Hi, my name is Carolina
Since becoming a substitute teacher 4 years ago I have gained wisdom and confidence that can only truly come from interacting with students all school year without being their permanent teacher. I have evolved as a human to be a leader to these students regardless of title or prior acknowledgment. Hearing students say "Hi Ms. Banuelos!" across the hall or ask me if I'll be subbing for their class with eager is motivation enough to continue evaluating myself to make sure these positive connections continue to happen.
I was surprised that we'd be evaluating ourselves using tests, however the results were a good starting point. For the Jungian Stereotypes my result was between ESFJ and ENFJ, which does recognize my personality fairly accurate. I encourage teamwork and cooperation and try to overcome conflict to where both parties agree. My personality as definitely helped me lead the classroom in this way. The empathy I have for each of my students enables me to find common ground and learn to cooperate as a team.
As for my learning style test, NCU determined that I am well balanced on all fronts. Although, I find myself needing to work on Sensing and Intuitive learning styles. I strive to encourage more intuitive learning in myself so I can lead a more intuitive lesson.
Developing a more differentiated lesson plan will greatly increase the retention of information students are expected to keep. I hope to use these lessons to also increase the awareness students have of their preferred learning style. Having them be accountable for their learning while encouraging personal learning styles is my goal.
Hi Carolina!
ReplyDeleteIt's been great to read about your experiences as a substitute teacher! I think it is great that your learning styles determined that you are well balanced in all of the areas assessed. I bet this helps your connect with students across a variety of learning styles in your class! A lot of teachers that I know are also ENFJ personality types. I consistently test as an INFJ and I was concerned that the introverted aspect of the personality type might hinder me in the classroom. But, as you noted, I think empathy goes a long way with students and I think using empathy will be a great way to connect with students, even as an introvert. Thanks for sharing, it was wonderful to read about how you feel your personality type influences you as a substitute teacher!
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ReplyDeleteHi Carolina,
ReplyDeleteIt is nice to meet you. I have had similar experiences as you have in substitute teaching. When I originally went into substitute teaching I was just doing it to slowly get into the classroom and get my foot in the door but I soon realized that becoming a substitute was just so great and I really enjoyed meeting new students every day and then seeing some of these very same students in other classrooms. I have learned so much as a substitute teacher and feel that it will help so much when I have a classroom of my own. It was nice meeting you!
Chris Gomez
I was a substitute as well, and this is my first official year teaching. I had a good time subbing, and it was a lot of fun! I feel there are a lot of good experiences to be gained from subbing that really give you a good idea of what to expect in your own future classroom. Thank you so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWelcome to class Carolina. I love that you understand that in order to increase the retention of information, you need to develop differentiated lessons. Well said on so many levels!!
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