The Teacher Panel was on September 18 and was required to attend for class. I have never attended a teacher panel before so I walked in not knowing what to expect. There was a lot of valuable information provided by a variety of people who have an education degree. Information from student teaching to working the first year as a teacher. At first I thought how does this even apply to me as I am not even in the program yet but it was very eye opening on what the future will hold for me.
I found the tips on student teaching very useful. Like how you should get to know the teacher and the way the run their classroom. How to use all your resources meaning the other teachers and even principal in the school your student teaching for.
You could even ask the principal at the school for a mock interview to help prepare yourself.
There are teachers here at GSU that can and will help prepare you for the edTPA. I learned so much but I wish I would have been able to ask the entire panel about technology that is used in their schools and how they feel about it.
I did get a chance to ask one of the teachers about the technology that is used in his class room. He is a Kindergarten teacher and said that he does use technology in the class room. It is the programs that the school pays for and he seems to enjoy it and said it enriches his class room.
I found the teacher panel to be very informative as well. I appreciate the information that I received on the many resources that are available to help students pass the EdTPA, and how to successfully get through a semester of student teaching. It is amazing to receive advice and tips from people who are in the same field. It helps me know what to expect in the near future.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely! I really liked that the panel wads filled with educators that are in different phases in their careers.
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