What do you want your students to know?
I would like for my students to have an understanding that we are all different, from the color of or skin, to hair, to eyes, and the height. There are areas that you will excel and areas that will be your weakness. As long as we help one another we can only better ourselves. The analogy I like to use is that we as people are like a coloring crayon box. When you open it, no crayon is the same, but when we work together we can color a masterpiece.
What do you want your students to be able to do?
I would like for my studenst to have a love for school and learning. I want to be able to give my students a classroom full of tools and resources that they can use. The students will still be my responsibility to teach the State Curriculum, however: I hope to teach them different techniques and skills to inspire a lifetime of learning.
What role will students play in your classroom, i.e. how will they participate in the learning process?
In my classroom, my students role will be students and teachers. It is very important to allow my class to work together in class projects and in small group learning activates. By working as a team or group and discussing among each other allows for greater learning. Their participation is required in learning in this process so that everyone can benefit from one another.
What tools will you use in your classroom?
The tools that I hope to have access to, I want to incorporate for different learning styles. With different learners, in a classroom tools will be important. Technology, books, and each other would be the tools I would want in my classroom. It covers all levels of learning which will allow for greater learning.
