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Early Elementary

Students will use their senses to taste and describe what "[|nature]" tastes like!

Late Elementary ﻿﻿Students will participate in an activity that will allow them the opportunity to make their own [|maple syrup]!

Fine Arts Students will perform a skit about [|Canada]!

Further Resources

Use these great resources to help you continue to learn about Ontario, Canada!


 * http://www.dltk-kids.com/canada/index.html
 * http://www.ontariomaple.com/omspa/educational-resources/74.html
 * http://www.bookcentre.ca/
 * http://www.bookcentre.ca/resources_parents
 * http://attractions.uptake.com/ontario/family.html
 * http://www.summerfunguide.ca/
 * http://www.ontario.ca/en/about_ontario/ONT04_020887.html
 * http://www.yourlocalgovernment.com/ylg/govinont.html

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About the Author:

Kristen Sanders, Teacher krsande@ilstu.edu School phone - 217.555.555 ext. 5555 School fax - 217.555.6666 ext. 6666

Philosophy of Edcuation: As a pre-service teacher, I have many aspects within my professional development that need to be developed and practiced. There are areas that I specifically need to work on and improve in order to be the most able and efficient teacher that I can be. After reviewing and reflecting on my answers to the Self-Analysis Survey, I believe that I do have weaknesses, but I can develop a plan to educate myself and acquire the virtues in which I am lacking. These virtues include the disposition and ability to collaborate ethically and effectively with others, sensitivity toward the varieties of individual and cultural diversity, and sensitivity toward the varieties of individual and cultural diversity. I have often struggled working in a group. This is not due to the fact that I lack the social skills enabling me to work with others, but because I have a high standard for my work and feel others work may not be up to my standard. This has often presented a challenge for me. As a student, I was able to get by with this mindset. As a pre-service teacher, it is no longer an acceptable belief on the matter. I have to start looking at my group members as though they are the different kind of learners that I may have in the classroom. I must approach them as I would a student, with love and respect. With all of the group projects I will encounter in my courses here at Illinois State, I will listen to the members of my group, allow their thoughts and work to be represented in our project, and I will accept the work that they do rather than critique it by my own standard. I grew up in an area that offered no diversity within my school. I have not had to view the world through any other lens but my own. Unfortunately, this has presented a challenge for me. I do not have sensitivity toward the varieties of individual and cultural diversity. I have not really had the opportunity to develop this attitude in my life. This is not a personal prejudice of mine but simply a development I have not yet made. To develop this moral virtue as a pre-service teacher, I will simply expose myself. I will observe campus as it is very diverse. I will develop relationships with international students and invest in them. I will seek out diverse settings. I will try to observe in diverse classrooms and learn from experienced teachers. I will be a sponge and soak up all of the diversity that I can while I am away from my own cultural setting that is so comfortable to me. Another challenge that I have is simply a lack in the understanding of what affects learning and the appropriate strategies to put in place within a classroom. I have started to read materials and books by experienced teachers, but I still do not know how to implement all of this into my own classroom or what strategies work best. I simply have not had all of the instruction and opportunities to learn all of this information. I am just beginning the journey to becoming a teacher. I have taken all of my prerequisite courses and completed my general education. I am just now beginning to truly prepare myself as an educator. I believe that through my studies at ISU and my coursework in Curriculum and Instruction I will gain the knowledge to effectively teach my students. I will graduate knowing strategies to implement. I believe ISU will prepare me to understand my students and how they are learning, as well as the signs for miscues or misunderstandings and how to approach the teaching from another viewpoint. Also, observations of other teachers will give me new ideas on classroom conduct and ways to promote learning. As a pre-service teacher, I am facing many challenges. I have to develop many aspects of myself as well as honing the skills I already possess and making them excellent. Though it may not be an easy journey ahead of me, through hard work and perseverance as well as openness to change, I will become and effective teacher that possesses moral and intellectual virtues that allow me to guide my students to success.