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I chose this gif because I am excited to teach math to students. Often times in mathematics, you can see the "lightbulb" turn on for students when they finally understand a concept.  I enjoy when students feel accomplished because a concept or skill finally clicks for them. Seeing students feel proud of themselves and relieved that their confusion is gone is one of the best feelings as an educator.

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I chose this gif because as a teacher I want to learn from my students just as much as they learn from me. In math students approach problems differently and so i am excited to learn how they think and problem solve. I think learning from each other is like teamwork because both myself as a teacher am growing and the students are growing. Team work makes the dream work.

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I chose this gif because it represents how I see myself as a math teacher and learner: someone who is so excited! Though my undergraduate major/concentration is literature, I have always loved doing math in school. One of the reasons I enjoy this subject so much is that I look at math problems as puzzles waiting to be solved. As a result, I am excited at the prospect of being able to share my excitement with my future math students, who will hopefully learn to love math as much as I do. I think that the various strategies and problem-solving skills that we learned this semester will help me to get my students as excited to learn math as I am to teach it.

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This gif represents me because as a teacher I always want to be there to celebrate my student's achievements. Especially when it comes to math, students can easily be frustrated if they are not getting the questions right. I want to do my best to uplift them, not tear them down.

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I chose this gif because it represents how I will teach math in hands-on, immersive ways. Instead of giving students a lot of worksheets and busy work, I want to give them problem-based lessons, open-middle problems, and other fun math activities. I've learned that this learning style can be more fun, challenging, authentic, and meaningful for students.

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Growing up, I did not love or hate math. I was pretty good at math until the end of high school, taking calculus. But I remember the feeling I would get after solving a challenging math problem correctly. This gif is me after realizing I was able to overcome the challenge. Now as I teacher, I will be there celebrating my students' victory after solving a difficult math problem. Not in shock, as I was for myself, but in excitement knowing my student is feeling victorious! : )

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As a middle school social studies teacher, this will be my face when students past grade 6 ask me any mathematical related questions.

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This gif represents how I will be enthusiastic when teaching math to my students. By having a positive attitude, students will in turn feel more encouraged and excited to learn! I am also excited that I will be learning new things every day along with my students.

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I chose this gif because I used to be so confused when it came to math growing up, so when I finally understood something I felt like the "smartest man alive" (Hopefully you guys get the movie reference).  I'm sharing this one since I feel like that's how my students feel when they finally understand something too.

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I chose this gif because although math can be very frustrating for both the students and the teacher, it is important to set both smaller and larger goals to assess progress. Setting smaller goals for the students can be motivating as they will find themselves meeting many milestones in math class.

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I chose this gif because in a Problem-Based Lesson plan the teacher gives the students time to work out problems with their own strategy, rather than telling them what to do. The teacher may ask questions to guide students and have students justify and explain their answers. Students do the work and the teacher asks questions to get at student ideas and reasoning.

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I chose this gif because I am excited to use the concepts and strategies that we learned this semester in my own classroom. I have always wanted to be a teacher, so learning strategies that will help my future students helps me be the best teacher that I can be. Math class hasn't always been an enjoyable experience for me, so I am excited to make math fun and enjoyable for my future students.

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I chose this GIF because I am excited to teach math and I want my excitement to shine through in my lessons. I want my excitement to get my students excited about math and the possibilities that math creates. When taught correctly, math can be fun, and if it is fun for students then maybe students will not go on to fear math, but they will actually enjoy it.

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While teaching math seemed kind of daunting in the beginning of this class, I am now more confident about it! I know I’ll make mistakes along the way (like every teacher), but I’ll make sure I learn from these mistakes to improve my teaching practices. I got this!

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Growing up, I always found math to be very boring because it was often taught directly from a textbook, and focused on memorization. I also felt like teachers moved very quickly through concepts, and I was never able to grasp them before it was time to move onto the next topic. As a teacher, I want to make each lesson super fun and engaging, because I feel as though it will make students more encouraged to enjoy math! The more fun I am having with it, and can make it fun for the students, the more they will be encouraged to learn!

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I am very excited to teach math! This shows me as a future math teacher and learner because I can't wait to be able to share my knowledge of math with students and to see them think about how they can come up with a solution to the problem as Donald Duck does in this GIF!

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This gif represents me as a future math teacher, because at first I did not believe I had the knowledge to be a successful math teacher. Sometimes I thought I knew what I was doing but then would feel lost. Yet after gaining new skills and learning principles I am more confident in my mathematical abilities.

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This gif is a representation of myself as a math teacher and learner because I am excited to use the concepts that I learned in this class to use in my own classroom. Teaching math should be exciting and fun for the students. I plan to teach math using lots of hands on activities and real world problems.

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This gif is a representation of myself (as a teacher and learner) connecting mathematics to real life situations and problems and finding the joy in it!

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I am both excited and a little nervous to teach math to my students. I want to make sure I can help my students with whatever they need when it comes to math, and everything else of course. I just hope I am able to teach math in both a fun and engaging way where my students understand the content as well.

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Being happy when my students are able to grow (like the flower) and I am (olaf) happy when they achieve their goals. Teaching math may be hard but its time to look around and find the solution.

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Math was a difficult subject. I had moments where I wanted to cry but more math was examined. It always got harder  This was the way that I would learn math by studying so much that my head would hurt! (Finn is a teacher/parent trying to teach and help me The book is math trying to get into my head. Jake is me not wanting to learn math and even if I did, it would hurt my head!)

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As a math learner, I think through all of the possible solutions and as a teacher I want my students to have multiple ways to solve the same problem

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I felt that this gif made everything seem real- having completed another grad course makes me one step closer to being a real teacher, which still seems surreal but it's approaching quickly! It makes me think of the day when I'll be able to say "that's me" when someone asks who the teacher is!

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I love math and enjoy the subject so I can not wait to be in the classroom and teaching it to my students!

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I thought that this Gif represents teachers! We cry when we see our students doing so well in the classroom!