Building a Better Teacher | Brian Smith | TEDxHickory

Summary

Скрипт видео рассказывает о жизни и карьере учителя Брада Смита, который всегда мечтал быть учителем или грузчиком. Взрослением он стал учителем сpecial education, где наткнулся на множество вызовов, включая обучение мальчику читать, понимание особенностей восприятия у ребенка с раздражительными расстройствами и включение детей в социальные разговоры о справедливости. Эти встреченные персонажи помогли ему стать лучшим учителем и человеком, подчеркивая важность индивидуализации подхода к каждому ребенку.

Takeaways

• 🎓 Основная цель речи - рассказ о том, как преподаватели могут стать лучше благодаря своим студентам и опыту работы.
• 🚚 В детстве Брэд Смит мечтал быть учителем или грузчиком, вдохновляясь своим дядей-грузчиком и учителем детского сада.
• 🏫 После школы Брэд работал в разных местах, но решил стать учителем, получив степень в психологии и человеческих общественных наук.
• 📚 Он получил лицензию на преподавание и начал работать с детьми с особыми образовательными потребностями.
• 👦 Встреча с Джаленом, ребенком с трудностями в чтении, помогла Брэду осознать необходимость изучения методов преподавания чтения.
• 🔄 Брэд подчеркивает, что каждый ученик, с которым он работал, помог ему стать лучшим учителем и человеком.
• 👧 Работа с детьми, имеющими индивидуальные потребности, показала Брэду важность адаптации и индивидуального подхода к каждому ученику.
• 🏆 Он получил степень магистра образования для того, чтобы быть первым учителем для малышей и развивать их любовь к учёбе.
• 🌟 Брэд утверждает, что дети, с которыми он работал, не только помогли ему стать лучшим учителем, но и вдохновили его на самосовершенствование.
• 👨‍👧 Отцовские чувства к дочери Элла Каролин, которая обладает академическим талантом и имеет дислексию, помогли Брэду глубже понять двойственное исключение.
• ❤️ История о Джалене, ребенке, который изменил Брэда и мир, подчеркивает влияние, которое могут оказать ученики на своих учителей.

Q & A

Брэд Смит всегда хотел быть учителем или грузчиком. Какой из этих двух профессий его дядя Джим занимался?

Дядя Джим был грузчиком.

Почему Брэд Смит считал, что грузоперевозка - это быть богатым?

Он видел, что у дяди Джима в кошельке много денег, и это заставило его связать грузоперевозку с богатством.

Какой опыт учителя Брэда Смит помог ему стать лучшим учителем?

Опыт работы с разнообразными учениками, такими как Джален, Рэндольф, Кэти и другие, помог ему разобраться в индивидуальных потребностях каждого ребенка и стать лучшим учителем.

Чему научил Брэда Джален, ученик с особенностями обучения?

Джален научил Брэду, как преодолевать сложности и стремиться к тому, чтобы научить ребенка читать, что стало его страстью.

Какой метод Брэд использовал для работы с Рэндолфом, учеником с проблемами сознательного восприятия?

Брэд использовал тяжелую работу, чтобы помочь Рэндолфу справиться с проблемами сознательного восприятия и улучшить их взаимоотношения.

Почему Кэти считалась символом социальной справедливости в классе?

Кэти была очень активна в вопросах социальной справедливости и хотела, чтобы все были в порядке, вне зависимости от своего участия в ситуации.

Как Брэда Смита научили быть учителем для обычных учеников после работы с особыми образованием?

Он получил степень магистра образования в начальных классах в Университете Гарднер-Вебба, чтобы стать первым учителем для малышей и развивать их любовь к учёбе.

Как Брэд отреагировал на то, что Малия, его ученица, уже играла на скрипке?

Он понял, что Малия может быть действительно умной, и это подняло красный флаг для Брэда о том, что ему нужно обратить особое внимание на индивидуальные потребности такой ученицы.

Чему научил Брэда опыт работы с Сэмми, учеником сSensory Issues?

Сэмми научил Брэду быть более терпеливым и искать альтернативные подходы для обучения детей с различными потребностями.

Как Брэд описал Уитни, одну из его учениц?

Уитни была удивительной девочкой с огромным характером, которая говорила и делала то, что считала правильным, часто это было необычным, но она была уверена в своем.

Как Брэда Смита вдохновила его дочь Элла-Кэролин на стать лучшим учителем?

Элла-Кэролин, будучи академически одаренной, но имея дислексию, научила Брэда работать с "дважды исключаемыми" детьми и быть более терпеливым и обнимающим.

Outlines

00:00

👨‍🏫 Путешествие к статусу учителя

Бред Смит делится своими воспоминаниями о том, как он всегда хотел быть учителем или грузчиком. Он рассматривает, что учителя влияют на всех, и делится своими первоначальными впечатлениями о карьере учителя, вдохновленными своим замечательным детским учителем, мисс Джойс. После школы, из-за недиагностированных проблем с вниманием, он работал в фабриках, а затем решил стать учителем, получив степень в психологии и социальных услуг. Он учил в вечернем отделении Университета Ленор-Райн и затем получил лицензию на преподавание в Университете Северной Каролины в Гринсборо. Бред начал работать в специальной образовательной программе и столкнулся с вызовом обучения ребенка, который не мог читать, на что он отреагировл, учась на летних курсах и развивая страсть к чтению.

05:02

🌟 Обучение учителям сложным задачам

Второй параграф описывает, как учитель Брэд сталкивается с различными типами учеников, каждый из которых представлял уникальные вызовы. Он рассказывает о Джален, ребенке с проблемами чтения, Рэндалле, у которого были проблемы с восприятием пространства, и Кэти, которая была страстной сторонницей социальной справедливости. Каждый из этих детей помогает Брэду стать лучшим учителем, обучаясь учить детей индивидуально, учитывая их специфические потребности и сильные стороны.

10:03

👧👦 Разнообразие детей и их влияние на учителя

В третьем параграфе Брэд продолжает рассказ о своих учениках, описывая их индивидуальные характеристики и потребности. Он делится историей о Мали, которая была очень умной и требовала особого подхода к обучению, об учениках с особыми возможностями, и о том, как он адаптировал свои методы преподавания для каждого ребенка. Он также упоминает своего сына Эллу, который является академически одаренным, но также страдает от дислексии, что еще больше обогащает его опыт как учителя и родителя.

15:05

💔 История Джалена и его влияние на учителя

В заключительном параграфе Брэд делится трогательной историей своего ученика Джалена, который после многих лет учения у него был диагностирован с раковой болезнью. Брэд становится его домашним учителем во время его болезни, и они продолжают работать вместе, несмотря на тяжелые обстоятельства. Джален умирает, но оставляет после себя глубокое впечатление на Брэда, который теперь не только является лучшим учителем, но и стремится быть лучшим человеком благодаря всем этим встречам и урокам.

Keywords

💡учитель

Учитель - это профессия, отвечающая за обучение и воспитание детей. В видео это ключевая роль, которую主讲人 всегда хотел выполнять. Он связал свою мечту о будущем с учителем и грузчиком, но влияние своего детского учителя привело к тому, что он выбрал профессию учителя. В видео主讲人 делится своими историями обучения и преподавания, что демонстрирует важность учителей в жизни каждого человека.

💡специальное образование

Специальное образование - это форма образования, ориентированная на детей с особыми потребностями в обучении.主讲人 начал свою карьеру в области специального образования, где он стал работать с детьми, имеющими различные особенности обучения. В видео он описывает, как первый ученик по имениДжейлан помог ему понять, что он должен изучить больше о том, как преподавать чтение, что является частью специального образования.

💡чтение

Чтение - это одна из основных навыков, которые учитель должен преподать детям. В видео主讲人 сталкивается с проблемой, что он не знает, как преподать чтениеДжейлану, и это стало его мотивацией изучить все тонкости чтения и сделать это своей страстью. Чтение является важным элементом в视频中, демонстрирующим процесс самосовершенствования учителя.

💡социальная справедливость

Социальная справедливость - это концепция, касающаяся равноправия и справедливости в обществе. В видео ученица по имени Кэти была символом социальной справедливости, и主讲人 учился включать её в разговоры о социальной справедливости, что помогло ему лучше понять и включать эту концепцию в обучение.

💡особенности восприятия

Особенности восприятия - это условия, связанные с индивидуальными различиями в восприятии окружающего мира.主讲人在 видео описывает, как он столкнулся с проблемой осязаемости ученика по имениРэндоль и как это привело его к изучению особенностей восприятия для того, чтобы лучше преподать и поддерживать своих учеников.

💡академически дарованный

Академически дарованный - это термин, используемый для описания детей с выдающимися способностями в академических областях.主讲н рассказывает о работе сМалией, которая была академически дарованной, и как это влияло на его способности как учителя, обучающего детей с различными уровнями умений и потребностей.

💡дислейксия

Дислейксия - это нарушение процесса чтения, которое встречается у некоторых людей.主讲н упоминает о своей дочери, у которой есть дислейксия, и о том, как это помогло ему лучше понять, как преподавать детям с такими особенностями. Это важно для понимания индивидуальных подходов к обучению в видео.

💡родители

Родители - это ключевой элемент в жизни ребенка и его образовании. В видео主讲н делится своими историями о том, как он стал лучшему учителем и родителем благодаря своим собственным детям и опыту работы с различными детьми, что подчеркивает важность взаимодействия родителей с детьми и их учителями.

💡обstacles

Обstacles - это препятствия или проблемы, с которыми сталкивается человек. В контексте видео,主讲н рассматривает препятствия как возможность для самосовершенствования и улучшения своего подхода к обучению. Он учит, что препятствия могут указывать на его собственные недостатки, которые нужно исправить для лучшей работы с детьми.

💡личностные особенности

Личностные особенности - это индивидуальные черты и качества человека. В видео主讲н упоминает нескольких учеников с яркими личностными особенностями, такими какКэти, Уитни и Ганнар, и как они влияли на его развитие как учителя, научив его учиться на своих ошибках и адаптироваться к индивидуальным потребностям каждого ребенка.

Highlights

Brad Smith's aspiration to become a teacher or truck driver influenced by his uncle and kindergarten teacher.

Smith's realization of not wanting a factory job and the pursuit of higher education in psychology and human services.

The journey to becoming a teacher by obtaining a teaching license from UNC Greensboro.

Initial challenges faced as a special education teacher with the case of Jalen, a student with learning differences.

Dedication to learning how to teach reading effectively, inspired by the struggle to help Jalen.

The introduction of Randall, a student with sensory issues, and the adaptation of teaching methods to address his needs.

Katie's influence on Smith's understanding of social justice and its integration into classroom dynamics.

The transition from special education to regular education to reach a broader range of students.

Malia's advanced violin skills and the challenge of meeting the needs of gifted students.

Ian's unique learning projects and the impact on Smith's teaching approach to foster independent learning.

Brady's exceptional reading skills and the personalized approach to keep him engaged and challenged.

Sammy's sensory behaviors and the application of previous knowledge to support his learning process.

Kayden's severe separation anxiety and the strategies employed to make his school experience positive.

Whitney's strong personality and the lessons learned for handling assertive students.

Gunnar's running behavior and the importance of building rapport with students.

Ella's influence on Smith's personal growth as a teacher and a parent.

The concept of teaching to the individual needs of each student, rather than a one-size-fits-all approach.

Reflections on the personal growth and development as an educator through the challenges posed by various students.

Jalen's lasting impact on Smith's life and teaching philosophy, culminating in his battle with cancer.

Transcripts

so I'm Brad Smith and I'm pretty sure

that all of you are gonna fall into one

of three categories

hey you either know a teacher B you are

a teacher or C you probably had a

teacher at some point in your life and

so we're gonna talk about how to build a

better teacher because it's affected all

of us at some point I've always wanted

to be a teacher or truck driver and that

that literally is one of my earliest

memories people would say what do you

want to be when you grow up and I'd say

a truck driver or a teacher my Uncle Jim

was a truck driver and he would always

get out his wallet and give me a dollar

and there were so much money in his

wallet that I kind of equated truck

driving to being wealthy and that's the

whole reason I wanted to drive a truck

there was nothing more to it it was just

to be rich I wanted to be a teacher

because my kindergarten teacher Miss

Joyce was phenomenal I felt safe in her

room she gave me a hug every morning she

knew who I was it was just a great

kindergarten experience and I thought I

want to do that so that's where it

started after high school had too much

undiagnosed a didi to go straight into a

four-year college so I went to work in

some factories and then I decided I've

learned a whole lot and what I've

learned is I don't want to do this for

my whole life

so at that point I had too many bills so

I worked full-time job and two part-time

jobs and went to lenoir-rhyne at night

and got my degree in psychology and

human and Community Services which

qualified me to neither be a teacher or

not even a truck driver at that point so

I don't know exactly what I had been

thinking so I went back to UNC

Greensboro and on the weekends this time

and got my teaching license so I have

finally earned the title of teacher and

I was the first one in my family to

graduate college actually you mean like

to start college and so but I was a

teacher and like that's what I had

worked so hard for and I thought about

it since I was a kid and

horizontal striped teachers before we

realize that was not an attractive look

on me and so I was a teacher and I set

up a classroom and I was like yeah I'm a

teacher yep

so my first my teaching license was

actually in special education which is

helping kids who have learning

differences so my first day of teaching

in walks Jalen

so--that's Jalen and within a matter of

minutes I realized I was nowhere close

to being a teacher Jalen was a great kid

he was energetic he was passionate he

was enthusiastic and he would sometimes

get into trouble when his enthusiasms

was focused on the wrong things

Jacqueline and I instantly bonded and

then I realized Jalen can't read and I

don't know how to teach him to read so

kind of failing at this whole being a

teacher thing from the from the get-go

and so his second grade year which is

when I met him it I really struggled and

I thought if I'm gonna be a second year

teacher I've got to learn how to teach

Jalen to read so I gave up two weeks of

my summer and I went and I learned all

the minutiae of reading and it really

became a passion so Jalen built a better

teacher so I went back the next year and

I thought I'm teaching Jalen to read and

I got a new kid Randall and Randall came

in and he through his actions said you

don't need to teach me anything I'm a

really smart kid

I'm really bright but I've got some

sensory issues and I don't know how to

deal with my physical space in the world

so there you go let me fail a second

time so I found the people who know

about sensory issues and we worked

really hard and one of the things that

we did for Randall was he we did heavy

work and so every day Randall who would

just we had that relationship I had

connected with Randall and we bonded and

he just trusted me and so we created a

heavy work and I had a crate and it was

full of sight-word books inside word

notecards and it was heavy and he had to

carry it down carry it carry carry it

he's gonna carry it down the stairs and

he's taking it to our data manager every

day and so at one point she sent me an

email and she said every day that he

brings us down here he looks at me and

goes so you still can't read and like he

had pieced I'll put that together like

oh look at all these books

this poor lady can't read that's why I'm

taking it to her so but I learned a lot

about sensory while I was dealing with

Randall and Jalen I also had Katie and

Katie had a huge sense of social justice

Katie was the poster child for teachers

who would go well if she'd mind her own

business as much as she Minds everybody

else's she'd be all right

Katie could hatee hatee social justice

and her worldview and just her strong

personality said I'm gonna make sure

this is okay for everybody

whether I'm involved in this situation

or not so what I had to read up and

figure out how to do was include Katie

in some social justice conversation so

part of her day would be I would call

her every I say I got to situation I

need your take on it I also talked Katie

that fair isn't always everybody getting

the same but fair is everybody getting

what they need so Katie made me a better

teacher then I maybe made her a better

student and after Katie really had that

chance to kind of get that social

justice piece out of the way she could

actually do some work which was amazing

so I'm teaching special ed for years

loving what I do and this quote keeps

coming up in my head because I keep

having these regular ed teachers come to

me and they go you know you need

so-and-so and so-and-so is really

struggling they should really come to

see you and and I've got my classroom

with kids that I see throughout the day

and I think my kids are awesome like

they're amazing kids like why are they

not with you like you don't see what I

see because you're not I don't know like

just something is missing and so I'm

gonna need to be a regular a teacher now

so that's what I did I went back to

gardner-webb University and we got my

masters in elementary education so that

I could be that first teacher that kids

had and I could make them love school

and

I could find what makes him unique and

what makes me laugh and they would love

to learn so I get as I was a

kindergarten teacher and I'm like yeah

this is what I was supposed to be doing

and the first thing Malia walks in and

it's a small group because we did

staggered starts so I had a third the

first day and a third the second day and

a third the third day and then the

fourth day is when everybody came and

that's when everything just hit the fan

so Malia walks in and she says she sits

down and the bell rings and I'm like I'm

so glad you're in kindergarten and she

goes did you know I play the violin I

know I did

I'm not sure how to say your name yet

Sweet Pea she said I did I started

wasn't playing when I was three that's

awesome and guess what happened when I

was four I took the bait what I kept

playing and now I'm five and I still

play okay

so automatically a little red flag goes

up it says this girl maybe is really

bright it became a bigger flag about 20

minutes later when she goes I'm gonna

need to go that water fountain over

there I'm supposed to stay hydrated

while I'm at kindergarten I come from a

world of special ed so I had to call in

the experts and go help me so I took

some classes I got my local

certification and academically gifted

because I needed to teach Malia I needed

to make sure she had a great

kindergarten year and that she loved

learning as much as all the kids that I

really thought I was gonna teach

kindergarten for Malia build a better

teacher she actually got a better

teacher for ian's who came through my

door the next year and was completely

like I would take something he'd be like

yeah I've got that did you think about

applying it this way sir

so Ian had a lot of special projects for

all the times that he didn't need me in

his educational day he did he research

dolphins which he was obsessed with and

came up with his own dolphin riddles he

did a timeline on Porsches and printed

out the pictures and wrote sentences

about how they changed through the years

all of that was creating better readers

and Ian created a better teacher which

really came in handy for Brady who came

in and he was exactly where he supposed

to be sweet kid just would do anything I

asked and did everything that I asked

because by the inner kindergarten he was

reading he could reboot some like a

third grade level which was not me at

all but I because I'd had Malia and Ian

I was able to direct Brady and say hey

this is what we're gonna do to keep you

growing when I saw that he doesn't need

my small group instruction anymore

but he still needs me and so this is

what I'm doing Brady ended up skipping

first grade because he just really is

that right so let's get back to Randall

Randall definitely build a better

teacher and in my door walks Sammy so

Sammy would lay down he'd come in every

day now timmy was so cute I could touch

Sammy's arm and my finger would go up to

like the second knuckle and I never

would hit bone so I'm not real sure that

there was a skeleton system in there but

Sammy was his own personality and he

would come in and he would take his

shoes off and take his socks off and he

would lay on my reading rug and put his

head right at the top and begin to roll

and so by the end of it he was in a

burrito with his head sticking out he

would then stick two fingers in his

mouth and instantly fall asleep into

like a coma so that could have been very

aggravating but instead I remember

Randall and I thought maybe have some

sensory issues so I used what I had

learned with Randall and then some

caught in some experts and we got Sammy

right on the right path

the Randell really did make a better

teacher for Sammy who then made a better

teacher for Kayden who came into

kindergarten and from the time and when

I say Kayden cries Hayden didn't just

cry when mom left him and then like we

calm down like is it typical 95% of kids

Caden cried from mom pulling into the

driveway until he got in the car and he

was crying as they pulled away from the

school after six and a half hours it

really was just too much century for him

so thankfully I kind of had I knew what

to do and I knew who to call and that's

part of it

so they all build a better teacher and I

don't know who's coming next Katie had a

strong personality and she really did

get me ready for Whitney I don't know if

I could have been ready for Whitney

without Katie Whitney and this picture

just says it all

I just she was amazing if she thought

something she said it she believed it

and that was the right thing to do a lot

of times it meant she was going to kiss

a boy boys would come to me and say

Whitney just kissed me and so I would

call her ever and I'd say why did you

kiss him and she would say because he

was there so we talked about life roles

and how that's probably not the best one

to have one of the boys she did love to

kiss was Gunnar and every time I would

say well Gunnar what did you do and I

said did you kiss her back and he said

no I'm gonna do that tomorrow

just big personality's all over the

place Gunnar came to me and and Gunnar

was a runner I like to teach in crops

because I like to take them off and be

barefoot a lot of the times in my

classroom and so he would take off and I

kick off my Crocs and go after him in

and this doesn't run a whole lot so you

know I'm with the things that like you

know I don't get you

while I'm panting so me and Gunnar we

just have the best relationship ever

like I still see Gunnar he's

fantastic kid but they they all taught

me big personalities these are the kids

that will change the world they're the

kids that if we don't tell them you have

to sit in this seat and only listen to

what I do and think the way I think

gunner and Katie and Whitney though

they'll look at world hunger and go well

did we try this and I'll go no and

they'll go alright next problem and and

they'll solve our world's problems

because they just are that awesome of a

kid that somebody has to acknowledge and

go you really awesome let's build on

that finally this is my daughter Ella

Caroline she taught me how to be a

better teacher checks it taught me how

to be a better parent

she has academically she's academically

gifted so working with Malia and Ian and

Brady really helped she also has

dyslexia which so working in special it

has helped putting those two together

it's called twice exceptional and I had

no experience with that so therefore I'm

on the trail of learning again she she's

just amazing and the things that she

does and and I'm just very proud to be

her dad and I just think not only has

she made me a better teacher and a

better she's maybe better human and that

got me thinking about how I go about

teaching and that that I don't want

Brady I don't want to teach kindergarten

to Brady I want to teach a Brady his

kindergarten and it looked completely

different than Kayden's kindergarten but

it's not I'm teaching kindergarten and

pick up what you get it's my students

are what build a better teacher it also

goes along too they build a better human

and so as I think about this globally

I think the people who I struggle with

the most when I struggle with them it's

because um there's a area of need inside

me that I've got to figure out and

that's what my kids through the years

have taught me you're struggling with me

because I'm pointing out something that

that maybe isn't as strong in you and so

when I build that up then we get that

relationship and we connect and

and they meet my expectations at that

point so when we come across obstacles

that's why we've got to look at

obstacles and figure our way around them

and figure out okay maybe it's not them

maybe it is me how do I approach this

differently and when I went into the

classroom and I would approach something

differently from what I've learned great

things would happen because I identified

the problem and I said this is how I can

solve it so I want to go back to

jiggling for a minute

I had Jalen in 2nd 3rd and 4th grade and

then I had him in 5th grade him when he

was in 5th grade he got lymphoma and so

he had to go to a lot of treatments at

the hospital when he would come home he

needed a teacher and that's called

homebound so I went to and I said I'm

his homebound teacher please don't take

applications like it's me I need to do

this like Jalen's make Jalen's my

student I'd rather do this so two three

days a week however much he could handle

I would go to his house after school and

we would work in his basement and we

would work on reading and catching up

and talking and writing and and I

remember one day I had him write a an

essay like these are the three things I

want to be when I grow up and he was in

fifth grade and the first one on his

list that his little planning sheet is

said a waiter at Outback and I thought

oh that's interesting

I said kept me more about number one and

he said well I know that Outback is your

favorite restaurant and if I'm a waiter

there then that means I can still see

you I don't deserve that

I failed Jalen in second grade I didn't

teach him how to read now eventually I

did but I didn't when I first met him

like Jalen had made me a better human

and then he tells me that so at the end

of his fifth grade year they give me

this picture of us on field day in a

frame and it's just the it's still on my

shelf and I got a very nice gift card to

Outback so I keep up with Jalen and and

then seven years ago today Jalen passed

away for his cancer but it wasn't before

he

the world because he changed me and then

interned I was able to be a better

teacher for all of my kids in the future

so thank you

you