My teaching philosophy has changed over the course of my education. They say "Knowledge is Power" and I

have come to truly believe that this statement is true. Now that I am spending more time in the classroom I find

myself thinking about "my kids" all the time. I am constantly searching for new ideas to make my class more

interesting for my students. I look for new strategies for some of my struggling students. I try to think of innovating

ways to motivate some of my less motivated students, and I try to wrap this all up in an informative way. This is not

an easy task for a teacher. I have found that my mentor teacher, who has taught for years, has the same non-stop

thoughts as I do. Obviously, I will be thinking of my students 24/7 for the next 20-30 years.  With each passing day

I am happy that I chose to go back to college and get my teaching degree. I LOVE IT!

    The internet and technology have made learning about our world so much more accessible for students. The

amount of knowledge out there is truly endless. This technology has provided teachers with seemingly unlimited

ways and amounts of information and strategies to pass on to our students. I now believe that every student can be

reached in some way, as a teacher we just need the patience and the determination to reach every student.
 
 

Some sites that I find useful:
Teacher Sites
  Illinois State Board of Education
 Teach with Movies
 New Teachers Survival Guide
 The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Resources for the classroom
Discovery School
 Enchanted Learning
Graphic Organizers for grades 6-8
 Virtual Field Trips
 Tooter4kids
 Read/Write/Think
 Links for Decoding Strategies
 Field Museum

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