User:Cweek006

Hello! My name is Casey Weeks and I have just begun the teaching program here at ODU. I have a Bachelors degree in Biology with a Concentration in Horticulture from Western Carolina University. Although I loved life in the mountains, I decided to settle a little closer to my family here in Portsmouth, Virginia. Some of my hobbies include cooking, sewing and gardening but my favorite thing to do is meet up with old friends, where ever they may be.

“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” – Henry Adams

I want to be the type of educator that holds every student accountable. I think students should always be encouraged to engage in independent thinking. Classroom environment should be centered on diverse groupings to help promote students to be socially interactive. Instructional strategies I will use will consist of hands on learning including labs, discussion and peer review. Although lectures will be necessary at times I do not plan on centering lessons on them. I hope to teach in a school that still believes classes such as Art, Music, Physical Education and Spanish are necessary. I also hope that the school I teach in encourages both vocational and college prep courses. I believe that all of these elements will not only help to prepare our young ones for the world ahead but will also help them to become well rounded adults.

Hi Casey, I have also just started to take classes in the teaching program at ODU. I wish you luck, it sounds like you will be a great teacher. I agree with you all students should be held accountable and the teachers should never give up a child. I think that you have some good ideas on how an effective classroom should be run. I truly think that the most important part of a good education is to produce well rounded people, like the old saying goes it take all kinds of people to make the world go round Rwilm001 (talk) 02:01, 15 September 2008 (UTC)