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My biggest take-away is that I can make significant improvements as a teacher simply by working harder to focus on the positive and maintaining a positive attitude. My attitude is always being conveyed to my students (good or bad) and can have more of an effect on them than I realize. My goal is to make sure my attitude in the classroom is always positive.

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If you want to be an effective teacher, it will not be a "program" that makes this happen; you must think carefully about your actions and words and focus on putting your students first.

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After completing this course one of my biggest take-aways is keeping students first, but also having a broad vision that helps keep things in perspective.

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This class really helped open my eyes to important aspects of being an effective teacher.  The one thing I will remember the most is how positivity, clear expectations, and overcoming negativity around school will always make you a more effective teacher.

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I can effect my effectiveness as a teacher because I am the factor I have control over. :)

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My biggest take-away from this course has been realizing I am the variable in the class and my attitude, effort, and heart need to stay focused on the students and staying positive!

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My take-away from this course is that the teacher is the biggest variable in the classroom, and it is important to constantly maintain a mindset of service and joy while teaching.

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Self-reflection is a huge component for growth in teachers. This class gave me a reason to take the time to do this and I realized that I want to be more intentional about a few things in my classroom this next year, especially concise rules and clear expectations.

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Effective teachers care about all students and are not afraid to change to provide more opportunities for success for all students.

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I would say that the biggest take-away from this course was to always reflect on my decisions and to always set high expectations not only for my students but also for myself.

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Effective teachers act as a filter for their classroom, they maintain high expectations for their students and themselves, but most importantly they adhere to their core values which always have their student’s best interests at heart.

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As someone who strives to be a great teacher, it is imperative that I truly understand that it is my attitude, my behaviors, and my beliefs that will create an environment of learning and growth where students can truly experience success.

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This class has reminded me why I love to teach and that even after teaching the same age group for over 20 years I still have ways that I can grow as an educator to be the best teacher for my students that I can be.

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In this course I learned the power of reflection and observation-that we can never stop learning from ourselves, our students, and our mentors and coworkers in order to become a more effective teacher.

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The greatest take away I feel that I have from this course is that I can be the agent for change within my classroom and my school; I make the decisions each day that will result in positive results for my students and myself.

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Teaching is an ongoing process that requires self-reflection, perseverance, perception, people skills, humility, and kindness. We must work every day to become better human beings, and through that, become better teachers.

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A great teacher never becomes complacent about self reflection.

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I have found a lot of inspiration while reading Todd Whitaker's book. This year I am going to strive to think about how others see my students, nurture my superstar students, filter out the negatives, and keep standardized testing in perspective.

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Teachers are the most important variable in the classroom, we set the tone each and every day in our classrooms.

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My one takeaway from the course is that I need to focus on the positives throughout the school year in order be a more effective teacher.  It is easy to focus on the negatives/frustrations, but I will be a much better teacher if I can focus on all the positive aspects of what is happening in school and my classroom.

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This week was all about reflection and being able to look at our teaching and realize how many great things we're already doing, but also being honest with ourselves and realizing which areas we still need to work on.