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Dealing with Legislative Polices as a Teacher

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Teacher Management

Something that stuck with me in my interview was how important diversity and student connection is. The teacher I interviewed prioritizes teacher and student connection in order to be able to manage his classroom more easily. He says that by just learning their names, that goes a long way in making students feel valued. Of course it varies with each class, but small acts are what makes a teacher memorable.

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Challenges and Benefits of being a special education and preschool teacher through classroom management, compensation for hours, and really making a difference in student lives. While the day to day can lead to burn out, the long-term feeling of seeing progress in students is rewarding.

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Special Education

addressing diversity in the classroom with kids of different abilities and needs

creating community - implementing team-building activities that are unrelated to academics

how mental health affects students' attendance

differences between special education teaching credentials vs general education teaching credentials

Biggest takeaway - many general education teachers lack understanding and support for students with mental health illnesses. Many students struggle in silence, and it goes unnoticed.

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Teacher - Parent Relations

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The evolving role of a teacher in todays world

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My interviewee has been a teacher for over 10 years and I decided to interview her on teacher preparation. She provided insight on classroom management, advice on lesson planning, and professional development.

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Most planning happens about 2 months before classes begin. My interviewee taught 4th grade, and would plan every single lesson before even starting classes. If plans ever did change, usually it would be taking an extra day or shortening a day if a concept needed to be rehashed or was completed relatively quickly.

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teaching strategies

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Teaching motivation

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We're both detail-oriented, so he talked about how surprised he was to find those details didn't have as much of an impact on student understanding as he expected. What I learned is that it is not worth burning out--it is alright to not word everything perfectly.

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Classroom management

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Work-Life Balance

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managing/avoiding burnout

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Teacher Life

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Diverse learners

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Working for students needs

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The journey to becoming a teacher

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teaching approach

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Preparation

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Lesson planning