Teacher identity Participant hopes to 8/63 12.70% am hoping to learn more about myself “I create identity as a and how I can best teach others so that no teacher. matter where I end up teaching I will be prepared for all types of students”. Positive relationships Participant hopes to 5/63 7.94% hope that my most important “I with students create positive achievement be being able to reach relationships with out to my students. I hope to make great future students. connections and develop good relationships with my students in order to create an optimal learning environment”. Theory to classroom Participant hopes to 5/63 7.94% "I hope to effectively implement the skills apply educational and tools that I learn from my professors theory within his/her in my everyday teaching experience” classroom. Assessment & Participant hopes to 4/63 6.35% the knowledge to teach a wide “Having differentiation assess the needs of variety of learners and differentiate students and instruction in such a way that all students differentiate have the opportunity to learn the instruction. material”. Effective lesson planning Participant hopes to 4/63 6.35% that seeing my overall progress “I learn how to effectively from the first lesson plan and unit plan to lesson plan. my final lessons/units in the program will be a great achievement to see how much I've grown in a short time”. Positive impact Participant hopes to 4/63 6.35% the lives of my students and “Improving have a positive impact making a difference for them”. on his/her students' lives. Connections Participant hopes to 3/63 4.76% up a network of fellow educators “Setting form valuable to support me, and for me to support, connections that may during my career”. help him or her in the future. Self-improvement Participant hopes to 3/63 4.76% like the focus on reflection and “I improve his or her improvement. I want to be able to look at teaching skills. my teaching and see improvement, and I want to continue improving throughout my career”. Community of educators Participant to join 2/63 3.17% able to work productively with peers “Be a community of and students in the education setting”. educators and maintain relationships. Content area knowledge Participant hopes to 2/63 3.17% believe that my most important “I have a strong achievement will be becoming an expert understanding of in my field of study”. his/her content area (e.g., math, science, Spanish).
Teacher identity Participant hopes to create identity as a teacher. 8/63 12.70% “I am hoping to learn more about myself and how I can best teach others so that no matter where I end up teaching I will be prepared for all types of students”. Positive relationships with students Participant hopes to create positive relationships with future students. 5/63 7.94% “I hope that my most important achievement be being able to reach out to my students. I hope to make great connections and develop good relationships with my students in order to create an optimal learning environment”. Theory to classroom Participant hopes to apply educational theory within his/her classroom. 5/63 7.94% "I hope to effectively implement the skills and tools that I learn from my professors in my everyday teaching experience” Assessment & differentiation Participant hopes to assess the needs of students and differentiate instruction. 4/63 6.35% “Having the knowledge to teach a wide variety of learners and differentiate instruction in such a way that all students have the opportunity to learn the material”. Effective lesson planning Participant hopes to learn how to effectively lesson plan. 4/63 6.35% “I that seeing my overall progress from the first lesson plan and unit plan to my final lessons/units in the program will be a great achievement to see how much I've grown in a short time”. Positive impact Participant hopes to have a positive impact on his/her students' lives. 4/63 6.35% “Improving the lives of my students and making a difference for them”. Connections Participant hopes to form valuable connections that may help him or her in the future. 3/63 4.76% “Setting up a network of fellow educators to support me, and for me to support, during my career”. Self-improvement Participant hopes to improve his or her teaching skills. 3/63 4.76% “I like the focus on reflection and improvement. I want to be able to look at my teaching and see improvement, and I want to continue improving throughout my career”. Community of educators Participant to join a community of educators and maintain relationships. 2/63 3.17% “Be able to work productively with peers and students in the education setting”. Content area knowledge Participant hopes to have a strong understanding of his/her content area (e.g., math, science, Spanish). 2/63 3.17% “I believe that my most important achievement will be becoming an expert in my field of study”.
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