Goal #3 Candidates critically reflect on ethical and moral implications of actions as they relate to all learners.

Artifact Reflection This artifact came out of my MAT 735 Meeting the Needs of Diverse Students class. The artifact was an assignment entitled My ultural !ag"# where $ had to e%&lain my history and how $ have 'een associated with diverse cultures. This artifact signifies how $ myself can ada&t to all different ty&es of cultures and ma(e &ositive connections. NBPTS 4th Core Proposition Teachers thin( systematically a'out their &ractice and learn from e%&erience. $t is very im&ortant to learn from e%&erience when dealing with &eo&le that have different cultures) 'ac(grounds) ethnicities) etc... *nowing how to handle certain situations and learning what may and may not wor( in certain situations is im&ortant.

Timothy +. Andrews MAT 735 My ultural !ag $ was 'orn in Du'u,ue" $owa" and raised a'out -5 miles away from Du'u,ue in the small town of ascade" $owa. There are a'out -".// &eo&le who reside in ascade as $ was very fortunate to grow u& a'out 7 miles out of town in the countryside to two loving &arents. My &arents are still ha&&ily married and have 'een for a'out 37 years. Throughout my entire life my &arents have always taught my two older 'rothers and myself the im&ortance of honesty and res&ect. They also showed us why faith and hel&ing others out in need is im&ortant. These family 'eliefs have made my 'rother0s lives as well as my own life so much more fulfilled with love and su&&ort. $ went to elementary school in ascade and graduated from ascade 1igh School in -//3. $n the 2all of -//3 $ enrolled at 3oras ollege in Du'u,ue" $owa. 4hile at 3oras $ ma5ored in 6lementary 6ducation and $nstructional Strategist $. $n the S&ring of -//7 $ graduated from 3oras and 'egan my 5ourney of teaching at Ma,uo(eta 8alley 1igh School 9located in Delhi" $owa:. $ started teaching at Ma,uo(eta 8alley in -//7 and have 'een teaching and coaching there since. My ma5or first e%&osure to someone who was different than me was in ;th grade. During my ;th grade year a 'oy had moved to ascade from 3os Angeles" alifornia. At first $ really didn0t (now what to thin( 'ut after tal(ing to him and hanging out with him he later on 'ecome one of my 'est friends. 1e is still one of my 'est friends to this day and continue to tal( to him even though he has since moved and is currently living in New <or( ity. $ am currently in my fifth year as a s&ecial education teacher so $ have a lot of e%&eriences with handica&&ed &eo&le. My mom and 'oth my 'rother0s are also s&ecial education teacher0s and my one 'rother is actually a s&ecial olym&ics coach. $ am very &roud to 'e in this

field in education as every day is truly a 'lessing to wor( with these young adults. My goals in life are to continue to teach as long as $ can and to someday have my own family similar to that of the one my &arents have raised. They have definitely &aved the way for my 'rother and $ and to du&licate what they have done would 'e everything $ could ever as( for. The e%&eriences that have im&acted my life the most would definitely have to 'e s&orts. $ have 'een involved in s&orts my whole life and com&eted in three s&orts while at college. urrently $ am a head wrestling and trac( coach at Ma,uo(eta 8alley high school and a 5unior high foot'all coach. These e%&eriences have showed me how much $ en5oy seeing high schoolers wor( together as a team and reaching their goals.