Teaching Philosophy
No two children are the same. No two children learn the same.
I believe it is important to incorporate creative lessons to capture my students’ attention and actively engage them in the topic we are discussing. I also believe it is important to get students involved in the lesson; with the updated technology I have in my classroom, it is easy to allow students to take the teacher role. With this, they are engaged, they are dispersing the information they have learned and reinforcing it at the same time. Whenever possible, I try to use current examples pegged to pique the interests of my students; relating what we are learning to current TV shows, etc. This gives them a way to relate to a topic that they might not have been able to otherwise.
Inside the classroom, I feel as though it is important to use the great technology I have at my fingertips, but I feel it is important to use it responsibly and with integrity. I want the technology in my classroom to be used to enhance a lesson, to reach my students better, or to allow them a better opportunity to show what they know. I do not want it to compensate for something lacking, but only add quality to my instruction.
Every student in every classroom deserves to learn, they deserve to have a place where someone will listen to their feelings and thoughts, they deserve to have someone care about them. It is for this reason that I teach the way I do. I want to give every student an outlet, someone to trust. I want to make sure everyone of my students believes in themselves, and knows that they can succeed, and learn.
That is my goal for my students; to know that they can succeed in life, to be happy and to never quit. My goal for myself is to provide a classroom that my students feel comfortable in, one where they can speak their mind, ask questions, and never stop learning. Furthermore, my goal for myself is to never stop caring, to never stop trying to be a better teacher.
I have my classroom set up so that each student has preferential seating; there are no back seats in my classroom. I have my classroom set up in a “u” shape to foster discussion, and so that I have a good view of each student as I teach. It is my goal that each of my students knows they can succeed. For this to occur, it is important for me to differentiate my teaching. As a special education teacher, I know that not all of my students are on the same level academically, so I tailor my lessons to accommodate this. I never allow my students to say “I can’t.” My teaching is structured to allow them to succeed, by using catering to their accommodations, and needs. To reach the goals I have for myself, I never stop trying; I am constantly searching for better ways to use the technology in my classroom, I am constantly updating my lessons – fixing what did not work the last time, or focusing on what did.
My interests in new techniques, activities, and types of learning are immense. I am often picking colleagues’ brains on how they do things so that I can learn new ways to enhance my students’ comprehension and learning. I think it is important for teachers to share lessons that worked really well, or get guidance on how to fix lessons that did not work so well. After all, our ultimate goal is to teach our students the best way possible and to ensure that they are as successful as possible.
I believe it is important to incorporate creative lessons to capture my students’ attention and actively engage them in the topic we are discussing. I also believe it is important to get students involved in the lesson; with the updated technology I have in my classroom, it is easy to allow students to take the teacher role. With this, they are engaged, they are dispersing the information they have learned and reinforcing it at the same time. Whenever possible, I try to use current examples pegged to pique the interests of my students; relating what we are learning to current TV shows, etc. This gives them a way to relate to a topic that they might not have been able to otherwise.
Inside the classroom, I feel as though it is important to use the great technology I have at my fingertips, but I feel it is important to use it responsibly and with integrity. I want the technology in my classroom to be used to enhance a lesson, to reach my students better, or to allow them a better opportunity to show what they know. I do not want it to compensate for something lacking, but only add quality to my instruction.
Every student in every classroom deserves to learn, they deserve to have a place where someone will listen to their feelings and thoughts, they deserve to have someone care about them. It is for this reason that I teach the way I do. I want to give every student an outlet, someone to trust. I want to make sure everyone of my students believes in themselves, and knows that they can succeed, and learn.
That is my goal for my students; to know that they can succeed in life, to be happy and to never quit. My goal for myself is to provide a classroom that my students feel comfortable in, one where they can speak their mind, ask questions, and never stop learning. Furthermore, my goal for myself is to never stop caring, to never stop trying to be a better teacher.
I have my classroom set up so that each student has preferential seating; there are no back seats in my classroom. I have my classroom set up in a “u” shape to foster discussion, and so that I have a good view of each student as I teach. It is my goal that each of my students knows they can succeed. For this to occur, it is important for me to differentiate my teaching. As a special education teacher, I know that not all of my students are on the same level academically, so I tailor my lessons to accommodate this. I never allow my students to say “I can’t.” My teaching is structured to allow them to succeed, by using catering to their accommodations, and needs. To reach the goals I have for myself, I never stop trying; I am constantly searching for better ways to use the technology in my classroom, I am constantly updating my lessons – fixing what did not work the last time, or focusing on what did.
My interests in new techniques, activities, and types of learning are immense. I am often picking colleagues’ brains on how they do things so that I can learn new ways to enhance my students’ comprehension and learning. I think it is important for teachers to share lessons that worked really well, or get guidance on how to fix lessons that did not work so well. After all, our ultimate goal is to teach our students the best way possible and to ensure that they are as successful as possible.