The Kind of Teacher I Wish to Be - Christine Chern

The Kind of Teacher I Wish to Be

Christine Chern

- I hope to learn to become a teacher who can use technology to teach effectively, but simultaneously, prevent students from getting too dependent on technology
- I hope to learn to incorporate different kinds of cultures (ethnicity, nationality, gender and sexuality, religion and beliefs, etc.) in teaching instructions, so that students will learn to be more open-minded and accepting

- I hope to teach in a school or environment of a diverse body
- Learning about strategies,techniques, technologies, and most importantly, being aware of the various diversity, including different learning styles, will help reach my goals

- as an ELL myself, I can picture and recall the experiences I have had in the past years in reading Lenski's article

• the importance of being aware of what the student can and cannot do, but be aware that language barrier and lack of formal schooling sometimes may be a critical reason for their struggle
• many assessments still require students knowing English, so it is essential to adopt nontraditional informal assessments

-  In Risko and Walker-Dalhouse's reading:

• Language arts can be taught by focusing on one or more students' background (ethnicity and language dialect), so that they can make personal connections and feel important in the learning process
• reading plays an important role in relating culture and context to be learned