Week 3 - What makes me special?

What makes me special is that I have a desire to want to be an effective, awesome and amazing teacher. I have been fortunate enough to work with a diverse range of students from private schools to decile one schools and students with varying capacities and disability including cognitive, physical, intellectual, neurological and sensory.

I believe I am special due to my proactive approach and genuine desire for all children to have the same opportunity as every other child. I have a son who was diagnosed on the autistic spectrum and after fighting hard for his rights and advocating on behalf of him my baby has had an amazing mainstream education thanks to the wonderful teachers who were part of his life. It is a community service and privilege to be able to work with the future members of our community and help shape and mould these individuals through providing them with a wonderful educational experience.

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Week 7 - Find a whakatauki and kiwaha to explain your teaching philosophy

Ka mate kainga tahi, ka ora kainga rua I have chosen this particular Whakatauki as I have always believed that when one door closes another will open. With every death there is a rebirth, a new beginning. Every failure is an opportunity in disguise. While we sometimes associate death with grief and loss, death is also a reminder that it is an end of a particular moment or period in time but with every sunset there’s a sunrise, new horizons. No matter what stage you are in life there are always opportunities for fresh starts and new beginnings. Opportunities to put an end to things that don’t work. We may stray off our life paths but there are always opportunities to reset and start again. And that’s what this means to me. OPPORTUNITIES “when one door closes another opens”.

Week 5 - What are some of the elements to be embedded into your teaching?

My personal element is Air and upon reflection this appears to definitely suit my mannerisms and personality. In order to ensure that I can accommodate for various learning styles I believe I would have to implement and embed a variety of aspects of all elements. I really enjoyed the tetra mapping elements and the meanings behind the connections to individual traits and preferred learning styles. I would definitely use this model however I do not believe that I have to limit myself to just one set of frameworks. The Natural Ako Styles - Activist, Reflector, Theorist and Pragmatist have quite similar traits when compared to the interpretations of the tetra mapping elements Fire, Water, Earth and Air. My particular result was Reflector and when you look at the general descriptions and compare this to the traits of the Air elements there are clear and direct correlations.

Week 6 - What do you understand "ethics in education are?"

Ethics in education to me pertains to the morals, values, philosophies and conduct in an educational environment. Our personal character, attributes and integrity that is required when you are in entrusted with caring for and nurturing young humans with inquisitive minds. These little humans are the future of our society, the warriors we need to help sustain our environment, to spread humanity and kindness so I find clear and tangible links between what I believe is my perception of ethics and the principles of the takepu: Ahurutanga - creating quality spaces, Kaitiakitanga - strengthening relationships, Koha - it is a gift for us to be entrusted with the education of our future generation and we have a lot to offer as teachers to assist with their growth, Mauriora - the constant acknowledgement and pursuit of wellbeing Reference: Te Wananga o Aotearoa Student Handbook file:///home/chronos/u-26f9b14e66c01d91ea6bd962f98362d3b0fae386/MyFiles/Downloads/TeMa...

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