My 21st Century Classroom Educational Philosophy

I seek to facilitate knowledge by provoking curiosity in the minds of my students and guiding their path of self-knowledge through various avenues of learning, including technology-based learning and project-based learning. My goal is to encourage my students to seek answers to their questions. In order to encourage seeking answers, I try to encourage the questions.

Every classroom represents a unique community of learners. Students vary in both abilities and learning styles. My role as a teacher is to provide children the tools to cultivate their own knowledge. To accomplish this goal, I will differentiate learning and teach to the needs of each child so that all learners can feel capable and successful. I will present curriculum that involves the interests of the children and makes their learning relevant. I will incorporate projects, group work, individual work, and hands-on learning in order to make children active learners. Finally, I will tie learning into the global community to help children become caring and active members of society.