Education
- Covenant College, BA in Education
- University of Maine, M.Ed. in Reading
Background
Teaching
experience includes:
- Grades 4 and 5 in public and private schools in Atlanta, Georgia
and Bangor, Maine
- Adjunct teaching at the University of Maine
- 6 and 7 year olds in Oxford, England, for three years
- Reading teacher at Rocky Hill for four years
- Third grade teacher at Rocky Hill for nine years
- Currently teaching fourth grade after a one year sabbatical
in California
Classroom
Activities:
- Literature-based reading instruction
- Process Writing
- Focus on problem solving in math
- Simple research in content areas
- Study of world geography
- Study of ocean, space, and weather in science
- Use of Responsive Classroom principles
- Other topics and themes as opportunities arise
Educational
Philosophy
Children come to me
with unique sets of backgrounds, competencies, skills, sensitivities,
and needs which I must keep in mind when I work with them.
It is imperative that I be observant and start each child where
he/she is. I respect my students as individuals and instruct
them according to those differences. I strive to make my
classroom a place where children feel safe and free to take risks,
and a place where they are given the opportunity to discover and
learn. My goals as a teacher are to refine my teaching strategies,
to learn more about how learning takes place, and to employ
the best way to facilitate that learning.
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