Student Teaching Coming to a Close
While writing my final blog post to bring closure to my student teaching experience, I cannot begin to bring words to the growth I have experienced this semester, the connections I made with students and educators, and the opportunities I saw through. I’ve distilled my biggest moments of learning down to 15 items–one for each week I spend in the classroom. Woven throughout are pictures that show the joy I have experienced over the last (very short) 15 weeks in the classroom. Networking is an invaluable skill From my cooperating teacher, Mrs. Carly Rippole, I have learned that you can make a connection with anyone and you never know how they can help your program until you start a conversation. Penn State taught me how to network through different events where I was able to interact with new people. At the beginning, this was intimidating, but as I did it more, I got better at starting conversations and learned how valuable networking is when you go in with a purpose....
