I am committed to academic rigor while at the same time staying
sensitive to the affective domain and developing the whole child. I believe in
differentiating instruction to provide students with specially tailored
instructional programs. All my students expand their higher order thinking
skills in every lesson across the curriculum. I help the students to become
independent thinkers and learners who know how to use the computer, books, and
other tools to help them realize their full potential in a caring and
respectful environment. I use arts and crafts as alternative assessments not
"down time," to accelerate spatial and visual concepts in my
students while reinforcing the Florida State Standards. I write lesson
plans which encourage the students to expand their innovative thinking,
problem-solving skills, and critical thinking. My homework assignments teach
the students how to continue learning and experimenting on their own to reach
their full potential, not how to do busy work.
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