TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
Create a Positive Learning Community
As a teacher, it is my first priority to develop a positive learning environment that promotes safety, respect, and trust for all students. This will maximize learning by fostering a community where all opinions, questions and concerns are valued.
Discover Potential in Every Student
I strongly believe that each student possesses unique skills and knowledge that is individual to him/her. My goal as a teacher is to help students discover and develop their potential by focusing on their strengths, not their flaws. I will do this by making efforts to give differentiated instructions so that students can learn to the best of their abilities in my classroom.
Promote & Celebrate Learner Diversity
I believe that every student learns differently and it is my job to find ways to promote their strengths in assessment. I will do this by developing relationships with students to find out how they learn best as individuals and by involving them in assessment.
Technology as a Useful Tool to Enhance Learning
It is important to recognize how technology plays an important role for 21st century learners. I will make conscious efforts to integrate appropriate technology in my classroom to promote and enhance student learning. I believe tools such as twitter, polleverywhere, wordle, etc. are valuable not because they are fun and exciting programs, but because they take learning to a higher level.
As a teacher, it is my first priority to develop a positive learning environment that promotes safety, respect, and trust for all students. This will maximize learning by fostering a community where all opinions, questions and concerns are valued.
Discover Potential in Every Student
I strongly believe that each student possesses unique skills and knowledge that is individual to him/her. My goal as a teacher is to help students discover and develop their potential by focusing on their strengths, not their flaws. I will do this by making efforts to give differentiated instructions so that students can learn to the best of their abilities in my classroom.
Promote & Celebrate Learner Diversity
I believe that every student learns differently and it is my job to find ways to promote their strengths in assessment. I will do this by developing relationships with students to find out how they learn best as individuals and by involving them in assessment.
Technology as a Useful Tool to Enhance Learning
It is important to recognize how technology plays an important role for 21st century learners. I will make conscious efforts to integrate appropriate technology in my classroom to promote and enhance student learning. I believe tools such as twitter, polleverywhere, wordle, etc. are valuable not because they are fun and exciting programs, but because they take learning to a higher level.