I would like to introduce my student.  Her name is Suzie and is currently in 2^nd grade. She is an average student. She has brown hair and blue eyes she loves to read; listen to music.  She loves school.  She likes to be with her friends, play on the playground and twirl on the bars. Right on task where she is suppose to be.

Second graders are just starting to figure things out.  They are learning how to count money, tell time, read more fluently, write better sentences, building there vocabulary and learning about current events.  They are also learning how to get along with each other. . According to Crain (2011) Students construct their own understanding through experience, interactions with content and others, and there curiosity gives them opportunity to work out their solutions on there own. In Suzie’s class they have a lot of activities to help engage them in learning.  They do a lot of group work so they can discuss with each to figure out the answers.  Also they have centers where they can go and do an activity and be able to physically do it on their own without the teacher helping them. They also have whole group where the whole class is working on the activity with the teacher. According to Crain (2011), Learning is the interaction between what students know, the new information they encounter, and the activities they engage in as they learn.

Every afternoon Suzie tells her mom all the things that she learned that day. One day Suzie was super excited when she got home to tell her mother that they did a science project about planting watermelon seeds in the garden at school. They were going to watch the seeds grow into watermelons. They discussed how soil was needed for the seed; that they also needed water and sun. At the end of the experiment when the watermelons were ready to be pulled off the vine they were going to enjoy eating some of them in the grass at school.  According to Crain (2011) that real learning comes from experiences that arouse children’s curiosity and give them opportunities to work out their solutions on their own.

As a 2^nd grader she loves making up plays , reading chapter books, drawing pictures, playing dress up with her sister. According to Crain (pg229) Vygotsky believed that our ability to talk to ourselves to think with the help of words contributes enormously to our power of thought. When Suzie reads books she is able to retell the story, tell about the characters sometimes she needs help with getting the setting right but she can put the events in order. If she has to write a story she does well with punctuation, capitalizing the correct letters and she can find more information if she has too sometimes with a little help. Math is a little more difficult for her one of the other students in class usually tries to help her while they are in groups working on their equations. She is doing all the things that a girl at her age level is supposed to do.

 My opinion at this grade level most of the children are demonstrating all of the learning styles.  They respond to visual cues, auditory music, and kinesthetic movement hands on.  I just have to stimulate them in a positive way. According to Crain (pg150) Other children can stimulate and challenge the child’s thinking and it would seem that adults can do the same.

Crain, W. (2011). Theories of Development (6th ed.). New York , New York: Prentice Hall.

I want to say that my learner is very stable.  Her developmental profile is that she is a great student. She’s helpful, respectful of others and knows what’s going on around her.  She has a balanced home life father, mother, brother and a cat.  Her family cares about what she does in school.  While she’s in class she always paying attention, a good listener and, follows directions. Once in a while she has to be reminded to stay on task.  Once she is done with her work she asks what she can do next. 

  As to thinking of putting a name on a concept I don’t know if I can yet. I think I could take a little bit of all of them and use it.

A learning modality that I would use would be a little of all of them I think she would excel at all of them.

One thing that I have learned so far and I have used is that children love science projects.  They love those hands on activities.  They also like getting up in front of the class  in groups.  We did a readers theater and they just loved it.    As time goes on, I will learn what they need by watching and learning from them.

According to Crain (2011) it is not always easy to find the educational experiences that are most natural for a given child.  Knowledge of cognitive states can help, but children are sometimes at different stages in different areas.  A teacher has to look closely at the child’s actions, to learn the  from the child and to be guided by the child’s interests.

Crain, W. (2011). Theories of Development (6th ed.). New York , New York: Prentice Hall.

Week 1 Assignment 1 My Blog

Hi I think I need to reintroduce myself.  I am starting a new journey in my life.  I am going back to school to become an elementary school teacher.  I started substitute teaching a year ago.  My daughter gave me the idea since she is a first grade teacher now for two years. The more I am with these children the more I like it.  It’s very rewarding just seeing those little faces smile at you when they get it there’s nothing like it.  It going to be hard going back to school but I have a lot of support from my husband and family. 

 So here I go:

 I have to address why I chose this layout for my blog.  I like the feeling of being outside. I love nature. My passion is to someday live where there is a river stream with big beautiful trees.  The picture that I picked was one that I took when we were camping in Mammoth, Ca last year.  Looking at this stream is so relaxing I can still hear the water running down the mountain.  That was one of the best times we had camping.

I anticipate my personality will affect my students in a good way.  Children can sense when you really care and want them to learn.  Giving them more encouragement and drive to do a little more I can expand their understanding and give them tools to use to go even farther.  Having different ways of doing an activity could accommodate various minds in the classroom.  You have to take into consideration the ones that are not going to be responsive at firsthand respect that.  Adjust and enhance. Using various styles for auditory, visual and kinesthetic learning will just the spark, finding that will be a constant process.

For myself I am a kinesthetic learner; this means I like a lot of hands   on activities. I am not always going to use a pencil and paper it might be just them telling me the answer rather than writing it down or drawing the answer or acting it out. Most likely I will be getting the students involved with a lot of things in which they have to hold it, take it apart, and ask inquisitive questions ignite their minds. So with the students doing a lot of different activities that will give the same ending result hopefully my spark will mean success in the classroom.   There is a lot of different resources out there for me to use.  Including asking others what they are doing, looking on the internet or maybe just watching the children and assessing how they are reacting to my way of teaching.  That will be the final toll.  My teaching style is whatever the students need to be amazing people.

Here are a few websites to find out what your superpower is:

.Personality test   • http://www.teamtechnology.co.uk/mmdi/questionnaire/ 

Kisa Personality Inventory

Teaching and Learning Styles

Grasha's Teaching Styles Inventory

My personality is ISTJ . They strive to help others in whatever role they play. They take responsibility seriously and honor their commitments. They fulfill duties without seeking recognition. Their greatest contribution is their ability to work hard and to make sacrifices to keep society running smoothly. 

https://www.personalitymax.com/personality-types/istj-examiner