As a teacher candidate, I am only just in the beginning stages of developing my teaching philosophy and am expecting to continue with its development throughout my teaching career. First and foremost, I believe that all children deserve to be given the opportunity to explore and learn in a safe and engaging environment. Students come to us equipped with curiosity and questions, it is our duty to foster their creativity and imagination in a way that makes them excited to learn. I hope to be able to meet the expectations I set for myself and the expectations my students have of me. By creating an environment where students are encouraged to try, and continuing to explore regardless of failure or success. When I say the word “failure”, what do I mean? I do not see a failed attempt as the end result, Failure Always Invites Learning, and I hope that I am able to pass along this mentality to my future students. Similar with the idea of success, success in one area allows us to move on and expand our knowledge pool, success, just like failure is not an ending point.

When people ask me why I want to be a teacher, the answer I give is not as complicated as it could be, I tell them that I want to be a teacher because I am an eternal student. My background in the sciences has provided me with curiosity that I feel transfers well into the world or teaching. I grew up as a prairie girl in Winnipeg, Manitoba but had opportunities to move around the world through my fathers job in the airforce. I have had many experiences that I value and which have led me to where I am today. I have learned a lot through travel, and it has provided me with an open mindset that I hope to bring to the classroom.

My past experiences have also fostered the question I pose in this blog, the exploration of personal creativity allows us and has allowed me to find out about myself and my interests, making me the inquisitive person I am today. As such, I look forward to learning alongside my students and peers to explore their interests while growing my own.

I am currently focusing my studies towards primary education in personalized learning and technology. I am excited about the prospect of bringing technology into the classroom, I think it is an important aspect of the modern world and we need to prepare our students for it. I am personally not a tech minded person, but I fully understand its purpose and importance as a learning tool in the classroom. I am excited to expand my knowledge regarding technology and think it is a great tool which will allow me and my students to personalize their learning.