a. Please write about a specific experience in your work with children/adolescents, that speaks to your understanding of teaching and learning.
b. Reflect upon this experience and make connections to your beliefs about education.
o submission must be word processed/typed; not hand written;
o response must be clear and concise; cannot exceed 450 words
o 12 point font is requested;
o use your own words and language in your response.
c. Your written assignment will be assessed in relation to the following Teaching Dispositions:
o Pedagogical sensitivity: acknowledges the importance of the adult-child relationship in consideration of what may be the best ways to engage different students in different situations.
o Reflective capacity: demonstrates self-knowledge developed through reflection, open discussion and a quest for understanding one’s experiences.
o Other directedness: demonstrated an openness to diversity, differing points of view and sensitivities. Understands the community basis to learning.
o Critical mindedness: the practice of never being content and certainly never complacent with teaching children. Understands the complex and problematic nature of teaching.
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