Ms. Iverson's Teaching Portfolio

In this reading and lecture I found myself very much engaged in this topic, as the idea of place and how it affects the way our education is handled or interpreted is very interesting. Depending on where you live in the world, or what culture or religion you are apart of, education may look very […]

Before Reading: How do you think that school curricula is developed? From my point of view, school curricula all comes from one similar basis, and that is what our society expects its citizens to know, represent, and act like. In lots of ways, school curricula is a representation of our society, and the good and […]

This week in class we had a very rich discussion about what it truly means to be a “good” student under what we believe as the common sense of the public school system, and who these people are. This topic is one that is of very much importance to me, since the topic of race […]

In class this week we began discussing many of the very influential people within the history of our profession, and how all these theorists still find their ways into the classrooms of today through influence and power over generations. One particular theorist that has always stood out to me is that of Maria Montessori, and […]

  As future teachers, we are constantly coming into contact with new information, ways of knowing and teaching, and viewpoints that can all become assets in our future careers, but sometimes we must sit back and think about what all these different viewpoints are truly trying to tell us, and why they are there to […]

This week in class we were assigned to read a document by Kumashiro on the topic of common sense and the problems that follow it within the world of Education, as well as the general population. Kumashiro generally defines the idea of common sense as the regular and expected algorithm of life and social norms […]

As next semester quickly approaches, it is now time to plan for what I still need to work on to become that teacher I want to be ten years down the road from now. I have come farther this semester than I ever believed I would, yet, there is still so far to go before […]

When this semester first began, I came in with little to no experience in a classroom, and now, leaving this semester behind, I can now say I have had plenty of field experience between my ECS 100, ELNG 200 and ECE 200 classes, making me feel like a lot of growth in my teaching skills […]

  Over this past semester I had the pleasure of interning in St.Theresa Elementary School’s Kindergarten classroom with the wonderful Mrs. Holle-Meyers, and I am honestly forever grateful for this amazing experience, since the time I spent in this classroom truly made me realize that this is what I want to do for my career […]