Content Knowledge
Rationale: Content knowledge is the body of knowledge that teachers teach to students. I believe that teachers should be masters in the content before teaching. Teachers should also be aware of the tools of inquiry and differentiation in order to make content meaningful for learners. These are tools that I will bring to my own classroom one day. At Auburn, I have had the opportunity of learning new things in all of the courses I have taken. Some of these courses include:
Math: Math for Elementary Ed I,II, and III
Science: Concepts of Science, Biology, Geology
English: American Literature
Social Studies: World History, Geography
COUN: Living and Communicating in a Diverse Society
COMM: Public Speaking
EDUC: Orientation to Teacher Education
FOUN: Diversity Learners and Development & Child Development, Learning, Motivation and Assessment
EDMD: Utilization Instructional Technology for Education, Media for Children
PSYCH: Developmental Psychology
RSED: Diversity and Exceptionality of Learners
CTRD: Fundamentals of Language and Literacy Instruction
CTEE: Introduction to Elementary Education, Social Studies, Language Arts, Math, Science, CLassroom Management
This is my final project from my Spanish Phonetics class. Throughout the semester, I had online video chats with people in Mexico and Spain. After the video chats, I reflected on their pronunciations and transcribed some of our conversations. I think that my knowledge of Spanish will be very useful in the classroom and communicating with families. Click on the title to read my paper!