Teaching Philosophy Statement

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I believe that teaching is an opportunity to change the world one student at a time and is one of the most important jobs available to regular people. Being a teacher is a blessing and having the opportunity to work with amazing kids and influence their understanding is the most valuable skill I have to offer. Teaching means giving students the skills to succeed in their future endeavors. All students have the ability to learn and should have access to a quality education. Every student should know that they are special and that they can achieve success. Children need a positive learning environment filled with new experiences that will influence their previous ways of thinking and encourage a new understanding. From my experience, the best way to reach …show more content…

My class will take a learner centered approach whereas the students culture, beliefs, attitudes, skills and knowledge will provide a basis for understanding. While also including knowledge centered methods like real life scenarios for problems solving. Assessment will be key to providing feedback, setting goals, and learning what students are retaining. Students will feel safe and can make mistakes without consequence. While building a community inside our classroom, our class will be welcoming in parents and the school community as part of our classroom family and this will be part of our everyday environment, The methods that I believe will be the best to use in the classroom are hybrid or blended styles, which follow is an integrated approach to teaching that blends my teaching personality and interests with students’ needs. These teaching methods may include such things as class participation, demonstration, recitation, memorization, or a combination. I will constantly be reassess our classroom progress to understand if these method support our student needs and help us to reach our intended