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**My educational philosophy** **By Miss Berglund (Site Creator)** Site and contact information below  I think as an educator there is always something more we can be doing to better ourselves both in and outside of the classroom. The survey that I filled out was able to pin point for me some of the areas where I need specific growth in order to succeed in my career. The three stages that I want to educate myself in are important to me because I believe that they play a very important role in a successful education, both for me and for those who I will be teaching.

The first stage of my development that is an area where I need to grow is my sensitivity towards the varieties of individual and cultural diversity. Just sitting in the classrooms here at ISU I’ve been able to explore other individuals and their cultures through discussion and assignments. I want to continue being open to these discussions and enjoy what information other people have to offer. Group projects are one way in particular that I plan to be more sensitive to individuals and their cultures because you never know the background of the people who you will be working with. I’d like to get to know my peers on more than just and educational level.

Exhibiting and understanding of what affects learning and appropriate teaching techniques was the second statement where I noticed that some change needed to take place. I’ve had both good and bad teachers in the 14 years I’ve been in school, and I’ve been able to take from both and learn from them. This is one area where I think I’ll be able to grow in the most once I can start observing in classrooms and see how I respond to teachers when they aren’t teaching me. I know what I don’t like as a student, but I’m not sure if I’ll have the capabilities or the resources to change those things once I’m a teacher. I want to absorb all that I can from teachers that I have right now and also from fellow students. It’s been difficult for me to get past the ways in which I was taught and understand that not everyone learns in the same way. I want to develop multiple means of teaching and responding to those students who just aren’t getting it. Asking current professors and even past teachers what they would do/did is a great resource in developing my understanding of what affects learning and appropriate teaching techniques.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">The last statement that I would like to develop in is my interest in and an ability to seek out informational, technological, and collegial resources. I tend to stick to the internet as a resource for papers or projects, but I know that there is so much more at my disposal. The library on campus is a great example of a place where I can go for information, whether it’s in books, movies, journals, or articles. I don’t utilize the library as much as I could, but I plan on exploring more of what it has to offer. The internet is still a useful tool for a college student, but it’s important that the sources being used are credible. Digging deeper for information is something I need to do rather than just settling for the first website that comes up in a search engine.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">All of the statements discussed in the self assessment survey are important and can constantly be developing. I hope to take a lot of useful information and resources from my time here at ISU in the Elementary Education program. I’m anxious to begin my student teaching, so I can physically observe students and teachers and the ways in which they interact with each other. As a student, I’m still developing in many areas of education, but my hope is that I will eventually feel confident to take on a classroom of my own and be able to mark “strongly agree” on the entire survey.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**Site Creator:** Lisa M. Berglund **Date Created:** April 29, 2011 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**Contact Information:** Email: lmbergl@ilstu.edu Mailing Address: P.O. Box 329 Normal, IL 61761