Developing Through The Years
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Shelby Uhl
Mrs. Crawford
Intro to Education: EDU 213
15 December 2014
Developing Through The Years
Julius Caesar once said, “Experience is the teacher of all things.” Caesar's quote perfectly signifies the similarities and differences between a first year teacher and a teacher with 5 or more years of experience. Everything from discipline to grading, views of coworkers to family life, and preparing lessons to the center of the classroom vary with the experience of the teacher. Through these interviews it becomes clear that teaching is not something that develops overnight; rather through countless lesson plans and years spent in the actual classroom, a true teacher starts to form.
Jason Nolting, a University of Iowa graduate, has been teaching for 7 years. While studying at the University of Iowa, Mr. Nolting worked at Four Oaks, a nonprofit child welfare, juvenile justice, and behavioral health agency. It is there that he decided to pursue a career in teaching. He said, “I really enjoyed working with kids and watching them develop over time.”
Also with a passion for sports, Mr. Nolting wanted to be able to coach. After graduating from
Iowa with a B.A. in Psychology and a degree in Secondary Social Studies Education, he was hired at Southeast Polk in 2007. Upon becoming a teacher, Mr. Nolting had to establish things from the start. He handles classroom discipline by, “being firm, but fair.” He moves around the room often and keeps his expectations high. He finds that enforcing things from the beginning is the most successful route.
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Another thing Mr. Nolting had to decide was how to grade. He said, “I use all different types of methods depending on what I am grading. I use spot check, completion and rubrics for big projects and papers.” Classroom rules and grading are not the only thing Mr. Nolting had to establish and develop over the years; his philosophy of teaching, center of the classroom, and his
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Shelby Uhl
Mrs. Crawford
Intro to Education: EDU 213
15 December 2014
Developing Through The Years
Julius Caesar once said, “Experience is the teacher of all things.” Caesar's quote perfectly signifies the similarities and differences between a first year teacher and a teacher with 5 or more years of experience. Everything from discipline to grading, views of coworkers to family life, and preparing lessons to the center of the classroom vary with the experience of the teacher. Through these interviews it becomes clear that teaching is not something that develops overnight; rather through countless lesson plans and years spent in the actual classroom, a true teacher starts to form.
Jason Nolting, a University of Iowa graduate, has been teaching for 7 years. While studying at the University of Iowa, Mr. Nolting worked at Four Oaks, a nonprofit child welfare, juvenile justice, and behavioral health agency. It is there that he decided to pursue a career in teaching. He said, “I really enjoyed working with kids and watching them develop over time.”
Also with a passion for sports, Mr. Nolting wanted to be able to coach. After graduating from
Iowa with a B.A. in Psychology and a degree in Secondary Social Studies Education, he was hired at Southeast Polk in 2007. Upon becoming a teacher, Mr. Nolting had to establish things from the start. He handles classroom discipline by, “being firm, but fair.” He moves around the room often and keeps his expectations high. He finds that enforcing things from the beginning is the most successful route.
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Another thing Mr. Nolting had to decide was how to grade. He said, “I use all different types of methods depending on what I am grading. I use spot check, completion and rubrics for big projects and papers.” Classroom rules and grading are not the only thing Mr. Nolting had to establish and develop over the years; his philosophy of teaching, center of the classroom, and his
tactics