Navigating the Teacher Life

Hello and Welcome!

My name is Ashley Fischer, and I am a graduate student at National University. I am working on my Master's in Education, as well as a credential in Primary Education. I graduated from Cal Poly Pomona with my Bachelors in English with an emphasis in Literature and Language. I am 25 years old, and i reside in Huntington Beach, CA. Since I was a little girl, being a teacher was always the dream. I've worked in many classrooms, mostly as an aide or an observer. I used to teach Sunday mornings at my church, in the 1st-4th grade classroom. Tutoring has also been in my line of work for as long as I can remember. 

As a teacher, I like to pay attention as much as I can to each student, focus on how they each learn differently, because let's face it, everyone has a different learning style. It will be a rare day when you have a classroom full of students who all learn by just studying a text book. Every student has a different intelligence, and some learn better by doing, by reading, or by example. By trying to focus on how they learn, I can adapt my lessons to their needs. Some days can be more geared towards those who learn by doing, and other days can be geared towards those who learn better by reading and studying. In my experience, I've seen that group projects work very well with all ages of students. 

Being around students and being able to work with them makes me INCREDIBLY happy and excited. When working with students, seeing them finally understand that concept that they didn't before, is remarkable. You see the light in their eyes and they get excited when happens. I am upbeat, and always ready for a challenge. 

After taking a teaching and learning style questionnaire, I found out a lot about my learning and teaching styles, but most of while I already knew. I found that I have a pretty equal balance between the different styles: active and reflective learners, sensing and intuitive learners, visual and verbal learners, and sequential and global learners. By having an equal balance between all of these, I am able to have a strong understanding of how to go about approaching my students. In order for them to succeed, with my help, I need to know how they learn best, and what makes sense to them. It will make the classroom a more exciting environment, and it will help the students succeed, when I have the a better understanding of who I am teaching.

The more I learn, and the more I experience time in the classroom with students, the more excited I am about teaching them. Everyday will be a new adventure, and it is so exciting. It's an adventure I'm so excited to be apart of.