I took the Find your strenghts assessment and my strenghts are: Self, body movement and naturalist. At first I was a little stunned at the naturalist, because I wouldn't call myself as a naturalist. But, after reading the description I do enjoy being outside and the beauty of nature so I see why I am considered a "naturalist"!

Identify a favorite teacher in elementary or secondary school. Describe three practices or techniques that this teacher used to meet your own learning needs that were significant in helping you learn. Do these practices/techniques correspond with your results to the learning inventory? How can you be sure you are meeting the many different learning styles you will have in your classroom one day?

As a child it was really difficult for me to be separated from my mom, even to go to school. The first technique that really helped me at school was knowing that my teacher cared about me. Once my teachers identified the fact that I was not going to learn anything until I got over the fact that I was going to have to be at school away from my mom, they were able to solve my problem! I began to trust my teacher and was able to find comfort in knowing that she had my best interest in mind. I was also a student who struggled to pay attention. This teacher also provided engaging activities to help me WANT to pay attention, because at that age I wasn't going to MAKE myself pay attention. I am also a very visual and hands on learner. The material was presented in different ways to cater to the needs of ALL the students in the classroom. I definitely think that I will be very passionate about all of the different learning styles out there because I know it was hard for me as a student. I want my students to be interested in what we are learning. As a teacher, I will need to be very aware of every child's needs in my classroom. Maybe there is some sort of activity we can do as a class early in the school year to determine these needs to guide my instruction for the year.