Personal Narrative: My Role As A Graduate Teaching Assistant

Going into college, I would like to peruse many of my goals. I would like to start out getting my general studies in and then build up to become a Registered Nurse. After I accomplish becoming a Registered Nurse I would like to work on becoming a Nurse Practitioner. One reason I am striving to complete these goals is to be able to have a good future and hopefully a good job will come out of this. Neither of my parents went to college and I want to be able to accomplish that for myself.

I seek to join Teach For America because I would not be where I am today if it was not for caring teachers who pushed me into the right direction and validated the idea that I can be a successful student. Growing up my mother and grandmother were both teachers, and hearing their struggles of teaching, I had vowed to never become one. When high school came I was convinced that I was going to join the military and that college was never an option. That was until I met Ms. Mudron, my English teacher who planted a seed in me that grows till this day. My answers to questions that she asked regarding our readings were nothing like the other students, yet they were not wrong, she informed me that I thought outside of the box and that is why I should

I find myself reading this short paragraph over and over(above). My topic sentence makes me happy and proud. Going back to school was the best thing I have done. I chose to talk about going back to school to the “future employer” because it shows I am motivated as well as dedicated. This class has brought a lot to my attention. The mannerism that is expected in the “business world” is to speak and write well. It is extremely important to know how to write (type) a meaning full and proper paper whether it is for school or work. I have noticed a great impact in my vocabulary and writing skills. My boss told me on Monday he is impressed with the new docs I typed up for our new clients (with no help from him). I was not excited about this class

“Okay, do you have everything?” My mother seemed to ask me for the tenth time within five minutes. I rolled my eyes and nodded at the older woman.

I was then able to interview the general teachers, she is a substitute teacher in the classroom covering a maternity leave, and was recently graduated from college. As I mentioned before there is no special education teacher in the classroom. I was able to ask her several questions and to my understanding most of the help she get is from the school team support, she said there is always someone around to answer any of her questions and doubts about the students who have an IEP. She has learned to use a lot of verbal prompt with those students, to maintained order among the students she said she remind them about the classroom rules. To explore learning opportunities she stated that like to do open lesson where most of the times students communicate

On March 16, 2016, I shadowed Michelle in 7A (toddler unit) and radiology, which was an eventful day full of thought-provoking and noteworthy patient interactions. Through my shadowing experience and observations, I gained knowledge on the way that child life is utilized in unique patient situations, how fast-paced inpatient units can be, how to properly prioritize patients, how to work as a part of a multidisciplinary team, how to properly rate psychosocial distress risk, how to handle bereavement situations by providing memorial based activities, charting techniques and so much more. This week I was able to reflect back to my knowledge of development so that I could better relate our coursework to my practicum experiences. In this journal,

I have learned several lessons since I started at Augsburg University in September and more specifically in my “Teaching in a Diverse World” class. Furthermore, I have many hopes for the next three and half years of my college education here at Augsburg. As a future elementary teacher, I found my Augsburg Seminar important and useful in moving forward as a learner.

I have been fortunate to be working at this school for the past 5 years. I have many people that are there for me and willing to help. My Mentor teacher is Mrs. Myers. I first meet me at my son’s 5th grade teacher. She is now the 6th grade math teacher and helps the new teacher. She is easy to talk to and has had lots of experience working with students.

As first-generation Americans, my parents did not speak English well. Thus, they hired tutors and enrolled my sisters and me in programs to provide us the best education possible. Outside of school, my sisters and I attended Kumon and Brain Child to get a head start. On top of that, my parents required me to attend Sylvan because my progress was slower than my siblings. Once these after school programs expenses became too much to bear, my parents pulled us out. However, we still needed a tutor to help us comprehend school concepts.

My time at Wheeler has taught me mant lesson. I have learned lessons that helped me with my academics. I also learned extremely priceless life lessons, such as the importance of setting goals. When I was in third grade i wanted to have an objective for my remaining years at Wheeler. I decided that my goal was going to be to become a productive student. I wanted to get better grades and be involved in school activites when i had the chance. In fourth grade i came in with a negative adittude thinking i could never accomplish my goal. However with the support of my friends and fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Greco I managed to get better grades and stay focused on my goal. I was a completley different person. In my fifth grade year I was a member of

As you will note on my enclosed resume, I hold a B.A. degree in the area of English as well as a M.A. degree in Educational Leadership with a focus on Administration and Supervision. Although the greater portion of my experience has been in the area of classroom teaching rather than administrative duties, my formal evaluations have often noted my strengths in creative thinking, problem solving, strong long-range planning, and the ability to communicate with a diverse population. I believe these strengths in addition to my various leadership responsibilities while teaching create a body of comprehension that would be well-suited for the administrative intern position. For the past 2 years I have served as the 12th grade English lead teacher

Washington is the complete opposite of the dry Texas heat I'm used to. All the things you're able to do or grew up doing sound so fun. I would love to learn how to ski and,or snowboard and I'm a little sad that I passed up my opportunities to learn when I lived in snowy Santa Fe, oh well. Culture to me is something that I always end up overlooking and glazing over when in fact it is and has been all around me except that I usually don't notice it, so from what I read it does sound like you family culture was strong.

I spoke with Ashley regarding the home. She cheerfully introduced herself and listened thoroughly and patiently to my questions. Ashley informed me that the home was presently available with no current offers. She was friendly and did a great job building rapport. Ashley was encouraging and upbeat when proving information about the home that included new paint and a range and dishwasher. Overall, I found her to be mannerly and a professional agent.

In February 2017 I started my practicum at Owensboro Medical Practice in Owensboro, KY. My practicum experience started with an interview with my clinical adviser, Brandie Ashley. Owensboro Medical Practice is located at 1200 Breckenridge St. and consists of an Immediate Care clinic, Heart and Vascular clinic, Pacemaker clinic, Coumadin clinic, Rejuve Medical Spa, Research Center, and various primary physicians’ offices.

As a scholar practitioner I am constantly being challenged with quoting and paraphrasing other resources. I would like to say this has been an easy journey, but really I feel that I am still learning . I try to be self aware of this when completing assignments and I try my best to follow the feedback from instructors. To me, an individual who does not follow these standards is being careless, unethical and unprofessional. Plagiarism is also described as not giving credit to the source and identifying the material as if it were your own (American Psychological Association, 2010). The following paragraphs will identify where plagiarism has occurred and offer a solution.