Introduction

September 19, 2013

Greetings,

The last few years, I have learned a concept that singer-songwriter, Phil Collins, presents about teaching: “In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn.”  Being a student at the University of Montana and seeking a degree in Secondary Education for Mathematics and French, I have realized that my joy and passion lies in encouraging students to learn by modeling and facilitating learning experiences.

I have had the chance to be in teaching roles in mathematics throughout my college years by tutoring high school and college students, by being a teacher’s assistant through grading papers, and by being a learning assistant for college courses. Thanks to these experiences, I have gained knowledge and experience on how to teach mathematical subjects, prepare lesson plans, create activities, effectively score levels of students, and create a safe and comfortable learning environment.  I am grateful for the amazing examples of teachers that I have worked with but I am looking forward to learning more skills of teaching such as classroom management, creating learning units, building student-teacher-parent relationships, communicating with other teachers, and many other teaching skills that are learned through the student teaching experience.

Sincerely,

Mariah Smith

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