Teaching+Philosophy

In my classroom, students will immediately be presented with high academic and behavior expectations, a consistent and caring environment, and a stable routine. These factors will create a warm, caring and safe classroom for all students.

In my classroom, students will be challenged with engaging lessons that show the integration between content areas. My students will have a teacher who strives to know as much as possible about the content she will be teaching and a teacher who is eager to use interesting lessons, experiments, projects and technology to engage the students. My students will clearly see how the different content areas relate and overlap.

In my classroom, students will receive accommodations that help them learn and be a part of differentiated lessons that are tailored to their abilities and needs. They will be valued for the different experiences and knowledge that they bring to the classroom. These differentiated lessons will allow the students to learn in a way that best meets their needs – whether they need more help or more advanced material. Students’ outside experiences will not be discounted in the classroom – instead their experiences will be valued and validated.

In my classroom, students will receive helpful and timely feedback on their work. My students will be guided by a teacher who is constantly seeking out new and innovative ways to help them learn. Frequent assessment (both formative and summative) will be taking place, with the assessment data driving future lessons. In my classroom, each and every student //will// learn.