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My Educational Philosophy
Students learn best when curriculum involves meaningful problems that engage students and make academic pursuits relevant. A supportive classroom community where students work together toward common goals and respect each other and their teacher allows students to reach their full potential. An optimal learning environment provides challenges that push all students while also creating opportunities for success to build confidence and value in all learners.
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My Educational Philosophy
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- 2. Students learn bestwhen they are seeking answers to meaningful problems
- 3. Problematizing curriculum makesacademic pursuits more engaging and real for middle school learners. Learners stop viewing school work as something that their teacher is making them do and instead they want to figure out how things work.
- 4. Students learn bestwhen they are engaged in a supportive community with common goals
- 5. The classroom shouldbe a safe place that students take ownership of. Students working together can support each other’s learning and naturally differentiate instruction.
- 6. Students learn bestwhen they have mutual respect between themselves and their teacher and classmates
- 7. Relationships matter, especiallyin middle-school. Students are able to reach their full potential when they feel trusted and when they can trust those around them.
- 8. Students learn bestwhen they have a balance of challenge and success
- 9. All students shouldfeel valued and see the areas that they can contribute to the community. Even struggling learners deserve to have opportunities to shine. All students should feel challenged. Work should be differentiated so that even very gifted students are being forced to stretch for new understandings.