Educators understand and apply knowledge of student growth and development.
I have met this standard in several ways. I took two Educational Psychology courses while attending Concordia University of Edmonton about child development and teaching students with exceptionalities. I have also been an Education Assistant and TTOC in a variety of classrooms; I have taught every grade from K-12 in Prince George in both public and private schools. I also have training for working with students who have Cerebral Palsy and Autism through my work as an Education Assistant in SD57. I have also worked as a Care Aid for T&K Autism Behaviour Interventionists this past summer; I learned a lot about patience and how children who have Autism think, learn, and mature. We had to enforce a lot of rules and we needed to make sure we kept our word when we made promises to the children. Consistency, clear schedules, and timers were essential. I have also used a lot of differentiation in my practicum classrooms: I often allow for choice when it comes to large assignments, I work collaboratively with LA Teachers and support staff, and I provide easier or more challenging worksheets for the students that need them.
The two courses about child development that I took at Concordia University of Edmonton
The classroom where I was an Education Assistant for 5 months at St. Mary's School
I learned a lot about how children grow and mature and how this happens in many different ways. I helped manage the class with a brand new teacher. We had to do a lot of classroom management as a collective to ensure the success of the Grade 3 classroom.
The POPARD training course that I took in 2017. I learned about behavioural strategies and differentiating learning and classroom environments for students with autism.
