Bio

My name is Shaun Duniver I am a junior attending the University of Akron. This is my first semester in the College of Education working toward a Intergrated Social Sciences AYA license, with a double major in history.



As I am about to start out on my journey as an educator I feel that I have learned a lot from past teachers that I have had through my time in public schools. I knew since tenth grade that I wanted to become a teacher, and that I wanted to teach high school students and that I love the social sciences especially history. As an educator I know that the four components of “Educator as Decision Maker” knowledge, technology, ethics, and diversity are all equally important as an educator.  The first component knowledge is what most people think about when they think of an educator. This is spreading the knowledge of the subject matter onto its students. This basic concept is the easiest component that the government can test and therefore that is the measuring stick to which education is tested.  Technology is the second component of the conceptual framework. This component is about using technology to your advantage to help get the material across to the students but also help keep the students interested by coming up with new ways to present the material to students.  The third component of the conceptual framework is ethics. This component is important because it is not only important to educate students, but also develop in your students correct morals through the rules of your classroom then effectively carrying out discipline when rules are broken Diversity the last component of the conceptual framework is also very important due to the fact that the world we live in is so diverse. Because of this as educators we must incorporate acceptance of all races, genders and religions in not only our actions but also our lessons where they may apply. So as I prepare my way to begin my path to become an educator I know that with the conceptual frame work the College of Education uses. I know how important the four components are in being an educator and I know that to be an effective teacher I must use all four components to do so