My role as a teacher is to provide a stimulating learning environment where students can grow academically, emotionally and socially. It is important to create this type of atmosphere where students can meet their full potential. I will provide a safe environment where students are welcomed to share their ideas, be themselves, and take risks. It is of paramount importance to assist students to express themselves and accept themselves for who they are, as well as embrace the differences of others. My primary role as an educator is to prepare my students to be high-functioning members of society after they leave the educational realm, regardless of what their roles and occupations may be.  

   

Our students deserve to have an education that is student-centered. For our students to learn, they must be engaged in their own educational process. Having students at the core of their own learning process necessitates their collaboration by allowing them to have a say about what they are learning, how they are learning and exhibit that learning. I plan to create a collaborative learning environment where students can enhance their learning experience through helping and working with each other. This approach will not only engage students to process and synthesize information and concepts to gain a more complete understanding, it will also create a culturally inclusive classroom community that fosters a sense of belonging and respect.  ​