In this post I am going to address who my learners are, what my teaching style is, what life skills I am already using, and what life skills on which I still need to work.
I am HOPE Academy West's Title One Math Teacher. I have been in this postion for seven years. My learners are Kindergarten through grade four students who have trouble in Math. I pull them from their classrooms to work with them in groups ranging from 1-6 students. I try to make learning fun, meaningful, and relevant for each student. I have students use their senses and lots of hands-on materials. I use various teaching methods to find out which method each student learns best. I try to intergrate technology as well as the other academic subjects. My goal is for every student to reach his/her potential. In order to do this, I need to reach my potential by continually taking classes to update my education/knowledge. The video at the top, demonstrates the importance of doing so.
The life skills that we are already using are: flexibility and adaptability; social and cross cultural skills; productivity and accountability; and leadership and responsibility. The life skill that we need to work on is initiative and self-direction.
