About Me Authors Page TLED 301 SPRING 2022

My name is Sadie P. Hawkins, and I am from Stafford Virginia. I graduated from Colonial Forge High School in 2018 and went to the University of Mary Washington right out of high school then transferred to Germanna community College. I graduated with my AA in December of 2021 and now here I am doing ODU online majoring in Elementary Education. I used to play softball from the age of 4 to about 20 but when I was in high school, I had 3 knee surgeries (1 ACL repair and 2 meniscus repairs) and after playing my freshman year of college softball I decided it would be better to just lift weights. I am a major gym rat, and it is my therapy. I go roughly 4-5 days a week depending on how my body is feeling.

I have a dog named Frank and he is the most outgoing and precious thing is the world. I have a brother who is 18 about to be 19 who plays college baseball at St. Andrews University. I also have a boyfriend of 6 and a half years who plays college football at Chowan University. I love going on walks, listening to music, doing puzzles, being adventurous, I love going to new restaurants and getting food and so much more.

First and foremost as a teacher you never stop learning whether it’s material or your students. The world is constantly changing and education continues to evolve and so will your students. Developing a relationship with the students in my opinion is one of the most important aspects of becoming a teacher. It motivates them to want to learn and create maximal success.

To my future students:

• I am your teacher but also your friend

• not everyone will like you, one of my favorite quotes and will forever be my teaching moto is "You can be the juiciest peach in the world, but there will always be someone who doesn't like peaches"

• You can always confide in me

• Don't worry about the things you don't have control over

• don't get mad at the results you didn't see with the work you didn't put in

• do not let 5 seconds ruin the rest of your day.

To classmates & teachers/ instructors:

• remember patience and being patient.

• You are their teacher but also someone they respect and look up to

• engaging your students will make your jobs less stressful and more fun and also increase classroom management

• encourage all students to put there best foot forward and when they do and succeed, implement reward/ gratitude.

I know when I was younger, I personally struggled in school due to having eye issues, I saw double 50% of the time so basic tasks were a struggle for me sometimes so schoolwork wasn't even on my mind. I had such a hard time with reading and schoolwork due to this. Also, when my brother was younger, he had behavioral issues which influences his impact and classroom time. So as a teacher I want to make sure I am accommodating to all students no matter the issue or accommodation at hand.

As a teacher ill learn to be sure to address all cultures and implement them into lessons to make sure students know how important it is and that they are all valued. I’ll do my research along with questioning students to better my understanding as well not only will this help me grow as a person, but it will also improve my lessons. I’ll be sure to implement the different holidays and asks students to bring in show and tells to express their culture.

Need to learn:

• All students will not understand the task at hand on the first try.

• My students can teach me as I teach them

• learn more about are cultures and different backgrounds knowing where your students come from and their values can make teaching a lot easier and more effective

• lesson plans and curriculums make me nervous but I am hoping to get the hang of them soon

• classroom management and students behavior are linked