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Teaching and Learning Experiences
Describe as fully as you are able to your previous experiences related to teaching and learning at the high school level.
Describe your experience of high school as a learner. Did you enjoy school, what did you learn, what did you like about school, what did you dislike about school, how did your experiences of high school compare to that of elementary and middle and what would you change?
Describe memorable high school teachers and what made them exceptional to you?
Describe any experiences of teaching, particularly high school students. What do you enjoy about teaching, what are the challenges in teaching, what would you change?
Describe any experiences of working in a high school. What aspects of the environment support teaching and learning; what aspects should be changed?
Describe how the factors of diversity, class and gender have figured in your experience as a student and as a teacher.
As you reflect on these experiences, write down any central or critical questions related to teaching and learning.
What concerns you now as a future high school educator?
Describe yourself as a learner now and how you learn best. What motivates you?
What kind of teacher do you see yourself becoming?
Use academic language and formal writing since you are sharing with an educational audience. Check spelling, grammar, punctuation.