It’s hard for me to say exactly how I meet these standards listed
on the Michigan Standards for Entry Level Teachers seeing as though I haven’t
had my first actual teaching experience yet. But when I look over the list of
standards, I feel as though they are pretty do-able.
Right now, something that I am somewhat nervous about it
writing my own lesson plans proficiently. (Section 2 “Instructional Design and
Assessment” part a.) I am hoping that by the time I have finished my training
at Cornerstone, student teaching, graduation, and eventually finding my own
classroom to teach in, I will have had enough experience and practice to feel
more comfortable about this.
I feel fairly confident about designing instruction so that
students are constantly engaged. (Section 3 “Curricular and Pedagogical Content
Knowledge Aligned with State Resources” part d.) I had certain teachers in high
school that did a very good job at keeping students engaged in the classroom
with different activities and learning exercises. At the same time, I had some
teachers who were extremely disengaged and did nothing but lecture in the
classroom. I learned so much more from the teachers who involved the students,
and enjoyed those classrooms immensely. When I decided that I wanted to be a
teacher, I also decided that I refused to become one of those teachers who only
lectured. I want to make classroom experiences enjoyable and helpful for my
students.
I think that one way to be sure that I meet these standards
as a teacher is to be conscious of them. I need to remind myself of the goals
that are set for me, and re-read these types of standards often to self-analyze
and be sure that I am up to the standard I want to be as a teacher.
