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Hi! Who am I?
Hi! Who am I?
My name is Samantha Lewis, but just about everyone calls me Sami. I am a senior (maybe?) here at ODU and I am an English Major with Teacher Prep. I also work for the Recreation and Wellness Center on campus as a lifeguard!
I am a first-time cat mom of a year and six months to an angry little man named Gus! When I'm not busy with him or in class, I can usually be found at the stadium with my marching band friends. I am a two-time captain for the color guard and hope to return to it next semester as well!
P.S. I have a twin sister!! You may see her on campus and believe she's me! I promise we're not identical.
What I Know
What I Know
Hobbies and Interests - Relating them to School
Hobbies and Interests - Relating them to School
I did marching band and color guard all throughout my high school and now college experiences. Since these were credited classes, I was able to connect one of my largest interests to school and what it meant to not only be a good performer but a good student. It takes a lot of time and effort to not only have homework each week but several hours of practicing!
How to be a Professional
How to be a Professional
Last spring I had the wonderful opportunity to choreograph two separate routines with another guard captain for the Virginia International Tattoo as part of the Virginia Arts Festival. We worked extensively for several months with a director and other music and event staff to produce two amazing scenes in the show. We worked hard, and I couldn't have been more proud of the students I helped teach!
P.S. I taught a fellow TLED student here, hi Hannah D!
The Importance of Books
The Importance of Books
I grew up with the heavy influence of my grandmother being a librarian, so books were definitely my cup of tea! I know that my classroom will be a reading haven, and I hope to inspire my students to read more books (yes, even digital copies)
What I Need to Learn
What I Need to Learn
I need to learn how to navigate teaching students from low-income backgrounds and marginalized communities.
I need to learn how to navigate teaching students from low-income backgrounds and marginalized communities.
I'm originally from Arlington, VA, which is quite different from Norfolk. While I did spend time as a Navy brat in California, Oklahoma, and Japan, most of my life has been spent in Arlington.
I also need to learn how to interact with parents and guardians at the teacher/professional level.
I also need to learn how to interact with parents and guardians at the teacher/professional level.
I'm so used to being a student that I have no idea how to interact with other adults as the teacher. Guess there's no better time than the present, right?
The Teacher I Will Become
The Teacher I Will Become
I want my classroom to be an open space where all of my students feel safe and where they can live as themselves. I believe that the purpose of school is to bring kids together to learn social, life, and career skills as well as to teach essential content dependent on where they live and the status of the country they live in. I would consider myself to be an Essentialist/Progressivist mix.
I want my classroom to be an open space where all of my students feel safe and where they can live as themselves. I believe that the purpose of school is to bring kids together to learn social, life, and career skills as well as to teach essential content dependent on where they live and the status of the country they live in. I would consider myself to be an Essentialist/Progressivist mix.
I would love for my classroom to be more student-centered so that my students can work with one another to derive meaning from the literature that we will study and hopefully gain some insight from one another.
I would love for my classroom to be more student-centered so that my students can work with one another to derive meaning from the literature that we will study and hopefully gain some insight from one another.
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