02 June 2011

SAWS: From Rain to Drain

Have your students ever wondered where the water we use comes from and where it goes after it disappears behind the drain? In San Antonio, Texas we are lucky to have water that is primarily sourced from the Edwards Aquifer. Like all waters sources however, it is a limited resource and how we manage this resource will implications for ours and future generations. SAWS (San Antonio Water System) is an excellent educational resource for teachers and offers FREE educational services and field trips that take students on a tour of the city of San Antonio that follows the water cycle from the Edwards recharge zone to extraction and treatment sites. The educational tour is aligned with the TEKS and, if your register in advance, is FREE! Some age restrictions do apply. For more information call (210) 233-3631 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays or e-mail gwukasch@saws.org or visit http://mayorcastro.com/event_details.php?URL=the-rain-to-drain-field-trip

SAWS also offers free TEKS aligned curriculum for science and civics teachers from Elementary to High School. You can find those FREE resources at the following website: http://www.saws.org/education/h2o_university/index.cfm
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My Philosophy of Teaching

My Philosophy of Teaching:

I just finished my masters in Curriculum and Instruction. I have a firm commitment to my continuing education and strong love of teaching. My greatest draw to education is the opportunity to work daily with students, particularly students for whom success has been elusive or who struggle in the academic setting. I strongly believe in preventative behavior management and, as a student teacher, I have turned the success of lower performing students around using differentiated instructional techniques including collaborative learning, project-based learning and service learning. I do not accept the notion that some students fit a profile of failure and should be side-tracked. I am committed to the success of each and every one of my students. I believe no student should be given up on. I love that none of my students are the same and I value their diversity, linguistic, behavioral, cognitive or otherwise. I do not accept the notion that a student's difference is, necessarily, a hindrance towards their learning and hold the onus upon myself to find ways to facilitate learning for all of my students. Finally, I am aware of the importance of collaboration between faculty and staff. Cross-content instruction is not only important for the student's cognition, but is also important for a teacher's professional development. I believe strongly that a teacher's classroom is a place of constant innovation and improvement, and the sharing of ideas between faculty and staff, as well as the close cross-content collaboration of teachers, is important in improving the overall success of teachers, and, by proxy, our students. We are all responsible for the success of every student in the school, not just those who are in our classroom.