Personal Statement Janel Brown Ivy Tech Community College

INTASC Principle # 9
Professional earning an! "thical Practice The teacher uses his#her resources to further their $nowle!ge to %etter serve the chil!ren an! their families& The teacher will !ocument their performance via vi!eos or $eep a 'ournal of their !aily interactions with the $i!s& The teacher coul! also o%serve the chil!ren(s reactions to the teachers lessons& An effective teacher evaluates the chil!ren nee!s an! tailors their teaching style to match the chil!ren(s nee!s& The teacher shoul! %e aware of the impact they have on the chil!ren an! the community&

I Am )ho I Am
I want to ma$e a !ifference in the lives of chil!ren an! their families& I(ve wante! to %e a teacher ever since I was a little girl& I feel li$e its what(s what I was ma!e to !o& I en'oy seeing chil!ren learn an! grow& I feel li$e there are too many teachers that !on*t care& I love 'ust a%out every aspect of teaching& Teaching woul! allow me to go to wor$ an! !o what I love then come home an! %e with some of the people I love&

Personal Traits

+oo! listener Patient Creative oves learning from many sources Protective ,%servant Involve! with things I care a%out -esourceful Caring

"!ucational Philosophy
I want to %e that unforgetta%le teacher everyone remem%ers when their forty& I want my stu!ents to feel safe when I(m aroun!& I want my chil!ren to learn the most they can the %est they can& I plan to a!'ust my teaching styles an! techni1ues accor!ing to the learning style of the chil!ren I have insi!e my classroom& 2y classroom will match the !iversity of my stu!ents& I want the chil!ren to have meaningful e3periences insi!e my classroom& I !o not want my stu!ents to 'ust have factual $nowle!ge& I will encourage my stu!ents to ta$e the lea! in a lot of their e!ucation& I plan to !o this %y having an in1uiry %ase! classroom& I feel li$e chil!ren will learn more when they are in charge of their own learning&

4A teacher affects eternity5 he can never tell where his influence stops& 4 60enry A!ams

All the ittle Chil!ren

It is impossi%le for me to list the characteristics of the chil!ren I want to teach& I(m going to %e the type of teacher who is willing to teach the chil!ren I am given&

The Community

I want to teach in an involve! an! caring community& I woul! love for the community to care a%out the chil!ren an! their e!ucation 'ust as much as I !o&

2y Contri%utions

I will !o what(s %est for the chil!ren at all times& I will share my techni1ues with other teachers so they can use them to %etter serve the chil!ren& I will continue to %e a lifelong learner so I can %e the %est teacher I can %e for my stu!ents& I will %e involve! in the community I teach in along with the chil!ren& "3ample7 Community Pro'ect& I will provi!e the chil!ren with materials they nee! to e3plore their environment I will wor$ in a team with other teachers8 social wor$ers8 an! counselors to use my resources for the chil!ren& I will %e aware of programs in the surroun!ing community inten!e! for families so that I can ma$e recommen!ations& I will %uil! communication paths with all the families an! e3press my

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