Teaching Philosophy
My philosophy of education is to provide all children with a unique and stimulating educational environment where they can grow physically, mentally, emotionally, and socially. It is my goal to create an atmosphere where they can meet their full potential and become leaders in their own learning. I provide a safe environment where students are invited to share their ideas, take risks, and learn to independently problem solve.
Curriculum
I am always working towards developing and implementing cross-curricular units and lessons that are based on standards, while creating materials that engage students, and allow them to make connections to the world around them.
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Create lessons that are founded in the Common Core NYS Standards, and challenge students to apply basic concepts to real-world contexts.
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Promote critical-thinking, problem solving, collaboration and applications to everyday life for all students.
Differentiation &
Diversity in the Classroom
Working in many diverse communities of various student populations, I have gained experience in diverse classroom settings. When developing lessons, I take students’ cultural backgrounds, levels of knowledge and skills, as well as learning styles into consideration and provide multiple entry points to materials and concepts.
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Coordinate classroom learning to achieve a balance between whole group instruction, small group collaboration, and independent work.
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Use diverse methods of instruction to allow for auditory, kinesthetic and visual learners to be successful.
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Utilizes technology resources to enhance lessons.
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Assessments
I have applied various assessment methods to measure understanding gained by students. I analyze the assessments and design my lessons based on data-driven instruction. I also feel success is not only measured by test scores, or is even academic based, but socially and emotionally based as well.
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Summative Assessment- including use of pre and post assessments to show growth and mastery of a concept.
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Formative Assessment- to assess the need for adjustment in instruction to increase student learning.
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Informal Assessment – ongoing monitoring through quick checks, conferencing, listening-in, etc to evaluate student comprehension, small group targets and modifying lesson plans as needed.
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Student Formative Self-Assessment- to allow students to reflect on their own understanding of the lesson’s objective.
Promoting Life -
Long Learners
As an educator, I aim to encourage life-long learning in all my students. Exposing students to opportunities beyond the classroom is one way to foster a love of learning.
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Relating the material to students’ lives.
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Use personal experiences/ outside resources to teach students about the world beyond their community. (virtual field trips, etc)
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Teach into social-emotional learning for students to feel comfortable sharing their feelings and expressing themselves.
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Collaboration &
Communication
I feel that collaboration within the school community, as well as collaboration with families ensures that all students reach their full social and academic potential.
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Organized and lead parent workshops that were designed to provide parents with information regarding the state tests, as well as provided materials parents can utilize at home with their child to further enrich learning at home.
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Collaborate with my peers as a mentor teacher in a professional learning environment to aid in their curriculum and instruction design, as well as help them with classroom management ideas, and implementation of lessons.
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Maintain regular communication with administration. An open relationship promotes opportunities for support in the various areas of teaching including curriculum, behavior issues, parental involvement and other concerns within the school.
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Remain in constant contact with families regarding social, emotional, and academic progress of child.
Classroom
Management
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The classroom environment is one that fosters respect for all, responsibility for actions, and readiness to learn.
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Descriptive classroom procedures direct students to the type of behavior they are expected to demonstrate. Continual practice and opportunities for leadership allow students to develop habits that promote learning.
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Students develop independent work habits as well as collaboration with peers, through varied classroom opportunities.
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I have a high expectation for all students, requiring them to put forth the effort and work that they are all capable of. When a student doesn’t reach this expectation on a particular assignment, I give them the chance to reflect on what they did and provide the opportunity to improve on their understanding.