Cadence Jones
Professional Portfolio
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COS Internship: Johnson Elementary School
The Colorado Department of Education defines professionalism as:
skill and knowledge
good judgement
work ethic; dependable and reliable
My personal definition:
My personal definition:
In my opinion being a professional means you're good at what you do. You've spent a lot of time and effort trying to make yourself better than you were before, you show up everyday ready to work and better yourself
Career Q&A
Q1: Why were you interested in this position?
Q2: What qualities does a special education teacher need in order to be effective?
Q3: What has been one of your biggest challenges you've faced in your 30 years of teaching?
Q4: What is one way you stay motivated in this job?
Q5: How do you asses your student's progress?
A1: "I am passionate about teaching special needs. i have been teaching for 30 years and I found the ones I had the most fun with and just enjoyed teraching the most was special needs."
A2: "A special education teacher should absolutely be compassionate and a good listener. A great amount of patience comes with this job as well, and you need to have a want to actually be here."
A3: "COVID was one of the hardest things I have had to deal with while teaching. Especially online learning, I just know it was hard on the parents as well."
A4: My motivation simply comes from wanting to make the world a better place. seeing my students happy and growing is so rewarding at the end of the day."
A5: Normally we will work on a topic, and once I think majority of the class has grasped the concept, I will give out an assessment and see from there."
Current Experience & Employment
Current Experience & Employment
As of right now I work at Boys and Girls Club--an after school program, I have been watching the kids there for two years in February. Before that, I volunteered there since 7th grade.
Goals I've Set For Myself:
Goals I've Set For Myself:
Communication: something I'd like to work on is my communication. one of my goals coming into this internship was focused on communications and getting better at talking to people in general. this job did eventually help a little bit because I was constantly talking to people of all ages.
Being Professional: another goal I set for myself was professionalism, I wanted to learn how to conduct yourself in the work place and how to collaborate with my other colleagues.
Leadership: something I have a hard time with is taking initiative and taking lead on a project for example. So I set a goal to be more confident and take that leadership role, not only in the workplace but also at school.
Soft Skills I Focused on:
Soft Skills I Focused on:
communication
patience
teamwork
professionalism
critical thinking
empathy
What I Learned:
What I Learned:
Reflective Essay
Reflective Essay
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