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Last Updated July 1, 2007

Miss Maiers Teaching Philosophy

My philosophy of teaching is that I am there to help guide children in their learning. It is my job to pass on my kowledge and let the students learn from experience. I don't want to just stand up in front of the classroom and lecture. I want to make learning fun for them, and let me get hands on experience. I want the students to be able to learn skills that will also help them in the real world, not just the basics. Learn to get along with others, and to be able to solve problems on their own, not just with others, but in every aspect of their lives. Most importantly I want them to become life long learners.

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Career Goals

Even as a child playing school with my friends I knew that I wanted to be a teacher. I knew that I wanted to make a diffrence in a child's life. I was influenced by my mom, who is a first grade teacher. I have spent many years in a classroom. When I was in high school I got the opportunity to visit many classrooms. I found my niche in Kindergarten. I just love working with the young ones. Their minds are like sponges, they just love learning new things. The neatest thing about Kindergarten is you get to see them grow. They just blossom from a bud into a full flower.

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Previous Education

Elementary School: Ballard Elementary

Middle School: Ring Lardner Junior High

High School: Niles Senior High School

College: Western Michigan University, Southwestern Michigan College

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Previous Work Experience

1993-1997 Babysitting

1997-2001 Kmart

*cashier, customer service desk, layaway, jewlery, garden

2000-2002 Ackley/Shilling Hall Front Desk

*sorted mail, checked in residents, answered phone

2001-2007 Fifth Third Bank

*teller, taking deposits, withdrawls, handling cash in vault

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Unique Skills and Talents

*Scrapbooking

*Organization

*Baking

*Working with Children

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Hobbies, Volunteer Activities, etc.

*Ushering for Notre Dame football

*Scrapbooking

*Bowl for Kids Sake-2006

*Relay for Life-2006

*Volunteering in Elementary Classrooms

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ISTE Technology Standards for Preservice Teachers that I have met.

1. identify the benefits of technology to maximize student learning and facilitate higher order thinking skills.
2. differentiate between appropriate and inappropriate uses of technology for teaching and learning while using electronic resources to design and implement learning activities.
3. identify technology resources available in schools and analyze how accessibility to those resources affects planning for instruction.
4. identify, select and use hardware and software technology resources specifically designed for use by PK-12 students to meet specific teaching and learning objectives.
5. plan for management of electronic instructional resources within a lesson design by identifying potential problems and planning for solutions.
6. identify specific technology applications and resources that maximize student learning, address learner needs and affirm diversity.
7. design and teach technology-enriched learning activities that connect content standards with student technology standards and meet the diverse needs of students.
8. design and peer teach a lesson that meets content area standards and reflects the current best practices in teaching and learning with technology.
9. plan and teach student centered learning activities and lessons in which students apply technology tools and resources.
10. research and evaluate the accuracy, relevance, appropriateness, comprehensiveness and bias of electronic information resources to be used by students.
11. discuss technology-based assessment and evaluation strategies.
12. examine multiple strategies for evaluating technology-based student products and the processes used to create those products.
13. examine technology tools used to collect, analyze, interpret, rep;resent, and communicate student performance data.
14. integrate technology-based assessment strategies and tools into plans for evaluating specific learning goals.
15. develop a portfolio of technlogy-based products from coursework, including the related assessment tools.
16. identify and engage in technology-based opportunities for professional education and lifelong learning, including the use of distance education.
17. apply online and other technology resources to support problem solving and related decision making for maximizing student learning.
18. participate in online professional collaboration with peers and experts.
19. use technology productivity tools to complete required professional tasks.
20. identify technology-related legal and ethical issues including copyright, privacy, and security of technology systems, data, and information.
21. examine acceptable use policies for the use of technology in schools, including strategies for addressing threats to security of technology systems, data and information.
22. identify issues related to equitable access to technology in school, community, and home environments.
23. identify safety and health issues related to technology use in schools.
24. identify and use assistive technologies to meet the special physical needs of students.

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