How to Make Everyone Feel Heard

In groups, conversations, or anywhere, it's important that everyone's ideas, feelings and concerns are heard. It brings diversity and perspective to what we're talking or working on.

Prioritizing Tasks Before Due Dates

When I first started college, this was hard for me. Finding a groove to have good time management skills was a process, but now something I take in stride.

Patience

I have six nieces and nephews and have worked three different jobs with kids from ages two to twelve. At this point, patience is second hand.

Consistent Teamwork Skills

I work in a restaurant, which requires a lot of communication and team thinking to get the job done. I practice this weekly while working and put into play when in groups at school.

Three main things I want to focus on are effective classroom management, how to make my classroom a safe and open environment, and ways to work history into fun, hands on activities. All of that goes into knowing my students to be able to navigate the lesson into something they'll be confident and knowledgeable in, but also knowing various methods to appeal to all students' learning types.

All the times I've worked with kids, I found it difficult to redirect distracted behavior into being back on track, so it's a huge priority in skills I want to learn. Additionally, developing a sense of how to reach out to kids that are struggling and need a resource is crucial for me to become to the teacher I want to be.

Of course there are many more aspects of teaching and history that I will need to know, but I'm always ready to learn new ways to improve my work ethic and self.