WHY DO I WANT TO TEACH?D E I D R E PA R K E R

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Standard #8 Instructional Strategies

The teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies to encourage learners to develop deep understanding of content areas and their connections, and to build skills to apply knowledge in meaningful ways.

 Name of Artifact: Personal Statement PowerPoint Project 

Date: September 28, 2012 

Course: EDUC 101

 Brief Description: For this assignment, I began thinking about my personal philosophy of education. I started to identify my core beliefs as I start my journey towards becoming an exceptional educator. I used my textbooks, class discussions, notes, service learning experiences and personal experiences to create this power point presentation.

 Rationale: To document my understanding of Standard #8, Instructional Strategies, I selected to include my Personal Statement PowerPoint Project because this assignment demonstrates by ability to use a variety of instructional strategies to encourage learners to develop a deep understanding of content areas and their connections and to build skills to apply knowledge in meaningful ways.

Where I’m FromI am from 47 empty wine bottles underneath my mother’s bed

From roach clips and coke lines on my father’s deskI am from telling my siblings “Hide and don’t come out no matter how hard she hits me”

And “If you tell anyone I’ll beat your sister within an inch of her life”I am from neglected sunflowers withering in the summer heat

Whose drooping heads resembled my own spiritI am from Little Women and an old boom box with one station

From Dorothy and RoseI am from prayer warriors and homemade clothingAnd from lying about his age to serve his country

From helping family no matter the costI am from “The truth will set you free” even while it tears my family apart

I am from a Cherokee princess and an Irish nobleFrom sweet potato casserole and sugar cream pieFrom trying to forgive my recently sober mother

And from determined not to put my children through any of what I went throughLoving them, my whole family and God with all my heart and soul

I am from neglected sunflowers withering in the wind

who just needed someone to love them.

Adopt the pace

of nature.Her secret is

patience.

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