Mackenzie's+Philosophy+of+Education

I as an educator believe that all students are capable of learning but many learn in different ways. This means it is my job to use different teaching strategies to reach all of my students. I believe students have the best chance to succeed in a safe and fun environment. This is created with varying teaching strategies and with a teacher who respects his or her students with them respecting the teacher in return. Another element of the classroom that makes the students successful is the teacher challenging them. Students need to be pushed outside of their learning comfort zone in order to reach their potential. My purpose as an educator is to prepare the students for their life. This means integrating real life examples to class so students have a complete understanding of the concept instead of just being able to plug in numbers into a formula. To prepare students for their future world I will actively have to integrate technology into the classroom as well. I can use this technology so the students can contribute to the classroom. Instead of me lecturing over the answers to the homework, the students could use a document camera or smart board to discuss and review their answers. Another way students will be actively participating in my class is through cooperative learning. I think it is sometimes best for students to learn through their peers. Finally, I will use frequet assessment to measure the learning of my students. This way I can monitor what students are struggling and what topics need to be reviewed. I will also use these assessments along with daily assessments to reflect how I am doing as a role model and as an educator.