About Me

I am a fresh, energetic, and experienced teacher and coordinator looking to teach and tutor particularly in the areas of Special Education and Intervention. I strongly believe in a teaching environment that promotes learning. I think this can best be accomplished in a classroom in which the children feel at home and are unafraid of mistakes. Each child should feel part of a team supported by their teacher and by their classmates. I have had felt the greatest satisfaction watching with pride, a child making strides in his academic growth and social development and knowing that I had a role in contributing to this self-confidence through my guidance and support. My goal is to help students to love school and to believe in themselves. A school teacher is entrusted with young, impressionable minds. Teaching is an invaluable trust which brings with it the responsibility to encourage inquiry, imagination, and creative thought as well as the responsibility of instilling self-confidence in these young minds. One of the most important roles of a school teacher is to guide young students through many new experiences and realities with a positive attitude and an open heart; every child deserves this. I think children should not miss out on using and appreciating their own imagination and exploring their world with valuable curiosity. Inquiry is the best way to encourage education. Albert Einstein once said, "It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education." If a student is not free to question and imagine, they would be missing out on an essential element of life. I am determined to create inquiry within my teaching and to encourage each child to be original in their own way. As expressed by Jean Piaget, "The principle goal of education is to create men who are capable of doing new things, not simply of repeating what other generations have done men who are creative, inventive and discoverers." (Swiss Psychologist, 1896-1980)I am a teacher and a student of education, open to change and accepting of different views and concepts. I have studied in Rhode Island, taking education courses in Sicily and in my senior year of college I studied history in the Institute of Fine and Liberal Arts at Palazzo Rucellai in Florence. I chose to study and live abroad so as to make the most of my education while widening my perspective. These experiences have added to what I can bring to my classroom and students. I am also a firm believer in extra curricular activities. Children who are involved with school activities and teachers who can be seen outside the classroom, both enhance school spirit and pride. Such activities and interaction deepen the bonds between the school, faculty and students, and allow for each student to maximize their educational experiences. I have a Masters of Science in Literacy Education and a Post Masters Certificate in Special Education. Being that I have taught previously in Rhode Island, Washington DC, and New York, I have been able to develop an understanding on both individual state standards and Common Core Standards. I think you will find that my wide range of skills and background in both general education, special education and literacy education will be very helpful for your child.

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