Link to Video: https://youtu.be/4auJUOaqeKg
Instructional Planning
Some ideas that I have acquired, from my ‘Field Experience’, are: Preparing lessons 15 minutes before class starts, interacting with the students while they learn, search for weaknesses and strengths among the individual students, and finally, understand the significance and diversity of the whole educational environment, teachers, secretary, janitors, etc….
About Me
Who am I? My name is Brandon Ryan and I am an aspiring teacher. I was an English major in high-school, and I was pretty good at math too. I do have a babysitting certificate; I babysat a lot when I was a teenager.
Quotes
“I hope to share the same passion for reading, writing, and learning with future students, in a school environment!” — Ryan, Brandon
Educational Philosophies
Some personal beliefs that I have about education, is that I believe in learning for all, writing and reading for all, education for all, academic and personal confidence building within the classroom, freedom of choice, social and personal change, personal and individual freedom, social and academic independence, the pursuit of happiness in life and academics, emotional motives for goals, patience and listening abilities for all, kindness for everybody, community compassion and participation, empathy for others, social and legal justice, and finally, creativity.
My philosophy is to create a strong, empathetic, understanding, professional, and equal relationships with everyone.
Professional Learning
Some professional forum quotes by me are “everybody, including the secretary, within my school is a very important cog within the machine of education,” “I think my learners are very diverse and unique, because different students had different strengths, weaknesses, and interests in certain subjects,” “I noticed that the learning environment was very supportive and team work focused.”
Professional Quotes
“Believe passionately in what you do, and never knowingly compromise your standards and values. Act like a true professional, aiming for true excellence”.— David Maister (1947- )
“…a professional is someone who can do his best work when he doesn’t feel like it.”
— Alistair Cooke (1945- )
“The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy…neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.”
— John W. Gardner (1912-2002)
Topic Exploration
ECS 100 Topic Article One ‘Social Reconstructionism’ and the ‘Feminist Pedagogy’
ECS 100 Topic Article Two ‘Social Reconstructionism’ and the ‘Feminist Pedagogy’
Field Experience
Some quotes from my ‘Field Experience’, blog posts are: “Some of the major key supports that teachers relied on, I noticed were the secretaries, educational assistants, and finally, special education teachers for certain students”; “Teachers do not only rely on supporting individuals, but they also rely on things and people to build their own professional knowledge”; “I was invited to play soccer with the students during recess, once again, and I also remembered some of their names, so I think I am starting to establish a connection with them”; “I think my learners are very diverse and unique, because different students had different strengths, weaknesses, and interests in certain subjects”.