Proposition two states that teachers should know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to students. I am constantly continuing my educational training through staff development courses as well as college courses. When I originally wrote this paper I felt that content knowledge was one of my weaknesses. My teaching certificate is in broad field science. During college I took many different science classes including biology, botany, zoology, geology, astronomy, physics, and chemistry.
Teachers are life long learners.
Proposition three relates to managing and monitoring student learning. In science classes many days are spent in the laboratory conducting experiments or completing hands on activities. I believe that one of my strengths is managing and monitoring students in a group setting. Managing groups of students is more than just putting students in groups and assigning a task. I am constantly monitoring and questioning students throughout the period.