The First Weekly Writing

Efficient: Doing things right

Effective: Doing the right thing

An Effective teacher Affects lives. ~Wong

One of my biggest fears is the first day in the classroom. I have no idea how to begin. Sure, there is the typical introduction of yourself and the classroom, but how does one simply portray the authoritative role effectively? I am certain that this semester will help build my foundation of who I am as a teacher in order to give me the confidence of walking in on the first day. After reading a few articles, I have come to the conclusion that being the effective teacher takes time. You cannot simply walk in and expect everything to work out for the better.

The three P's that I have stood out from me from all of the articles are "Passion", "Practice", and "Performance". 

A true teacher is passionate about what they do. They wake up in the morning wanting to be preparing our future leaders. They have the drive to research for hours outside of school on ways to improve their skills and lessons. When one of those teachers are in the classroom, their 'performance' is inspiring. Some of these teachers are born with the ability to inspire, but others, like myself, need to work harder for that tite. The article by Vaugh really helped as it pushed through just a few ways of being an effective teacher.

As someone who loved to get into the blue corduroy and was driven by the art of music throughout high school, I understand the passion that a majority of true teachers feel whenever they get into the classroom. Here is an article that I found that truly speaks for the passion of teachers.

Earlier this summer, I attended an online webinar for our summer reading "Teach Like A Pirate" and captured
this image from the slideshow. I found this image really powerful and hope to one day have this hanging up in my own classroom. Until that moment when I get my own classroom, this image will remain on the desktop of my computer as a constant reminder of what I strive to be.

I look forward to going into my second week of fall semester. Putting these newly learned skills to good use are a must.