Hello! My name is Alexis Gilbert and I will be graduating at the end of the summer! I am currently student teaching at Ashland Univeristy. My major is in Special Education, as an Intervention Specialist, with a focus for grades K-12, Mild-Moderate, Moderate-Intensive, also becoming Highly Qualified to teach English Language Arts.
Currently, I work at Hilliard City Schools (6 years), where I do School Age Child Care. I love my job, but I am very excited for student teaching! Along with working in Hilliard, I volunteer with Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Central Ohio (4 years) and I also volunteer at The Buckeye Ranch (5 years). I am student teaching in Southwestern City Schools. Because I will be licensed Mild-Moderate, Moderate-Intensive, my student teaching is broken in to two 6 week fields. My first field will be in Kindergarten and 4th grade, and my second field will be with students' between the ages of 10-18, but we are still working on finalizing my placement.
As a future educator, I would like to continue to learn and grow with my students. There will always be information that I do not fully understand that I will count on my students to teach me. Having experience in grades K-8, I have a wide range of information I learn on a daily basis. My main goal as a teacher is to help students' enjoy learning and help them all grow as individuals. I think it is important, especially in middle school, for students' to realize they are responsible for themselves. They are free to choose what they want, but they are not free from the consequences of their actions. I want to be a steady support for them to help them grow as learners and as young adults. An acronym I have shared with everyone of my students' that I have worked with is: FAIL. FAIL means "First Attempt In Learning." It is important for everyone to realize mistakes are what help us grow as people and as learners. If we don't try, how will we know if it is right or wrong? I am excited for student teaching, and I am excited for what lies ahead!
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