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About Miss Neyra
I am currently a senior Elementary Education major at Illinois State University and will be graduating in May of 2012. I am also endorsed in the subject areas of Mathematics and Language Arts. While at Illinois State University, I participated in Jumpstart as a Team Leader and Corps Member and I also volunteered at the Humane Society of Central Illinois. From January of 2012 through May 2012 I will be student teaching at Goodrich Elementary School in Woodridge, Illinois. I am looking forward to gaining more experience in the classroom and working with an amazing group of students!

Please feel free to contact me at: alneyra@ilstu.edu

My Educational Philosophy
After entering first grade, I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I grew up. School was a place that I loved going to and if I could find a job doing something I love then I guess it really isn’t considered a job at all. I completed a few classes in high school that helped introduce me to teaching and I am continuing my education at Illinois State University with a major in Elementary Education. However, there are many concepts I still need to grasp. I would like to focus specifically on obtaining more respect for learners of all ages and a special regard for childhood and adolescence, an understanding of what affects learning and of appropriate teaching strategies, and enhancing my contagious intellectual enthusiasm and courage enough to be creative.

I think one of the most important beliefs an educator should have is a respect for learners of all ages and a special regard for childhood and adolescence. If we do not respect the students we teach, why should we expect our students to respect us? It is crucial to have a classroom environment in which all members feel comfortable and encouraged to do their best in any given situation. Not only will this allow students to succeed, it also allows them to grow as individuals. Through the courses I have taken at Illinois State University, I had many opportunities to further my knowledge regarding childhood and adolescence. By actively participating in classroom discussions, reading, and taking notes in these courses, I have something to refer to if needed. I have also gained more respect for future students through my clinical observations and other interactions with students in the classroom.

It is important to have an understanding of what affects learning and of appropriate teaching strategies. By knowing this, educators are able to teach their students in effective and appropriate ways that allow them to build upon what they already know and further develop their comprehension. Many of the major courses I have taken helped me better understand the many things that can and will affect learning. I have learned about appropriate teaching strategies in my courses but I think I will also learn more when I am student teaching and assisting in the classroom. Having hands-on experience with something like this is very important to me and I think I will be more knowledgeable when I have had actual exposure to the situations.

An aspect that is extremely important to me will be to enhance my contagious intellectual enthusiasm and courage enough to be creative. School has always been such a big part of my life that I find it difficult not to be enthusiastic when it comes to anything that pertains to school. If educators show their students that they are interested in teaching the curriculum, I feel students will become more interested in learning about it. I also believe that for anyone to be enthusiastic about something, it needs to have creativity behind it. By being involved in the Jumpstart Program and in the classroom, I have developed and enhanced my creativity in relation to specific content areas. This creativity has provided students with a way to learn valuable information in a non-traditional way.

By becoming more immersed in my classes at Illinois State University, I am learning more valuable information than I ever have before.I would like to continue focusing most on obtaining more respect for learners of all ages and a special regard for childhood and adolescence, an understanding of what affects learning and of appropriate teaching strategies, and enhancing my contagious intellectual enthusiasm and courage enough to be creative. It is my goal to learn as much as I can through my experiences at and from Illinois State University and I know I will have many opportunities to practice and enhance what I have learned.


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Created by Amber Neyra © alneyra@ilstu.edu Date Created: November 28, 2011 Date Last Modified: December 10, 2011