Education is vital to establishing a strong foundation on which understanding is based. I aim to guide students in developing the skills and knowledge necessary in becoming mature, contributing members of our community. As a teacher, I hope to motivate students to do their best and extend their own personal limits. In my classroom, students must commit to a level of performance that challenges them to reach their full potential. My expectations of my students are high, and by the end of the school year, students realize they can achieve any goal set before them. This is a valuable lesson that they can apply to their lives beyond the classroom. A classroom is a learning environment for all. My teaching style is best described as eclectic. While I am focused and organized, I vary my instructional methodologies to incorporate diverse activities and materials to engage and interest all students. I acknowledge the many different learning styles of students and maintain an excellent rapport with students and co-workers. When faced with challenges, I succeed in utilizing a variety of strategies to motivate and encourage positive interaction and maintaining my flexibility.

Typically in the first session I like to get to know the student, the family I will directly be interacting with, explain how to program works, and what is expected of everyone involved. Also during the first session I would like to get a better grasp of the student’s strengths and weaknesses so we can get the most out of our sessions together.

Keep the students engaged, provide multiple ways to find (get to) the final end result, assess frequently, create situations where the student has some control of learning environment, discuss expectations at the beginning, journaling or logging progress.

Learning their likes and dislikes, using different multi-media devices to stay active and up-to-date, give them some control over environment and try to change environment, positive competition.

I would identify the point of difficulty and determine whether or not we simply need to review or take a fresh, different approach to the concept to be learned.

Monitor what they do comprehend and what they don't comprehend and use different questioning strategies to get the student to "think about thinking." Use graphic organizers to help with story structure.

I have found that staying active and varying instruction works for me, as well as getting to understand how they learn and their likes and dislikes.

I believe that gearing the content and material towards their likes helps when they are struggling. Also trying to turn it into a game gets many students engaged, or letting them become the teacher turns it around for them to become more involved in the process.

Using formative assessments consistently such as questioning, sharing, hand signals throughout the lesson, as well as a summative assessment as the end of the lesson.

Positive feedback, charting results visually to see progress, identifying strengths and weaknesses.

Using formative and summative assessments continuously. Staying active and engaged.

By varying teaching strategies, using multiple ways to get to the final results, using words or pictures to explain concepts, or changing seats with the student and letting them become the instructor.

Art supplies, gaming materials, prizes or snacks (if allowed), dry erase boards, flash cards, paper/pencils, workbooks, print offs from the internet, progress charts.