Inquiry Portfolio Presentation Notes
Personal Identity:
Early Values: focus on development of teamwork, collaboration, effort-based pride in accomplishments developed through high school athletics.
Later Values: focus on trades experiences; equality in the workplace, a desire to pay my priveledge forward. Compassion and anxiety reduction in education. Role modelling. I would like to change the conversation on current topics in education that are often finished with a “that’s the way it is” sigh – such as gender inequality and patriarchal norms in general.
Philosophy:
Role modelling expectation communications to students very important. I believe that while teenagers are more influenced by their peers and more focused on peer acceptance than adult’s, the development of their future selves is more influenced by the adult’s in their lives than their peers.
Growth through Inquiry
By integrating my Apprentice Mindset Inquiry throughout my practicum I learned to refine my approach to including students in my inquiry processes. Basically – keep it simple. Genuine dialogue with student’s very important.
Professional Development
Some more detail can be found on my professional development plan on my “further educational pursuits tab:” https://blogs.ubc.ca/bruntsheldon/about-me/further-academic-pursuits/ , however I feel that the inquiry process will help keep me on my toes. For example, inquiry based questions such as, What is working? What isn’t? Where are my student’s? Where do they need to be?” should be worked on a regular basis, especially by a new teacher.