EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY

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RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS
Relationships are built within the classroom, as

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well 3S during lunch, between classes and

while attending student's extracirricular events,

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F 209B Falls Court
I Lansing, MI4S917

1believe makmg wnnections with ny students

wil! help them view my classroom as a fur' and
sate environment,

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Through my relationships with students, I
attempt to teach them skills such as kindness,
empathy, and understanding. "',,-1

 I TEACH STUDENTS NOT JUST SU,BJECT MAlTER

"--_·v-' My goal is to equip my students with the ability to complete
USING A VARIETY OF
tasks independently.
ACTIVITIES DURING LESSONS

The variation in my classroom helps to cater to thel

different learning styles of my students, while THE ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT
I believe the use of WORK AND PROGRESS
maintaining student interest and adding an element
technology and pop
of fun to the classroom.
culture references
helps students
relate to and grasp
information more
A wide range of assessment tools is used in my
easily.

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dassroom, including rubrics, discussion and
writing.

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I assess my students' comprehension levd in

I attempt to show fSm'l'ey Questions
students how English
skills apply to their future ..
goals, as wei! as how 1. \WhaT IS school for and w
those skills are used cross 2. \Vhat do you like and dis
c:rricularly. 3. \\TJ1at are some. goals you:
4. How importmt is school
.5. Hov.' important is Englisl:
accordance with the state standards and
ber.chmarks.
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Flexibility is a key factor in my assessment. I
shift lessons based on student comprehensicn
and ability leve!s.

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I believe I am not the I believe keeping students and parents updated

only person in the on their academic progess is an essential
classroom with the compenent to student success.
ability to teach; my
students can teach
each other. In addition,
I can learn from my
students.
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Teaching is the ari't of preparing my students I-for life.