Kelly Grimes

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Philosophy Statement

• Kelly Grimes
• EDMD 3300
• Section 002
• Spring 2008

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My Goals

• Provide an environment conducive to learning
• Have high expectations for students
• Instill individual confidence in students
  learning

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Evolution of Teaching Philosophy

• Prior to Auburn
• Experience with young children only
• Unaware of how to incorporate different learning
  styles in to all lessons

• After Auburn
• Learned teaching styles and how to apply
• Experience with all ages of students

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Beliefs about Teaching

• All students can learn if
• They are encouraged
• Environment is favorable to learning
• Lessons need to
• Be age appropriate
• Be presented in a interesting manner to capture
  students attention/interests

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Beliefs Continued

• Teachers should
• Be open-minded
• Have a willingness to adapt to all situations in
  the classroom
• Present lessons in a variety of ways to
  accommodate all learning styles.

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Summary

• With an environment conducive to learning and a
  teacher who can adapt to a students needs, all
  children will be able to learn.
• Photo taken from clip art.