My Expectations
As an educator, I believe my role in the classroom is to be the facilitator of learning and exploring for all students who come through my door. Holding high esteem for the value of community, I can better foresee students achieving these goals if they are capable of working together collectively for a greater goal. One way to achieve this type of classroom environment is to emulate in my own thoughts, behaviors, and actions the enthusiasm and joy I have for the material at hand. A great way to show my passion for the content is by sharing personal travels of my trips to different Spanish-speaking countries and other instances where I have used Spanish. At times this may be difficult, but that is why I would work hard as an educator to adapt my lessons to be more relevant to my students. By being flexible with my actions, I may show for my students how I am willing to change for the greater good of reaching our overall ambitions as a class.
Further, I feel is my duty as a teacher is to be available for my students, whether they present to me their academic or personal needs. If I want my students to see me as a credible and reliable source for answers to their questions or insight for their concerns, I need to be consistent, fair, and caring with my role as their teacher. I need to be someone who is trustworthy and supportive in order to better serve my students both during class time and after hours. One specific way I plan on making myself more available is by working heavily with social media in appropriate and professional ways to communicate well with my students. This strong line of communication could be in the form of a Twitter account, an email account, or a possible class blog keeping students up-to-date and informed.
An additional attribute that I feel I need to bring to the classroom as the teacher is my greatest effort given for the benefit of the class as a whole. I will strive to improve myself and what I can do for the class each day. I will seek resources and opportunities to further educate myself about teaching practices and better my own knowledge of the content I teach. I desire to remain involved with the Education and Spanish honor societies that I am in now, and I will look for conferences and other professional development opportunities to attend.
As a colleague, I readily recognize that while I may be responsible for my own classroom, I am also part of a bigger team that works together as a whole in order to create a space for students that is cohesive in its policies and goals. I will be both supportive and dependable in order to work effectively with other faculty members. Just as I am with my students, I will aim to be as available as possible for my colleagues. I look forward to collaborating with others and sharing ideas for the classroom because I feel that you can always learn more from talking with others. I also feel that working together may help create a more consistent and deliberate atmosphere where our students can thrive.