Teachers create platforms that establish the general environment of their classroom. I am modeling mine off Teria Fields's, a preservice teacher, who formatted hers as the ABC's.
Lili Teaching You Her Teaching Platform for Teaching - Lili Beard
A All students are capable. As a teacher, you must make sure you reassure your students of their ability and potential.
B Be proactive in making changes to your classroom if it is for the benefit of your students.
C Care about your students, care about the material, care about the school.
D Dazzle your students; present them with information that will engage and entertain.
E Empathize with your students. Sometimes life happens, and that is okay.
F Frequently check in with your students, whether that be through one-on-one conversation, a weekly survey, etc.
G Give yourself some time to breathe. It's okay to not always be 100%; you are human.
H Handle conflicts as quickly as they come.
I Ideas are always welcome.
J Juveniles are not always the nicest. Take what they say with a grain of salt.
AcKnowledge your students. Don't ever ignore a raised hand or someone who begins to speak and gets drowned out.
L Listening is a huge priority. Whether it's from student to teacher, teacher to student, or student to student. Everyone's voice matters.
M Make sure your students understand the material.
N Never yell. Raising your voice will only further drive away your students.
O Optimism, optimism, optimism!
P Positivity, positivity, positivity!
Q Quizzes, tests, etc, are not the only thing that can assess your students' knowledge.
R Reason with one another. No two people agree on everything.
S Support each other. Your classroom should be a safe space where everyone feels valued and encouraged.
T The school should prioritize the needs of all staff and students.
Never Underestimate your students.
V Visualize yourself in the students' shoes. At times, it's easy to get frustrated and not understand where they're coming from, but you must try to overcome this.
W Wait time! Give your students time to think after asking a question.
Don't over eXert yourself. Again, you are human.
Y Your students will love you. Don't worry. :)
Hopefully our future classes aren't on Zoom.
I really enjoyed reading this blog in the ABC format! This was such a creative way to organize your blog! It was a fun structure and fun to read! I liked all of the points you made, I really can't pick a favorite. Based on your creativity, subtle hints of humor, and points included about your platform, I can tell how great of a teacher you will be!
Hello! I really enjoyed the way that you structured your blog and thought it was super creative. I agree with everything you said and thought you brought up some great points. I especially like the Y, "your kids will love you, don't worry" I think that is something that everyone thinks about is wanting to be liked by their students or worried that they wont respect you. I laughed out loud at Z though because I really hope we aren't on zoom by the time student teaching comes around! Really enjoyed this blog, great job!-Taylor N.
Hi, Lili! I thought you using an "ABC" format to share your teaching platform was super creative. I like how throughout the letters, you remind teachers to breathe and remember that they're human and not perfect. I feel like teachers can get easily stressed when they can't be everything for everyone. I thought you skipped letter Z at first, but I actually really liked your last point, I thought it was pretty funny. I hope we're done on zoom soon, too. Good job! - Zac