition we are being told is, "Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics is a broad term used to group…
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I have learned two very important things about assessments, this quarter: ONE) You must be sure to check for understanding both before and after the lesson, or you don't really know if anything has changed or not, and TWO) If you formulate either question in such a way…
Assessment doesn't have to be all about telling your teacher exactly what they want to hear. We're not robots. Assessments, both formative and summative, can be opportunities for students to learn further and express their own ideas about the content.…
As modern education begins to move away from the traditional ways of assessing student mastery, I find that a primary part of any assessment is the feedback. I personally value feedback from my professors and my peers. It helps me to get a clearer perspective on my strengths, weakness and…
