About Me
Currently, I am concluding my final clinical practice (student teaching) in Elementary Education at the Northfield Community School, in Northfield, NJ! In the past, I have held clinical practice placements in Camden and Bridgeton. Over the past three years, I have been employed as a teaching assistant for the Gloucester County Special Services School District (GCSSSD.) Both my clinical placements and my career with the county have allowed me to work in both public and parochial settings around Southern New Jersey, including Sewell, Paulsboro, Gibbstown, Woodbury, West Deptford and Clayton. Rowan University's College of Education and my career with special services have provided me the opportunity to explore instruction and management in a variety of settings with a diverse population of students. My experience, versatility and optimism are exactly what make me an excellent educator and I can't wait to continue teaching for years to come!
My Philosophy
In education, there is a significant difference between fairness and equality. Equality is everyone receiving the same. Fairness is everyone receiving what they need. No two children are the same, therefore their needs are not the same. Delivering equality, or the same, to each child would be a great disservice. Embracing a diverse population of students and providing differentiation is essential for student growth.
Now, my idea of student growth is not the data that standardized tests provide. My idea of student growth is not only data collected from benchmarks throughout the year. It is my belief that student growth is made up of three aspects; intellectual, emotional and social. From the beginning of the year to the end of the year, my students should not only have improved intellectually but their facility with emotions should have improved and their ability to socialize freely with multiple populations should have improved. All three aspects growing together is transferable to the "real world," at any age. Most applicable to the future as productive citizens, an intellect is nothing without the ability to talk with potential employers and colleagues and show passion for their field.
It is my final belief that school should be exciting. It all begins with the way I communicate with students. Students should be able to feel the excitement that I have for school and it should translate into their willingness to learn. To do this, I need to attend to students' interests. It is my responsibility to ensure that each child has a reason to listen to what I am saying. Then it is my responsibility to keep their attention and make the classwork fun, too; to make it "worth it" for the students. My main goal is for students to run home to their families at the end of each day excited to tell all about what they have learned in school. If I can sense student excitement then I know I have treated them fairly and allowed them to grow intellectually, emotionally and socially.
Currently, I am concluding my final clinical practice (student teaching) in Elementary Education at the Northfield Community School, in Northfield, NJ! In the past, I have held clinical practice placements in Camden and Bridgeton. Over the past three years, I have been employed as a teaching assistant for the Gloucester County Special Services School District (GCSSSD.) Both my clinical placements and my career with the county have allowed me to work in both public and parochial settings around Southern New Jersey, including Sewell, Paulsboro, Gibbstown, Woodbury, West Deptford and Clayton. Rowan University's College of Education and my career with special services have provided me the opportunity to explore instruction and management in a variety of settings with a diverse population of students. My experience, versatility and optimism are exactly what make me an excellent educator and I can't wait to continue teaching for years to come!
My Philosophy
In education, there is a significant difference between fairness and equality. Equality is everyone receiving the same. Fairness is everyone receiving what they need. No two children are the same, therefore their needs are not the same. Delivering equality, or the same, to each child would be a great disservice. Embracing a diverse population of students and providing differentiation is essential for student growth.
Now, my idea of student growth is not the data that standardized tests provide. My idea of student growth is not only data collected from benchmarks throughout the year. It is my belief that student growth is made up of three aspects; intellectual, emotional and social. From the beginning of the year to the end of the year, my students should not only have improved intellectually but their facility with emotions should have improved and their ability to socialize freely with multiple populations should have improved. All three aspects growing together is transferable to the "real world," at any age. Most applicable to the future as productive citizens, an intellect is nothing without the ability to talk with potential employers and colleagues and show passion for their field.
It is my final belief that school should be exciting. It all begins with the way I communicate with students. Students should be able to feel the excitement that I have for school and it should translate into their willingness to learn. To do this, I need to attend to students' interests. It is my responsibility to ensure that each child has a reason to listen to what I am saying. Then it is my responsibility to keep their attention and make the classwork fun, too; to make it "worth it" for the students. My main goal is for students to run home to their families at the end of each day excited to tell all about what they have learned in school. If I can sense student excitement then I know I have treated them fairly and allowed them to grow intellectually, emotionally and socially.