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As a student and teacher, I have come to value problem solving skills. When working with a group of peers, I prefer working with others who are willing to approach problems with creativity and innovation. I find this combination to be especially valuable as a teacher working in special education where we have to come up with creative approaches to ensure student success.

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As a SPED teacher, I will naturally be focusing on the knowledge attribute when working with my students. I will work daily to especially ensure that my students learn the literacy skills required both in school and future success. Literacy is a critical component across all subject areas and is an area that my students commonly struggle with.

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Self Awareness directly corresponds with the attribute of Resilient Learners. Recognizing one's strengths and having self confidence is critical to viewing set-backs as opportunities to learn and grow. Especially in special education, so many students struggle with accurate self-perception, which is critical to be able to actively seek and accept new challenges.

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I could grow in my cross-cultural competencies, becoming more aware and sensitive to other cultures and how these differences play a part in student behavior and achievement. With increased cultural awareness, perhaps I can better connect with my students, which can in turn lead to increased academic achievement and social-emotional skills.

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Experiences that I have had as a student was that teachers challenged us to be problem solvers and value creators. They pushed us to be creative. They also expected us to be personally and socially responsible.

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One attribute that can naturally be brought to life in the classroom is personally and socially responsible. Those are qualities that we begin teaching kids from when they are young. We try to teach our students that these are important skills to have in life and you can see it modeled by some adults and peers around you.

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I think that social emotional skills can help students future growth in many areas, but particularly communicators and collaborators. Having those social emotional skills helps people communicate and work with one another because you will not always see eye to eye, you have to be able to have the skills to disagree in a respectful manner.

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I would like to grow in my cross cultural competencies. We teach students who come from many different backgrounds and so I think to be a well informed teacher and to be culturally aware would benefit me as an educator. I also came from a school that was not very diverse and so I look forward to the new experiences that I will have this year learning about different cultures.

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I have had several teachers throughout my elementary and secondary years that have made an impact on my life causing me to be the educator that I am today. It is a great feeling to how students look up to you and cherish everything that you have done for them.

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I can still remember how my kindergarten sat with me and did finger spaces between my words. I know this memory is minimal but that fact that I can remember it values how great of a teacher she was and I want to have this same impact on the students that I work with. For me, I will strive to make meaningful lessons for my students.

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Social emotional skills can support my student's growth by allowing them to have a voice in their learning and give them choices.

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By allowing opportunities for my students to balance academics, personal life, and any other emotional factor that may arise is a great start in developing professional growth. If they can learn at a young age how to balance the cares of life and not let it hinder them will greatly help them in their future.

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I had an amazing third grade teacher who sparked my interest in teaching. Not only was she a fantastic teacher, but she truly cared for her students and made school fun! She did a wonderful job with the personal and social responses.

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One component that can naturally be brought to my classroom is knowledgeable. In 5th grade, students are constantly stretching their brains and learning new knowledge!

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Social-emotional skills can support my student's growth by giving them a component they need in order to collaborate and work well with others.

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An attribute of the graduate profile that I would like to grow in is cross-culturally competent. There are many cultures coming together into one school. I would like all of my students to feel welcome and feel they can be proud and express their culture!