Teaching Philosophy

I strongly believe that every student is capable of learning, and deserves the best

education possible. In my classroom I focus on giving every student an equitable education, that

will help them develop successful futures. I find the best way to help students learn is build a

positive classroom environment. Student will get them most out of their education if they feel

supported, cared for, and that they are in a positive learning environment. I make sure I greet the

students as they enter the class, and have my expectations posted on the board every day for

them to reference. This way the students feel respected, and know what is expected of them in

my classroom.

I am a big advocate for literacy, and I believe every teacher should be incorporating

literacy into their classrooms. Right now, I am building my classroom library, and collected a

couple hundred books. I have also created a system where I can check books out to the students.

I want to encourage my students to read, and they will have more time outside of the classroom

to find time to find. I frequently find ways to incorporate reading into my lessons, so that the

students are able to work towards mastering the objectives, while building their reading skills.

I also work towards creating and implementing interactive, student centered lessons that

are differentiated to reach all of my students. Having interactive lessons that incorporate

technology, for example Kahoot and Quizziz quizzes, I am able to engage the students while

formatively assessing their mastery of the objective. By differentiating my lessons, I can expand

on concepts with the gifted and talented students, and I can scaffold for SPED, ELLs, and the

other students who may need the extra support. For example, I created and built an interactive

periodic table, where the students made the element squares. The squares included a picture of an

image the related to the element or a Bohr model for that element, the information about the
protons, neutrons, electrons, mass, and etc., and a research section. The element cards were in the

same format as the actual periodic, which made them familiar to the student and easier for them

to translate their prior knowledge they just learned. The ELL students would be able to show

their understanding through images, and the familiar format would help guide them through the

assignment. The gifted and talented students would be able to expand on the concepts through

the research section, and I would be able to see their understanding through the written portion.