Hello, Everyone!
I am studying to
earn a Single Subject Credential at National University to teach Science. I
graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a B.S. in Earth Science, and
enjoyed every minute of my experience there. It was quite extraordinary to
learn about the Earth and its dynamic systems that interact to create the
beautiful and interesting world around us while roaming through the pristine
landscape of the Central Coast during class field trips and journeys of my own
personal explorations. I fell in love with teaching when I participated in
programs at Cal Poly to teach science to young students through fun hands-on
activities and experiments. Using the University's learning motto of
"Learn by Doing", all students, including those at Cal Poly and the
young ones who came to visit, were able to truly gain an understanding of the
concepts they were learning by creating and manipulating models, and to see for
themselves how things work through the use of their senses. The effectiveness
of the "Learn by Doing" motto has carried on into my life after Cal
Poly as both a lifelong learner and educator. Now, as a student at National University, I am thrilled to be learning how to put my plan of becoming an educator into action, and gaining valuable knowledge of how to be the teacher I aspire to be.
Aside from being a
science nerd, I also love surfing, yoga, art, traveling, music, dancing, food, and
so many more amazing things! I am currently working as an Instructional
Assistant at a local elementary school for 2nd grade students with special
needs, and am very honored to be helping them to achieve success, and watching them grow. Working with students with special needs is very important for me to gain an
understanding of their behavior and capabilities, and to practice implementing
methods of assisting them with their individual needs. This experience, I believe, will be an incredible benefit to all of my
students as a teacher in mainstream education. Thanks for reading!
-Erika :)
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