“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

– Nelson Mandela

 

Teaching Goals:

My teaching goals for my classroom include high expectations for both myself and my future students. I want to create a safe, positive, and welcoming/accepting classroom for all students and to encourage students to explore their interests. Finally I want to make history and government relevant and relatable to current events and today’s society.

Teaching Interests:

Middle and High School History and Social Sciences
World and U.S. History
World Religions
Civics/Economics
Mock Trial
Coaching indoor/outdoor track and field

Teaching Philosophy

History and social sciences classrooms are the perfect location for students to explore other cultures, world views, and the various aspects of being a respectable citizen of the world. Promoting and fostering healthy relationships within the classroom is crucial to creating a safe, respectful, and positive environment for all my students and to better their relationships for their futures outside of the classroom.  The exploration of other cultures, world views, and beliefs ties in with respect, tolerance, and acceptance of people from all over the world. To emphasize the importance of these actions, lessons should be comprised of various methods of teaching at all levels of learning. Varying teaching methods can make the difference in the success of students both inside and outside of the classroom.

To learn more about my goals for the classroom and my students, see my full teaching philosophy.