throughout the 4 weeks I worked on my capstone project it allowed me to learn a lot more about the developmental aspects of first graders and how important independence and responsibility is. One major thing I learned is the importance of allowing them to do things independently in the classroom….

One big developmental idea I learned this semester was the role of brain development for young children. It stands out to me that the idea of social and emotional development has a big role in young children’s lives whether they are in school or not. Some children who do not…

 please describe your plan for exploring your question.  I know each of you talked to me about this independently, but it is useful to articulate that vision in writing as well. for my question i plan on digging deeper into the research by using teacher blogs and really looking at…

The question I chose to research for this project is “How do first graders develop a sense of indepence and responsibility?” I chose this question because i have previously worked with first graders in a classroom for 2 years, I hope to find out at what point they start to…

throughout the village project I was able to add many new tools to my teacher tool box. I am so greatful to have had this oppertunity to broaden my expiernce as a Y-care staff. 10 big take aways from my expiernce this year are, All the things listed above were…

Becoming a teacher is something that I have always had as an idea of what I wanted to do with my future. When I was in high school I had one teacher whom I connected with and she made a big impact on me, I want to be that teacher…

starting to work back at the after-school site from Christmas break, It was so exciting and sweet to see those kids again. My goals for this semester are to create stronger connections with my students than I currently have. I know all the students in my groups but I feel…

throughout the past few months, I have learned a lot of things when it comes to becoming a teacher in a classroom of your own. I worked with kids ages kindergarten-3rd grade, and there were many things I learned when teaching these young students in the after-school program. all my…