"It's the teacher that makes the difference, not the classroom."

Hazel Ann F. Enriquez

BEED Major in Special Education

Holy Angel University

Effective Teacher by Harry K. Wong

July 16, 2018/PGN 104

“What you do on the first day of school will determine your success for the rest of the year” and this is the idea that I will own from Dr. Harry Wong. One important role of a teacher is classroom manager. You cannot say that your teaching is effective if you have a poor managed classroom. As teachers, we have to set rules and procedures in order to have a smooth and orderly class with respectful students because if we fail to do this what will happen in our class is just a complete chaos. 

Having a well-managed classroom will provide an environment which is conducive to learning, and the one who is responsible for doing this is the teacher. As a special education teacher, setting rules and routines will help children with autism to understand the differences and transition in their lives. It will also help them to learn what behavior is appropriate in any situations. 

Teaching Effectively

Hazel Ann F. Enriquez

BEED Major in Special Education

Holy Angel University

Effective Teacher by Harry Wong

July 02,2018/PGN 104

An effective teacher has three characteristics, first is he/she has good classroom management skills, has high expectations for students, and teaches and designs the lesson to achieve the mastery level. Having a good classroom management will help to get your students involved and have them take part in designing and smooth running of the classroom. While having positive expectations in your students will influence their achievements in your class which will lead to their success, and designing lessons to reach mastery will help them to be capable in becoming what they will be. This is very relevant in my present course because as a Special Education teacher, you must have a well-managed classroom first in order to deliver your lessons well.

As a Special Education teacher, it is very important to set high expectations for our students because beyond the academic achievement we must also teach them to be self-directed and to identify and pursue opportunities. Those skills are very necessary in becoming successful adults. I will use the knowledge and skills that I have learned from the seminar as soon as I become a teacher because as a novice teacher these will help to pass the survival stage in teaching. The insight that I have discovered which I can adopt when I become a teacher is the imitating of teaching strategies from the others especially if these strategies will help you deliver your lessons effectively. I truly learned a lot from this seminar, thank you Dr. Wong!