Things I have learned about myself as a teacher.....

The most important thing I've learned about myself as a teacher in the past term/year is . . . thanks to NTI ,I have grown in so many ways. I feel now I can conduct a more structured program for my students. I have also learned that as a teacher you have to really know how to multitask. This semester alone I have been working on so many projects and they all required so much of my time, from attending school, teaching, preparing for various competitions, working towards industry certification and still maintaining my motherly duties. Having my husband away in Iraq I've had to do everything around the house as well. Going into this I knew it was going to be a lot but I have organized my time and created time lines for myself so that I could get through everything by the required deadlines. I know now my true potential, anything that I set my mind to I know I can accomplish. Being a teacher I know there is always room for growth, with that I know there are some other areas I really need to work on to make me become a better teacher.

Also I have learned that students respond better to class instruction when there is structure. They tend to work harder and maintain information when they know what to expect or the expectations of them in class. This year alone I have students that work so hard in my classes and they are always volunteering to do things after school to help out. I appreciate all that they do and I feel that they do it because they enjoy the class, alone with understanding the structure of the class.