Alyssa Hayes wrote a personal profile outlining her philosophy of learning and goals for her master's program. She believes learning should be accessible to all students regardless of obstacles. Her goals are to use technology more interactively in her kindergarten classroom, take on a leadership role at her school, and give students more ownership over their classroom. She is proud to be challenging herself with a master's program while teaching full-time in her second year.

1. Running Head: INDIVIDUAL STUDENT PROFILE 1
Individual Student Profile
Alyssa Hayes
American College of Education

2. INDIVIDUAL STUDENT PROFILE 2
In this paper I will be stating my personal philosophy of learning. I will also go
over a few goals that I have for myself through the Master’s program at American
College of Education and ideas on how to reach them. this document is one that I will
reference to see my own personal growth over a set period of time.
Personal Philosophy of Learning
I did not grow up wanting to be a teacher. It was more of a surprise in college
when I realized that the path I was on was not the one for me. I grew up imagining
myself as a veterinarian. I love animals and all of the adventures that come with them.
So naturally I took biology and animal sciences courses and started to feel a bit out of
place. Then I took a child development course and fell in love. I started to go through
the steps of becoming a teacher and knew I had found the place for me. I did my
practicum and student teaching in the same school that I am teaching in now. In fact, I
am teaching the same grade, working with the same team, and using the same
curriculum which has helped me substantially. I love teaching and I love teaching
kindergarten. Teaching is one of the most important jobs for our future and the future of
our children.
I believe that learning should be accessible to all student no matter the obstacle,
whether it be poverty, language, or even a different learning style. We as teachers do
not just teach academics. We teach a child how to accept change, how to grow, and
use the skills they are learning in the classroom in the real world. I have always enjoyed
learning and growing as a person, I think it is crucial that we teach the young people of
today to be life-long learners. They will continue to grow and change and so will the
world they live in; we must set them up to be successful at this.

3. INDIVIDUAL STUDENT PROFILE 3
Goal Statements
My first goal to have a greater understanding of how I can use technology in my
position of teaching kindergarten. I use lots of tools to design worksheets and activities,
but I would like to have technology be more interactive and even a way to collect data
on the students. One way I could reach this goal is by researching different tools and
apps and trying them out with the kids.
My second goal is to become more active in my school environment. I attend a
lot of events, but I would like to take more of a leadership role. I think that now that I
have a couple years under my belt I am ready to step up and take on some challenges
that our school leadership teams face. To reach this goal I will have to talk to those
already in leadership roles and see what is lacking and find what I can do to help fill
them.
My third goal is to focus more on how I can make my classroom more of an
environment that the students have ownership of. While they are comfortable and will
take care of the classroom now, I would like to give them the ownership that will instill
pride and love of the classroom and will transfer to their daily lives and the rest of their
learning career
I am proud of myself for taking this risk of starting this Master’s program. It will be
a challenge to be working full time, only be in my second year of teaching, and trying to
balance of the things that need to be done. However, I feel as though this program will
help me on my journey of being the best educator I can be. I look forward to growing as
a learner and as a teacher.