Culturally responsive teaching is a way of thinking that helps you as the teacher to teach our to those that need you the most. Culturally responsive teaching helps kids in the classroom feel safe and valued. 👏🏻👏🏻💯💯🎉

More info on the EdTPA, I’m all over the place but I’m hoping that you get the gist of what is expected to be successful in this assessment. Thanks for bearing with me 😅

It’s so important to establish a positive relationship with your students. But it’s also important to draw that line between teacher and “I’m your friend”. What you want to build is trust between you and your students so that they can move from being dependent learners to independent learners. Building trust also means respect from both sides. Which also means that the student needs to see and believe that you do actually care about their needs 🥰

Mock interviews are intimidating but also extremely helpful for you to learn from. Two important things to remember when you are being interviewed is: be yourself (don’t be your mentor teacher he/she already has a job!) and use the Oreo strategy. The cookie is your belief (teaching philosophy) the cream filling is your answer (examples) and then the bottom cookie is your belief (teaching philosophy).

It is the end of student teaching! I have completed this part of my journey to becoming a teacher! In this episode I give some helpful tips and advice on what to expect as a student teacher.

So this is a struggle for all student teachers. I talk about call and response and how important it is to establish yourself as an authoritative figure in the classroom. Super important! 😬☺️

Can you see yourself as a specialist working with special needs or EL students? Or can you see yourself steering your own ship everyday?

The EdTPA is an assessment that is required to get a teaching certificate. I’m so happy that I passed!!! This episode will give you some tips on how to make the experience easier for you friends❤️

Student teaching has its joys and then there are days even weeks where all joy is lost and is instead replaced with depression and anxiety! But do not fear! It will pass my friends ❤️ you made it this far! You can make it even further

ELL and special needs students need your help and attention just like the rest of their peers need your help. You are their voice of reason, don’t be intimidated 😊