Andy's+221+Reflectionnnnnnn

How did my professional knowledge grow & develop over the semester? My professional knowledge grew and developed over the course of the semester is many different ways. At the beginning of the semester, I was a student who had an idea of what being a teacher was going to be like but in reality, I had no clue as to what I was getting into. I learned that teaching isn’t necessarily about the content, but focusing on the students and trying to develop them and their way of thinking. I learned more about different teaching styles, many of which I have been experiencing since I was a little kid in my own education. This was an important development in my learning experience because I learned about different learning styles, a few of which I had the opportunity to try and model for our class, and one lesson up at Garry Middle School. The best opportunity that I had this past semester was working at Garry Middle School where I had the opportunity to see and experience what we were learning in our classes at Gonzaga. There were many lessons learned: Don’t judge something before you experience it, never forget to email your supervisor with you lesson plan before the day of, and never take anything too seriously. These lessons will stick with me throughout my teaching career because they have struck me at such a level that I will remember them forever.