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Who I Am
Who I Am
Hello everyone! My name is Hallie (pronounced Hal-lee). I just recently turned 22, i’m a junior at ODU, and I live in Norfolk, VA. In my opinion, I have had quite an eventful life, when it comes to moving around and traveling, and all of my new places and people have added on to what made me choose teaching. To start, I was born in Kewanee, IL. I lived there until I was roughly two years old and then my family and I began to move- a lot. Between the ages of two and eleven my family and I had moved about 20 times, give or take. During these years I had gone to many different schools and loved every one of them. In fact, school was my favorite part of moving because everyone was always so nice to me, especially my teachers. We finally ended up back in Illinois where I spent the next 9 years in my little home town until I finally moved out here at 20. When I moved to Virginia, I moved in with my sister, my other sister and her husband, my niece (2 at the time), and my nephew (4 at the time). This is also the time when I got my first job at a daycare. Before I applied I already knew I wanted to be a teacher, but actually working with kids (and living with them) made me know for sure teaching was the only job I would ever be truly happy doing. I taught ages six weeks up to ten years old at that daycare for roughly a year. I then got the opportunity to work at a private school, which I am at currently, teaching the two year old class. I love getting to see the happiness and liveliness in all the kids at my school everyday.
What I Know
What I Know
Before I had moved out to Virginia, I was rarely around any kids. I thought I knew so much going into teaching kids but oh boy was I wrong, I knew basically nothing about kids at this point outside of toys and having fun. Since I began working with children, about two years ago, I have learned so much about how to actually teach and be a teacher to kids. I think one of the biggest things I struggled with, and that I wish someone would have helped me with, is dealing with all the emotions. When I say emotions, I’m talking about the children's and my own. I have learned different ways to calm them down if they are upset, but also how to help them express how they are feeling if I can see they are frustrated. I have also learned how to help myself calm down when I feel overwhelmed or stressed. I think the best piece of advice for future teachers that I can offer is to let them know that it is completely okay to express their emotions, as long as it's not harming themselves or others.
What I have to Learn
What I have to Learn
There will always be new things to learn when it comes to teaching, therefore I think there's endless things for me to learn. However, before I can become the teacher I want to be when I start my first elementary education job, there are a few things I need to learn. Some of the things I need to learn is how to make effective lesson plans and how to finish them in a timely manner and becoming confident in my ideas and teaching techniques. One of my biggest issues now is i get caught up in trying to make the perfect lesson and end up wasting time because it either takes too long to do or it doesn’t end up the way I like. I need to learn how to let those things go when they happen as well. As far as confidence goes, I need to learn how to believe and trust in myself.
The Teacher I Will Become
The Teacher I Will Become
Comments:
Hi Hallie! I think that it is so great that all of the schools you moved to, you loved. I was always so scared of moving schools and having such a big change, I actually stayed in the same school system from kindergarten-12th grade. I can tell how passionate you are about children and working with them and I think that is a very important quality in a teacher. I also love that you want to teach your students respect and kindness because not only will that help the classroom run smoothly, but it will help shape the children into good people. Great job on your page! -Chelsea H
Hi Hallie! I really like your page it's very creative and a lot of detail built into it. By reading your page I can tell your very passionate about teaching and i really love that. - Megan Belden
Hi Hallie! I love how your page is so bright and welcoming! I love how honest you were in " What I have to Learn" section. I too need to be more confident when coming too teaching. I love how you care about children so much that you just don't want to educate them, but you want to help them grow into well-rounded people. Which is amazing! enjoyed reading your page! - Hannah Miller
Hey Hallie, thank you for sharing your experiences, it's so cool how you teach your own 2-year old class. I wonder what that's like with such little ones. I aspire to work in a daycare this summer to get some more background experience. Starting off young is where it matters, when their brains are just starting to develop. - Hannah Conway
Hi Hallie! I think it is amazing you are so passionate about children's learning. I personally am terrible with elementary age kids and that is why I plan to teach high school. I really enjoyed your use of the bitmojis. - Abigail Downey
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