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Welcome Student Teachers! Please create a post introducing yourself. Include your name, district, school, and grade level/subject you are teaching. Then share something your favorite teacher did that you hope to implement in your classroom. Optional: include an image or gif about how you are feeling as you begin your semester of student teaching.

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My favorite teacher was Dr. Wayne, an instructor in my Master's program. He was kind and connected easily with students, and was very approachable. I strive to emulate his empathetic model of a college instructor. 

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I love a new box of Dixon Ticonderogas and all the new school supplies! I love fall semester and new beginnings!

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Chelsea School District, North Creek Elementary, 1st Grade 

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My favorite teacher was Mr. Hinz, my choir director in High School. He incorporated leadership roles that allowed students to make decisions and run portions of the class. Though I am in first grade, I would like to incorporate leadership by encouraging students to be an active participant in the class and by giving students class jobs.

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My GIF represents my excitement to begin student teaching:)

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Woodhaven-Brownstown School District, Gudith (ECSE) and Erving Elementary (Kindergarten) 

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My favorite teacher was Mrs. Meyer, my high school marketing teacher. She was always excited to see us and made it a priority to connect with each student. I was a cheerleader, and she would always ask me how my competitions went, and she made an effort to come to a few if she could. After I graduated, she would frequently text me to check in. I believe in the importance of connecting with each student and building a strong foundation, then the learning will naturally follow. I’m so excited to build my own welcoming classroom one day and be someone else's Mrs. Meyer:)

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Feeling excited and eager just like Anna! 

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Novi School District/ Novi Early Childhood Education Center/Pre-K

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My fifth-grade teacher, Mrs. Wetzel, made me feel so welcomed on my first day in a new city and school. She made sure I had a buddy who helped me find my way around the school and classroom. That buddy ended up being my best friend throughout the year! 

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Feeling excited to be at the end of my school journey!!

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Livonia Public Schools, Johnson Upper Elementary, 6th grade/ ELA & Social Studies

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My favorite teacher was my 7th-grade math teacher. He also made an effort to connect with each student to make sure they were understanding the material. He also made sure to make learning fun, like incorporating games into the lessons. This is something that I would also like to incorporate in my classrooms. 

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My GIF represents how excited I am to meet all the kids I will have, but also how excited I am to see all the staff that I haven't seen all year.

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Dearborn Heights District #7, Pardee Elementary, Kindergarten

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My favorite teacher was Dr. Hopkins, who I had for Early Childhood Education at EMU. She always checked in with her students and was willing to help in any way possible. Even though I had her class two years ago, she still reminds me that her door is always open. As a future teacher, I want to be like her by doing regular check-ins, giving my students time to talk with me, and creating a caring and supportive classroom.

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Represents my nerves but excitement of student teaching!

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Hi everyone! My name is Anna Burtraw, and I’m so excited to begin my student teaching this semester in the Novi Community School District. I’ve been placed at Village Oaks Elementary, working in a Kindergarten classroom with my cooperating teacher, McKenna Krutzeburg.

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One of my favorite teachers growing up was Mr. Bargardi. He always found ways to make school fun, whether it was through new games, exciting activities, or just his energy in the classroom. That’s something I hope to bring into my own teaching making learning meaningful and exciting for my students.

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my second grade teacher Mrs. Maras always greeted us with a hug in the morning, and it started all of our days off Great. I want to strive to make all my students feel loved and that they belong.

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I am ready to be done with my school and have my own classroom! All the hard work has finally paid off😆

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royal oak, addams elementary, kindergarten

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my favorite teacher was Mrs. Garlak, she always made learning fun and i aspire to be like her!!! 

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Huron School District, Alice Ferguson Early Childhood Center, Kindergarten 

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My favorite teacher was one of my high school teachers. Her name was Mrs. O'Day. She made you feel so welcomed and cared for even if you only had her for one trimester. For example, she would send me messages on Schoology (a platform used for assignments and communication between teachers and students) to send positive and reassuring messages to tell me I was doing a great job in her class. She would even use it to check in on me if she knew I was having a bad day due to my friend group and I not getting along. She really made me feel comfortable and was always there for me to vent and talk to when I needed advice. I hope to incorporate this type of support, kindness, and openness in my classroom. 

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Wyandotte, Wyandotte ECE Center, ECSE, and Southgate, Grogan Elementary, Kindergarten

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One of my favorite teachers loved to incorporate fun activities into our daily lessons, which helped us learn more effectively. I want to ensure that the children are always having fun while learning, so that they develop a desire to learn more throughout their schooling. One thing was doing a multiplication battle with everyone and seeing how far around the classroom you can go, while "beating" others in how quickly you can do math in your head. 

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My gif shows that I am excited to start this semester of my student teaching. 

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Jackson Public Schools, Elementary 5th grade

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My favorite teacher was my 5th grade teacher Mrs. Talcott. I always looked up to her and she really had good control of her classroom.

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Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, Dodson Elementary, 4th Grade

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One thing one of my favorite teachers did that I hope to incorporate into my classroom is that relational aspect of the teacher-student relationship. I think getting to know your student is crucial when teaching.

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South Lyon District- Early Childhood Center, Preschool.                                                            Whitmore Lake District- Whitmore Lake Elementary, Kindergarten

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One of my teachers always checked in on each student every day. This allowed us to feel comfortable in the classroom and with them. I hope to make sure my students feel comfortable in my class and enjoy their time at school. 

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Lincoln Consolidated Schools - Model (Preschool) and Childs (Kindergarten)

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My favorite teacher was Ms. Stephenson. She was my Westshore teacher my junior and senior year in high school. She always made me feel so welcomed, and always checked on me in and out of school. I still talk to her today, and I learned a lot of ECE from her before going into college.

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Feeling excited and nervous because it is now actually happening!

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Ann Arbor Public Schools district at Pittsfield Elementary School. Third-grade

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One of my favorite teachers growing up always made every student feel seen and valued by taking time to connect with us individually, whether it was asking about our weekend, showing excitement for our interests, or encouraging us when we felt stuck.  I hope to carry that same approach into my own classroom—building strong relationships with students and creating a space where they feel supported, welcomed, and excited to learn.

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I want to include a really nice, cozy reading environment for my students to read in. It welcomes them and encourages them to come read in that area to get lost in their books!

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My gif is how excited my teacher and I were after we finished setting up our classroom!

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Many of my favorite teachers and professors have been very collaborative with students. I hope to incorporate as much collaboration into my classroom as possible between my students and I. I love getting student feedback on what I am doing well, and the things that I need to work on to make their time in school more beneficial for them. 

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Livonia Public Schools, Coolidge Elementary, 1st Grade

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My favorite teacher took the time to have small genuine check-ins with each of us. She’d greet us at the door, ask about our day, and remember the little details about my life. That made me feel so special as a child and I hope to continue that on, in my future classroom!!

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Van Buren Public Schools, Savage Elementary, 1st grade

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Many of my elementary teachers incorporated movement activities or activities that integrated the arts into the classroom, and this is something I hope to provide for children as well. These activities help engage students who are more passionate about non-core subjects and in general, these activities can increases students' positive dispositions towards the learning environment.

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How it feels to finally be student teaching after endless classes.

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My favorite teacher was my high school math teacher. Not only did he make math fun, but he was also very understanding. He ensured I had the proper accommodations I needed at the time for me to succeed. 

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I'm excited to get started and to get to know my students! 

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Walled Lake Consolidated schools, Walled Lake Early Childhood Center, Preschool special education 

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My favorite teacher was Mrs. Burton who I had in fifth grade. She helped me learn to comprehend what I was reading which made me love to read. I hope to support students in a way they feel excited about things that might seem difficult or scary at first. Which hopefully leads to build their confidence.  

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My favorite teacher was my fifth grade teacher. She incorporated a lot of fun tasks into our assignments along with fun manipulatives which made me enjoy what I was doing. Therefore I want to do the same for my future classroom. She was also super understanding and had a lot of grace with our class which I will incorporate into my classroom. 

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My fifth grade teacher was my favorite teacher. He always treated us like family and built great relationships with each student.

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Livonia Public Schools, Roosevelt Elementary, 2nd Grade

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One of my favorite teachers was my high school French teacher, Madame Jenkins. In her classroom, learning was exciting and hands on with games and cool projects. She also went above and beyond to make personal connections with students. The class parties she had are very memorable to me to this day. I aspire to be as personable with my own students and incorporate activities in the classroom that make learning fun and engaging. 

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One of my favorite things that my teachers did was make writing fun and exciting for me. I always grew up hating writing, but my fourth-grade teacher had us create our own blogs that were shared with our families. I thought that being able to write a blog post for everyone to see was the most amazing thing ever, and it never counted as writing in my head.

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My gif shows how I'm feeling which is nervous but also very excited to begin. 

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Plymouth-Canton District, Dodson Elementary, 4th grade

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My favorite teacher would let us have lunch with her and created a positive classroom where the students felt supported and loved. 

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Chelsea School District. Pierce Lake Elementary and North Creek Elementary. Early Childhood Special Education and Kindergarten. 

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Some of the things I remember having in my classrooms growing up that I loved was a comfortable reading area, like with a couch or bean bags, I remember having a class pet. I would love to be able to do both of those if possible. I think it would be a great way to help the students feel comfortable in my classroom while also making it a fun and responsible environment. 

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I am feeling nervous and excited because it's going to be a learning experience and I'm stepping out of my comfort zone but that's not always a bad thing, so I am ready! 

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Saline Area Schools, Woodland Meadows, 3rd grade

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My favorite teacher was Mr. Seus, my middle school history teacher. He was amazing at making students feel welcomed into his classroom as well as ensuring that we were engaged in his lessons. While he did put us on the spot sometimes, I was able to grow my confidence in public speaking. This teacher was very involved in the school, being the track and football coach, he loved working with his students and I am very excited to do that with my own. 

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I am feeling excited and prepared to work with new students!

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Ann Arbor (Angell Elementary), 1st grade 

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My favorite teacher had a whole lesson about butterflies and after we learned about them we got to grow butterflies. It was so fun to see them grow. 

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Manchester Community Schools, Luther C. Klager Elementary, Kindergarten

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My favorite teacher was Mrs. Sauter, my first grade teacher. She was a very warm teacher. She understood that we needed to learn a lot to succeed, but she also knew that we needed to have fun. For example, something she did that I loved was make sure we had really enjoyable (but brief) dance breaks. They were just long enough for us to burn off excess energy without tiring ourselves out. I plan to give my students brain breaks where they can dance as well. I feel like letting my students dance will simply lift their moods, and mine as well. 

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I am as happy as this cat! I am going to be the best student teacher I can be, and I will graduate and be the best teacher I can be! 

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Plymouth Canton School District, Field Elementary School, 2nd Grade

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I am very fortunate to say that during my educational career, I have had nothing but good teachers. Many of them have earned a spot as one of my favorite teachers. The teacher that has the number one spot would be my 1st grade teacher, Mrs. Gardner. I honestly don't remember much from that time in my life, but I do remember her and how well she treated my classmates and me. She was extremely caring and worked really hard to build meaningful relationships with us as well as having the students connect with each other. One of the best memories that I have is when she took time out of her busy schedule to come to my 7th birthday party with her daughter at Jeepers in the Great Lakes Crossing Outlet. With that being said, the thing that I would like to incorporate into my classroom from her would be showing up for my students beyond my regular teacher duties 100% of the time that I am able to. Being able to show that I care for my students can and will make a world of difference for them.

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My gif shows that I am somewhat panicking while trying to stay calm. Everything has been building up to this point, and the excitement has shifted into nerves! I am equally excited and nervous at this point. 

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Allen Park Public Schools, Arno Elementary School, 5th Grade

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One of my favorite teachers growing up was my high school marketing teacher, Mrs. Cumiskey. Her class was always engaging and full of energy, making learning so much fun. She had the ability to connect with each of her students on a personal level, which created a warm, inclusive environment where everyone felt loved.

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AnnArbor Public Schools, Angell Elementary, General Education, Second Grade

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I have worked in many classrooms, taking all that I can from each experience to better myself as an educator. I completed a practicum experience in Lincoln Consolidated School District at Bishop Elementary in Mrs. Spellman's third grade classroom. Mrs. Spellman had such a strong classroom community built within her classroom. The students all felt safe and wanted to be there. The students basic needs came first. The students felt safe to state concerns, nap when they needed, snack when they needed, and more throughout their day. I want to establish a classroom community like that where all are comfortable, safe, and happy to be part of the class they are in! 

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My GIF represents my excitement to be student teaching this semester! 

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I hope to incorporate lots of hands on and student-led activities. As I found that to be the most beneficial learning that sticks with me.

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Brighton Area Schools, Spencer Elementary, and I am in a Kindergarten classroom 

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My favorite teacher was my 10th-grade Chemistry teacher, Mr.Goshorn. He always made learning fun and engaging and would go out of his way to help me succeed when I was struggling, even in classes where he wasn't my teacher. When I was struggling in math, my math teacher wouldn't take the time after school or lunch to help me practice and study for a test, so Mr.Goshorn took his lunch period to go to a different math teacher and learn what we were learning, find different studying websites, and print out worksheets to go over with me after school. I definitely want to incorporate this into my future classroom and create a fun and engaging environment, while also ensuring I am there to support my students' success in every subject area. 

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I am feeling excited for this school year, and I cannot wait to grow better relationships with my CT and the students in my room.

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Ann Arbor Public Schools, Burns Park Elementary  1st grade 

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My favorite teachers were passionate about teaching, and that enthusiasm carried over into the whole class. They truly cared about their students and their well-being, and they made sure every student felt welcomed and valued in the classroom.

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My favorite teachers made me feel seen and helped me feel confident in myself and my work. being seen and heard is the most important thing for a child. Also skits and hands on learning is bound to help. :)