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- English
- Reading
- Redaction
- Modern Literature
- Classics
Graduate from Grand Canyon University in Central Illinois teaching/tutoring English with interactive activities, games, and all with a friendly smile to students in grades 6-12
- English
- Reading
- Redaction
- Modern Literature
- Classics
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About Katie
Since I was a young girl, I knew that I wanted to do as much as I could to help other people. I knew that school was one of the greatest places to be, in my opinion. My mother says that I would take my stuffed animals and line them up like they were at their desks in a classroom and use the chalkboard that I had and write lessons on it so that I could teach my stuffed animals things they would need to know to be successful in their world.
It was in eighth grade that I really started noticing symptoms of depression coming to light in myself, but was too afraid to admit that I was struggling with my emotions to my family and friends because I did not want to be a burden on them. Instead, I turned to reading and art. The teacher that was my ELA teacher and had been my art teacher for two years already combined the two subjects and let us be very creative for projects after reading a novel. I may not be the best at art still, but I have learned so much about self expression. This really helped with the depression and I also got some help because I was able to gain the courage to admit that I needed it. Also, it was during this time in my life that I knew what I wanted to do with teaching. I wanted to be like this teacher and let students get encouraged to read by turning what they read into something creative. Not only do I want to have the students do something creative, I want them to be able to find their place in the world. My teacher played a huge role in this for me. It is my overall goal to be able to be part of the team that helps another student be able to do this.
At the moment, I am teaching sixth grade writing. My short-term teaching goal is to prepare my students with the capitalization, punctuation, and grammar skills that they need to write effectively. However, my long-term teaching goal is to help my students create a passion for not only writing, but for reading and learning new things. It is my passion to help them in becoming well-rounded citizens of the world they live in. I want them to be able to find the courage to take on challenges and know that they have the tools within them to do whatever they put their minds to, even if they have a mind that is “broken” like mine was due to depression.
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- Primary
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- SPM
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levels :
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Secondary
SPM
Form 6
STPM
Adult education
Masters
Doctorate
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
I use a lot of different techniques while teaching and am always adapting to what works best for the students that I am working with. Since there is not one way to learn, I do not have one way to teach. I use a variety of activities. Sometimes, we will read a passage and then draw pictures of what students were able to visualize in their minds which appeals to students that learn best by doing. We may read it aloud as a class the first time then I will have the students read it independently to themselves which also helps go along with the auditory and visual learners. Also, I need to ensure that I gain and keep the attention of my students. I usually start class off with a quick check-in to see how the students are feeling and then a quick journal. After the journal, I focus on recalling prior knowledge that relates to what we are going to be working with in class that day. For example, I taught high school for a couple of years and one of my common warm-up for when we were getting ready to start our Romeo and Juliet unit was to focus on what students know about “forbidden love”. I know that many of my students would have never read anything of Shakespeare yet, but that does not mean that they know nothing at all about him and/or his plays. Chances are they have encountered something that is much like Shakespeare. They could tell me about a time in a book or movie, maybe even in real life, that they saw someone that was in love with someone but others were against the couple being together for some reason. (This is where I would sometimes get students that would state that their parents do not like the person they are dating.) I also share that some people may not like the relationship that I am in and that it used to be illegal since I am a Caucasian woman married to an African-American man. This helps them relate the play’s major theme to something in real life.
I also try to adhere to the 80/20 rule while teaching. The 80/20 rule is that I allow students to practice 80% of the time that we have class and have lecture or teaching the other 20%. The practices that students may have could be working in partners/small groups, peer reviewing, creating a fun story that uses the vocabulary for the week, writing or editing an essay, etc. I try to have the lecture be where I give the scaffolding that students need to be able to be successful with the skill that we have been working on.
I use guided practice which is where I am there to help the class work together to achieve a goal, then we move onto independent practice where the students work on their own to do something much like the guided practice but to ensure they have the skill themselves, and then finally, we have the assessment. For example, when working on poetry, I start the class with writing a poem about a specific topic together while following the rubric and allowing students to give me suggestions for a line or rhyme or whatever the case may be until the poem is completed and we have an original Ms. Stewart’s class piece. Then the students go and work on a poem that they write while ensuring that they are meeting all the components of the rubric. They usually are encouraged to work with a partner and I try to pair students so that a lower-level is working with a higher-level achiever so that they can challenge and help one another. Then we have an assessment where the students go through and create another poem that they will be graded on as a test grade using the rubric that we have been practicing with. I also make sure that I walk around the room and listen and look for clues if a student is struggling. I do, however, tell students that they need to use their resources (examples, text book, each other) first, before asking me for assistance, but I am always happy to assist as needed. I want my students to be able to think independently and not always have to rely on me because I will not always be around much like how the real world is.
I am always willing to ask for help when I am struggling and use my resources. I collaborate with my fellow teachers and/or look to online sources that are available from other teachers around the world to help me with my teaching. I know that in order to be an effective teacher, I have to be able to adapt. That is why I have a painting that is always hung by my desk that says “have a plan, but be flexible.” It has become my life motto. While lesson planning is a big component of teaching, it is not everything. It is getting to know you students, learning things yourself (learning never stops), and adapting. Nothing in life is ever 100% predictable!
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