I believe in a student first mindset to guide all decisions. Followed closely by a reflective methodology where reflection and revision are constant. Blending a constructivist and student centric classroom and pedagogy, meeting the needs of all student where they are and guiding them to mastery while integrating technology are key.
Providing opportunity for all learners to interact with content and provide choice in their demonstration of mastery of key concepts whether it be showing they understand a topic or concept by creating a visual, multimedia, or written artifact coupled with an articulated explanation. Options should include asynchronous, synchronous, collaborative, and individual works.
Our jobs as educators is not to fulfill our desires of what students should learn, but to prepare students with the skills they will need for the world they are in and the one of the future. We should prepare our students to be problem identifiers, creative solvers, and honest evaluators. Facts should create a foundation, but not be the ends to a mean of school. Schools are for education and learning, not factual recall.
Providing opportunity for all learners to interact with content and provide choice in their demonstration of mastery of key concepts whether it be showing they understand a topic or concept by creating a visual, multimedia, or written artifact coupled with an articulated explanation. Options should include asynchronous, synchronous, collaborative, and individual works.
Our jobs as educators is not to fulfill our desires of what students should learn, but to prepare students with the skills they will need for the world they are in and the one of the future. We should prepare our students to be problem identifiers, creative solvers, and honest evaluators. Facts should create a foundation, but not be the ends to a mean of school. Schools are for education and learning, not factual recall.
Education• M.Ed, Education Technology & Media Leadership, CSULB 2014
• B.A, Liberal Studies & Nature Sciences, CSULB 2009 |
Certifications
• Common Sense Media Digital Citizenship Certified Educator, CSM, 2015
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Presentations• CUE LA & SD Tech Fair
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Involvement• Discovery Academy Service
Learning • Challenge Success • Tech Task Force • Advisor in High School Advisory Program |