About Me
Dear Visitors,
Hello and welcome to my personal online portfolio! My name is Huntington Simmons. I conducted my studies at the University of San Diego in the School of Leadership and Education Sciences from Fall 2012 to Spring 2014. I was a teacher candidate in the Masters Credential Cohort program with a focus on curriculum and instruction in the social sciences and English.
Before joining USD in the Fall of 2012, I spent four years at the University of California in Santa Barbara and graduated with a bachelors degree in history with a minor in English.
Both education and history have been passions of mine since I was in high school. I believe that the function of the teacher in society today is that of the role model. As the modern world continues spring forward through technological advances, I feel that people, especially our youths, are quickly losing touch with our nation's past. Consequently, these youths' understandings about our rights and freedoms are gradually blurred. A great social science teacher can help guide these young minds to understand their duties and responsibilities as citizens of the U.S. by making content accessible, relevant, and fun.
This website contains a blog of reflections from my student teaching experiences, teaching samples and lesson plans, and information on my action research project. All of this material is concurrent with the requirements established by USD and the state of California. I highly encourage guests of this site to provide feedback on my work and how I may improve this website. Thank you for visiting!
Best Regards,
Hunter
Hello and welcome to my personal online portfolio! My name is Huntington Simmons. I conducted my studies at the University of San Diego in the School of Leadership and Education Sciences from Fall 2012 to Spring 2014. I was a teacher candidate in the Masters Credential Cohort program with a focus on curriculum and instruction in the social sciences and English.
Before joining USD in the Fall of 2012, I spent four years at the University of California in Santa Barbara and graduated with a bachelors degree in history with a minor in English.
Both education and history have been passions of mine since I was in high school. I believe that the function of the teacher in society today is that of the role model. As the modern world continues spring forward through technological advances, I feel that people, especially our youths, are quickly losing touch with our nation's past. Consequently, these youths' understandings about our rights and freedoms are gradually blurred. A great social science teacher can help guide these young minds to understand their duties and responsibilities as citizens of the U.S. by making content accessible, relevant, and fun.
This website contains a blog of reflections from my student teaching experiences, teaching samples and lesson plans, and information on my action research project. All of this material is concurrent with the requirements established by USD and the state of California. I highly encourage guests of this site to provide feedback on my work and how I may improve this website. Thank you for visiting!
Best Regards,
Hunter
Works Cited
(from "Reflections")
Lareau, A. (2003). Unequal childhoods: Class, race, and family life. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Weinstein, C. S., & Novodvorsky, I. (2011). Middle and secondary classroom management: Lessons from research and practice (4th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
Weinstein, C. S., & Novodvorsky, I. (2011). Middle and secondary classroom management: Lessons from research and practice (4th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.