Blog #2 Personalize My Blog

"Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our nation" by John F. Kennedy. 

  

"In teaching other we teach ourselves" by Proverb. This quote speaks volume.

 

 

What inspires and excites me about the work I do is that I get to work with families and their children. I want to make a difference in every child's life who I come in contact with. The reason I chose to become a teacher is because I wanted to make a difference in someone's life and I have been doing that for the past 10 years. I have been trying for the past 2 years to help my colleagues establish positive relationships with their parents. What excites me is that I can make a difference and help someone else because at some point someone had to help me get to where I am today. Not only am I helping my colleagues but they are helping me as well. I want my colleagues to understand the importance of getting the parents involved and how it would benefit them and how smoothly their classroom would function. I have to just stay focused and believe in myself that I can accomplish this goal. Growing up there was one teacher that stood out and was a good role model for young girls. My second grade teacher is the one who guided me in the choice of becoming a teacher. She was very caring but it was the simple hug every morning that gave me that extra push to do better and I knew she cared about us. I give hugs every morning because it put a smile on my face and the children faces and I wanted to do the same for another child as Ms.Tate did for me. She never put any of us down and she always encouraged us to do our best and that's exactly what I did. I want to be the best teacher I can be and I hope I will be able to make a difference in their lives.

Welcome

      My name is Nakia Davis. I am a single parent with a 18 year old son who is a senior in high school. I have graduated from Kendall in June 2013 with my bachelor's degree. I am currently enrolled in the Master's Program at Walden University. I am a first time student here and I am looking forward to a new start in life and looking forward to working with each one of you this semester. I have been teaching for ten years. I love working with children and their families. I am a full-time student, and a full-time mommy who job never ends. My plans are to either open my own child care facility in the next two years or work with families and their child/children with disabilities. I have devoted most of my time to my schooling and my son's education and all of his after school activities. I am also involved with our youth department at church. I look forward to working with each one of you this semester and to learn more about how I can better myself as a teacher.

Blog #2 Personalizing My Blog

"Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our nation" by John F. Kennedy. 

  

"In teaching other we teach ourselves" by Proverb. This quote speaks volume.

 

 

What inspires and excites me about the work I do is that I get to work with families and their children. I want to make a difference in every child's life who I come in contact with. The reason I chose to become a teacher is because I wanted to make a difference in someone's life and I have been doing that for the past 10 years. I have been trying for the past 2 years to help my colleagues establish positive relationships with their parents. What excites me is that I can make a difference and help someone else because at some point someone had to help me get to where I am today. Not only am I helping my colleagues but they are helping me as well. I want my colleagues to understand the importance of getting the parents involved and how it would benefit them and how smoothly their classroom would function. I have to just stay focused and believe in myself that I can accomplish this goal. Growing up there was one teacher that stood out and was a good role model for young girls. My second grade teacher is the one who guided me in the choice of becoming a teacher. She was very caring but it was the simple hug every morning that gave me that extra push to do better and I knew she cared about us. I give hugs every morning because it put a smile on my face and the children faces and I wanted to do the same for another child as Ms.Tate did for me. She never put any of us down and she always encouraged us to do our best and that's exactly what I did. I want to be the best teacher I can be and I hope I will be able to make a difference in their lives.
  

 

 

Welcome

       My name is Nakia Davis. I am a single parent with a 18 year old son who is a senior in high school. I have graduated from Kendall in June 2013 with my bachelor's degree. I am currently enrolled in the Master's Program at Walden University. I am a first time student here and I am looking forward to a new start in life and looking forward to working with each one of you this semester. I have been teaching for ten years. I love working with children and their families. I am a full-time student, and a full-time mommy who job never ends. My plans are to either open my own child care facility in the next two years or work with families and their child/children with disabilities. I have devoted most of my time to my schooling and my son's education and all of his after school activities. I am also involved with our youth department at church. I look forward to working with each one of you this semester and to learn more about how I can better myself as a teacher.

Thank You EDU 455 B2 Class

I would like to thank my classmates and also Professor McDevitt for an amazing semester. I have learned so much from my discussions and blogging. This course have made me come out a shell and do well as a public speaker. I was nervous but excited at the same time when I had to present my Advocacy Action Plan. I really got some good feedback and responses from the parents and the staff. I want to just thank Professor McDevitt for allowing us this opportunity. I learned a lot about myself and what my strengths are and my weaknesses. I am looking forward to sharing what I have learned here at Kendall with my other colleagues. This was an life learning experience that I wouldn't change for one minute. Some of us will be graduating on June 22nd and I just hope this experience and what we have learned will shine through all of us as teachers. Thank You All Again and Good Luck !!!!!

Module 4 Blog

Questions you have with which your colleagues may be able to provide help and support

The only thing is, I would like input on what do they believe parent involvement is, what would they like to see take place or change to better this program.

Resources and information you are seeking

The information and resources I am seeking is learning how important parent involvement is and what are the benefits of parent involvement.

Resources and/or information you have found helpful and insightful

There are many reputable sites that I have found to be very useful and I also found some journals and periodicals that was useful in developing my action plan. When I searched my topic I received a long list of sites that could help but I only used the sites that I knew were the most reputable by looking at their web address. I also have first-hand source from representatives of Head Start that has also been of great assistance to me. These are the sites that I found that help with advocacy action plans:

http://www.nsba.org/Advocacy/Resources/Summer-Advocacy-Brief, www.asha.org, http://ctb.ku.edu/en/tablecontents/sub_section_main_1206.aspx, and http://www.naeyc.org

I have not just limited my research to just these websites but they have truly helped and guided me with my action plan and how to develop it.

Welcome Back

I am excited to be completing my last semester here at Kendall College and I will be graduating in June as most of you all will. I'm wishing success for everyone this semester and I look forward to working with each one of you again.