reflection
SPE 480
Self-Reflection and Learning Agenda Paper
BACKGROUND: Describe your professional Identity: I am a dedicated person to the game of many sports and teaching. I have taught several different sports and also have been well trained in a classroom setting. Working with children of all ages, I have 8 years of coaching football, 4 years of basketball, 12 years of softball with private lessons as well and 3 years’ experience working with special needs students in a classroom. I have a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and graduated with honors in that field. I also obtained a teaching credential in Kinesiology but wanted to pursue more in special; education. I believe that education is the way to get somewhere in life, that is why I am continuing my education and getting my Master’s Degree. I like the feeling of teaching and knowing that the students will feel good about them self and have the confidence to approach anything in life due to the positive influence that I have taught them.
What about the field of special education interests you?
For me, it’s the love the students have towards you and the challenges you are faced with. Working with these types of students is very challenging, but I enjoy that. They are very much the underdog as far as systems go and as far as outcomes after school are concerned. So, to get in there and work with a group like this is progress that a person can make, or progress you can see a student make is very rewarding. We can be very creative, which is very attractive. We can come up with things that no one has come up with before. And over all, I think it is the challenges; the rewards come from making progress where no one else has been able to make progress before, and then having the students see the possibilities.
What motivated you to apply to this program?
The love for the kids is what motivated me the most but also the demand for male teachers in the moderate/ severe aspect. These students need a strong
Self-Reflection and Learning Agenda Paper
BACKGROUND: Describe your professional Identity: I am a dedicated person to the game of many sports and teaching. I have taught several different sports and also have been well trained in a classroom setting. Working with children of all ages, I have 8 years of coaching football, 4 years of basketball, 12 years of softball with private lessons as well and 3 years’ experience working with special needs students in a classroom. I have a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and graduated with honors in that field. I also obtained a teaching credential in Kinesiology but wanted to pursue more in special; education. I believe that education is the way to get somewhere in life, that is why I am continuing my education and getting my Master’s Degree. I like the feeling of teaching and knowing that the students will feel good about them self and have the confidence to approach anything in life due to the positive influence that I have taught them.
What about the field of special education interests you?
For me, it’s the love the students have towards you and the challenges you are faced with. Working with these types of students is very challenging, but I enjoy that. They are very much the underdog as far as systems go and as far as outcomes after school are concerned. So, to get in there and work with a group like this is progress that a person can make, or progress you can see a student make is very rewarding. We can be very creative, which is very attractive. We can come up with things that no one has come up with before. And over all, I think it is the challenges; the rewards come from making progress where no one else has been able to make progress before, and then having the students see the possibilities.
What motivated you to apply to this program?
The love for the kids is what motivated me the most but also the demand for male teachers in the moderate/ severe aspect. These students need a strong