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Ms.Howard Professional Development and Technology Plan

 My future Professional Development and Technology plan would consist of strategies for my teaching style which will support my students in multiple ways for them to grow and express themselves through my class helping them improve their engagement and outcomes. 
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Ms.Howard's Teaching Toolkit

  Educational Games and Activities   Khan Academy - Free app that offers/helps with all aspects of schooling which allows students to learn at their own pace.  Khan Academy Iready - This app can be used for K-12 education supporting student learning in reading and mathematics, it personalizes what the student is learning by their individual needs of improvement.  i-Ready Login National Geographic Kids - Educational website designed for students which offers information about nature, science, geography, and the different cultures around the world.  National Geographic Kids Cool Math - This is a website full of fun math games that test the students through different interests, it's enjoyable for the students to use this as an outlet when they are overwhelmed within the school setting.  Cool Math Games - Free Online Games for Learning and Fun Starfall - Educational website that aimed for younger students focusing on their reading and language devolvement ...

Ms.Howard's Legal and Ethical Philosophy

 As a future educator, the two focuses of legal and ethical issues are social media and cyberbullying. Despite the other major problems within legal and ethical issues, I believe that the particular two issues are a huge mistake that children make when in a school environment. Social media and cyberbullying go hand and hand because without social media there wouldn't be as much cyberbullying that the students could access, meanwhile cyberbullying is a form of the emotions of a bully that happens online (all social media platforms) humiliating someone by discouraging or degrading them and sharing their information personal or private. This could have serious effects on K-12 students which possible will become negative on both sides of the screen, meanwhile this could lead to multiple problems in the school setting.  This is a video explaining how social media and cyberbullying could affect all the students involved in the situation. It is easy to bully online because you can't ...

Ms.Howard's Educational Philosophy

 When I think about teaching children, I believe children reflects off this teacher's energy and how they see their teachers handle certain situations that's why when working with children you have to be mindful of the way your teaching, how you're going to teach it, the different styles that your student’s learn, etc. Kids feed off of how you come to work, how you treat them throughout the school day, your tone, etc. Parents also, parents also feed off of how they kid responds after school and what they believe is best for their child. As a future educator my classroom will be a safe place for any students that need help, peace, to vent, to eat, to learn, anything the student’s need I and my classroom will be there, I will treat my student like they’re my own family I believe that's what all students deserve within an educator. My education philosophies are Constructivism, Essentialism and Progressivism because each of these philosophies provides student with a valuabl...