Core Values

1. Effectiveness, I want to be a highly effective educator so that my students become highly effective life long learners.

2. Acceptance, I want all of my students to feel and be accepted for their ethnicity, beliefs, looks, values, knowlege and sexual orientation by all other students in my room. If we are all accepted then we can all thrive.

3. Authenticity, I want to be as authentic to my students as possible so that they in turn can learn how to be authentic to themselves and others.

4. Communication, I want to effectively communicate to my students so that they can understand what is expected of them and in turn they can learn to be comfortable enough to be able to effectivley communicate their achievements, wants, needs and fears to their peers, family members or any adult in their life.

5. Flexability, I will be extremely flexable with my students to meet them where they are and have them rise to the riggers set for them to gain knowlege and succeed not only now but in the future.

6. Honesty, I will be honest and transparent with my students about the work we tackle, the difficulties we face and the challenges that are presented to us.

7. Kindness, I will model kindness to everyone I cross paths with and expect that my students will emulate the same to each other and the adults they come in contact with daily.

8. Perseverance, Though this school year will provide much turbulance and unknown I will persever to overcome the challenges that we will all be faced with.

9. Reflection, I will take the time to reflect on the work we are accomplishing as a class and change what does not work with student involvment and feedback.

10. Self-Respect, everyone with in my classroom and that we come incontact with with be treated with self respect regardless of the interation. When we are treated with self-respect we give respect to others.

11. COMMUNICATION:Process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior. A verbal or written message.

12. EFFECTIVENESS:Producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect. One that is effective.

13. FLEXABILITY: Yielding to influence. Characterized by a ready capability to adapt to new, different, or changing requirements.

14. KINDNESS: The quality or state of being kind.

15. REFLECTION:Consideration of some subject matter, idea, or purpose. A thought, idea, or opinion formed or a remark made as a result of meditation.

16. ACCEPTANCE: The act of accepting something or someone : the fact of being accepted : APPROVAL

17. AUTHENTICITY: True to one's own personality, spirit, or character

18. HONESTY: Adherence to the facts. Fairness and straightforwardness of conduct.

19. PERSERVERANCE: Continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition.

20. SELF_RESPECT: A proper respect for oneself as a human being. Regard for one's own standing or position.

21. My Core Values as a teacher reflect the importance of having everyone feel inclusive and that their thoughts, their time, their feelings and their values are acknowleged and used in the preparation of class lessons. I want my teaching to be Authentic and effective so that I can share my educational and life experiences with my students to inspire them to dream outside the box and become independant thinkers and life long learners