As a teacher about to enter the field, I think it is important to have a handle on all sixteen

characteristics of an effective middle level educator listed by Powell (2015). However, two that I
possess are ffering a challenging curriculum and leaders who are committed to and knowledgeable
about this age group(Powell 2015 p. 15).
As a person who has observed many classrooms, I think that it is important to have a challenging
curriculum to keep the students interested in the information. I am one teacher who would like to
introduce a challenging curriculum in order for students to be engaged in the course work. For example,
instead of reviewing material students had learned previously at the beginning of class, the material
learned will be scaffolded into the new material. This will keep students from growing impatient and
bored with the class and will help connect the ideas together. It will also keep the ever asked question of
hy do I need to know thisout of their mouths. Also, being a committed and knowledgeable teacher is
important for this age group as well. To be so is more than just saying h I am going to work with this
difficult group of students,instead, it is important to incorporate all of their mental, physical, and
emotional needs and to understand the difference between being a friend to the students and being an
educator. I will use the first days of school as an advantage to get to know the students and ways to
differentiate my instruction. For example, establishing a writing notebook and asking questions to the
class on how they best learn are two great ways to get to know and how to teach the students in the
classroom. This also gives a peek at who the gifted and struggling readers and writers are to make a
better approach to where they are in the material.
Thus, I am an effective middle level educator because I can offer a challenging curriculum and
committed and knowledgeable about this age group.
References
Powell, S. D. (2015). Introduction to middle level education. New York City, NY: Pearson Education.