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Would you be willing to share what technology programs you use for your math centers? I'm always looking for new ways to get my student engaged with mathematics!

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I would be very interested to see some of your students' suggestions for activities and assessments. I think this a great idea to get them further involved and invested in their education!

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My strength as an educator is the development of life skills. Being on time, personal responsibility, social skills, the building of a sense of community in our class and school. I feel in order to have a well managed classroom the students must feel safe and secure in their ability to share their ideas and ask questions without the thought of being ridiculed.

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Thomas Mignone - I like the way you individualize things for each student. What works for one doesn't for another - school is not one size fits all. I like the way you give them your attention.

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Erin Piazza - I like the way you are willing to try new things. That is the cool thing about science, if it fails you can just chalk it up to inquiry and learn.

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My strength as an educator is organization, community building (among students and parents) and classroom management. In my class, I not only make sure my students are organized but I keep myself organized as well. I organize student data, lesson plans and materials so that they are easily accessible when needed. My students know where materials belong and they know my expectations to keep our classroom and school community nice and neat! I love building community in my classroom through morning meeting, songs and ongoing communication with parents! Since I teach kindergarten, for most of them it is their first real school experience. I want that to be positive and I like to keep parents informed with academics, behavior and events so they stay involved. If we start them now, hopefully they will continue to be a part of their child's success. I also want each and every child to know they are truly loved when they enter my classroom and once they are my student, they will always have a piece of my heart!

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My strength as an educator is building a sense of community within my classroom. In a community people work together and have a sense of purpose. I try to make my classroom a place where students have respect for each other and know that they are valued. I want them to feel comfortable and secure while also growing in independence and being stretched to do new things. I encourage them to take responsibility for their learning and see the value in learning. For my students specifically I teach them to connect their learning to the real world outside of school so they are better prepared to transition out of high school. My students learn that they have something to contribute to our classroom community and are better prepared to contribute to their communities outside of school such as family and work.

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My greatest strength as an educator is my ability to foster a positive rapport with my students. I firmly believe that the key to student achievement is found in building relationships. Students know when a teacher has a vested interest in their success and generally respond by performing well in class. To strengthen this rapport, I learn about students' interests and do my best to attend sporting events and performances and to engage in conversations related to my student' interests. I enlist and exhaust all resources available - parents, fellow teachers, guidance counselors, coaches, mentors, pastors - to build a support system for struggling students. I am relentless in my pursuit of helping students reach their potential in my class and beyond. Students know I genuinely care for them.

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My greatest strength is my organization and classroom management as well as the relationships I cultivate with my students.  Being a related arts teacher, I see every child in the building.  I strive to learn everyone's name and address them by name when I pass them in the hallways or they see me at morning/afternoon duty.  I want my students to know that I am on their side and want them to find success in everything we do in the classroom.  It is my goal to create quality lessons so that my students look forward to coming to my class every week.  I strive to make a difference across my school building - and jump in and help out where ever and when ever I am needed.

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I believe that my greatest strength is my ability to build strong, supportive, and positive relationships with all students. As a school counselor I believe that building a trusting relationship is the most important key to student success. It is crucial that all students come to school knowing that they are loved and have someone available to help them strengthen their social skills/coping skills, problem solve with them, and most importantly, act as their cheerleader!

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My strengths as a teacher would be my classroom management, relationships I form with my students and willingness to try new things. I believe students will work harder for a teacher that they know cares about them. I am adaptable and am open to new ideas and aim to grow as a teacher all the time.  I am privileged to have had and continue to have great mentors at my school. Without their support I would not be the educator I am today.

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My biggest strength is my structure and classroom management. In my room I have a lot of needs and a variety of behaviors. I have created a clear structure to our day and instruction. Within that structure I am able to promote as much independence as possible with my students. I work with an amazing team at CPE and we are able to find creative solutions to support the behavioral needs of our students.

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I feel like my biggest strengths in the classroom is communication and encouragement. I communicate clear expectations for my kids from the first day of school so that our classroom can be an effective and safe place to learn and interact with each other. I feel like I am able to find excitement (or at least fake excitement in a way that convinces 5 and 6 year olds!) in the little things which makes my kids excited to learn.

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My biggest strength I have as a classroom teacher is my relationships with my students and colleagues . I am always listening to what my students have to say and am truly interested in their lives in and out of school. When it comes to my colleagues I listen and share ideas.

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Brittany Silver- 5th Grade Math, Science, & SS

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Brittany Silver- 5th Grade Math, Science, & SS

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My greatest strength as a classroom teacher is the relationships I build with my students. I'm not only interested in what they are capable of accomplishing inside the classroom, but I truly like to know their goals outside of the classroom as well. This strength also helps guide my instruction as I really get to know each of my students and what drives them. I try to incorporate as many opportunities for choice as a I possibly can, and by the end of the year, students are actively suggesting ideas for activities/assessments they can use to show mastery. They become the leaders in their own learning and they take great ownership in how hard they have worked to be successful.

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I would have to say my greatest strengths are providing a safe environment for my students, building relationships, making connection, and planning. I try to make sure every student feels safe while in my care and keep lessons engaging so that they are consistently on task. I believe that I have strong relationships with my students based on their actions. I sometimes have to walk with them to exploratory so that they are not late as they share the exciting experiences they have/had outside of school. They feel comfortable talking to me whether it's about a movie they saw over the weekend, sports they participate in, expectancy of a new sibling, or video games they play. I make sure to pay attention to what is going on in their lives and try to make connections in the classroom with the things that mean the most to them.

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A strength of mine is my ability to excite and engage my students in their learning. First grade requires a lot of hands-on learning, and getting students interested and passionate is something I strive for in our lessons. Connecting our learning to students' local surroundings and/or interests are key, which opens the door to "problems" that may need to be solved and the possibility to turn our learning into various games. It makes learning fun, and the best part is that 9 times out of 10, they don't even realize that they are learning! It's also an amazing way to integrate all or most subject areas in a meaningful way.

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Tanja Friday-                   MLD SpEd/SRM 

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Tanja Friday-                   MLD SpEd/SRM 

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I feel like my strength is building relationships and living as if every moment is a new moment. Getting to know my students is one of my favorite things to do and something that is never complete! Being able to forgive and forget allows me to demonstrate kindness and forgiveness to my students. It allows my students and my co-workers to know I am always there for them. I also thrive on encouraging others. I enjoy making other people happy. It is a strength of mine to be a listening ear or an advice giving supporter. In my classroom, we are constantly talking about positive ways to support each other. I believe the best success is when a student sees growth where they once saw impossibility which creates a belief in their abilities.

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I feel like my strongest trait is being able to pull for the underdog. I truly believe every student has a strength and every student has something he or she can bring to the table. Believing in students and guiding them to find those strengths is something that I love to do. I feel like building relationships with students is the first step to a successful education.  I want every kid to know that I will be their champion pulling for them throughout life.

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Alyon Formichella - Special Education/HHS

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Alyon Formichella - Special Education/HHS

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I feel as though creating a positive classroom environment is the key to success as a teacher.  For me, it is extremely important to lay the foundation of a strong relationship on the first day of class. It is so true that students are willing to learn and achieve if you believe in them and take time to really get to know them. What kind of activities to they like to take part in? What is their home life like? How many siblings do they have? When students see you taking time out of your day to understand their differences, abilities, and likes/dislikes, they are more willing to be respectful, kind, and hard working. Although this may take time out of instruction, it is extremely crucial to do at the beginning of the year.

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One of my greatest strengths are encouraging fellow teachers and my students. I always tend to be that listening ear when needed, and I work hard to help my students feel safe and loved in my classroom. I also feel I am very organized and a great planner. I work well with my team to plan for upcoming lessons and events as we take into account all of our students needs and different learning styles.

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I feel my strengths are in classroom management and parent rapport. Being that I teach kindergarten and many of my students have never been in a classroom setting before, I am sure to establish clear, consistent classroom rules, and procedures from day one. My students know what I expect from them and we build a classroom environment where all students feel safe to learn and have fun. PSE is a STEAM school so we make sure our students have choice in learning while building upon social skills through different STEAM team challenges and group activities.
I also begin to build rapport with my parents by calling each of them before the school year begins to let them know I will be teaching their child and what special thing they want me to know about their child before I meet them. I record weekly videos to my parents on Seesaw and invite families in throughout the year for class celebrations. I believe once my students feel safe and happy, learning can begin to take place. I also believe that once you gain the support of your families, they will back you to the fullest.

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I feel that my greatest strengths are teaching children how to love and care in a safe environment.  I strive to teach them the importance of giving to others and treating others the way they want to be treated.  Building these character traits lead them to be great citizens in the classroom and in the community around them.  My classroom is a safe place, where they know they are important, special, and unique.  With strong classroom management, we are able to be fully engaged in our education through role play, readers theater, and hands on activities.  Each child understands the power of yet, and are ready to take chances and make  mistakes (FRIZZLE).  I am fully committed to their well being in and out of the classroom.   Visiting their homes, baseball games, etc. are ways to show the students as well as
their families that I care.  That positive family teacher connection/communication  is vital as we build their love for school, as well as build them up as a leader in society. :)

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My greatest strength is building relationships with students. Most students talk about feeling comfortable and safe in my classroom. I work to build trust and I can see that trust in students when they come to me with personal problems. They view me as an adult they can trust and turn to in times of need.

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I feel that  my strengths are in classroom management, and leadership. I pride myself on finding a balance of structure and organization within my classroom, while also being flexible and willing to try new things! Over my 9+ years of teaching, I feel that I have established great routines within my classroom that help maintain a positive classroom environment. Some specific areas I feel I excel at in the classroom/lessons include: Learning stations and scavenger hunts, review game ideas. In leadership: effective/efficient communication strategies and google drive (forms, sheets, etc.)

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My strengths would include building relationships and a sense of family within my classroom. I work to make every student feel important by giving them 5 minutes each to talk with me about what is going on in their lives every day.
If I could share anything it would be to strive to always let your students know they are loved unconditionally, and they always can get a clean slate. These two things have allowed my students to know that just because they mess up doesn't mean they have to give up.

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My strengths include classroom management and building relationships with students. I use a lot of different incentive systems, but most of the communication I have with students is improvised based on the child and the situation. I do my best to make my students feel confident and comfortable, which increases their motivation and engagement throughout the year.

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Right now it is hard to think of a strength other than advocacy. I am the point person in my building for so many things but lately, it has been focused on how to advocate for teachers and students. I have spoken in front of the Senate committee and attended multiple events to share the reality of education in SC.
In the classroom, my strengths are strategies and behavior management. I am developing "Genius Hour" in my self-contained class this semester. Personalized learning is a passion of mine and I look forward to seeing our district go that direction.

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I would say my strength is in student engagement. I love to do fun projects and room transformations to get students excited about learning! Pinterst, TpT and Instagram give me most of my ideas (I don't come up with any on my own....yet!) Really I just have a willingness to try new things that might be crazy but fun!

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My strength incorporates Realism, Humor, Hard Work-110% effort,  and Honesty- staples of My classroom's "Team" environment. Our Motto is taken straight from the Incomparable Michael Jordan: " We don't have time for that, To QUIT."
And we don't. Quit; EVER

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I would say one of my strengths is relationship building and getting to know my students. Another is that I am continuously looking for new ideas and better ways to do things.

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Chrissy Pfeiffer 8th Grade Math and Science

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Chrissy Pfeiffer 8th Grade Math and Science

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My students tell me all the time that they love me and they love being in my class. So I guess my strength is relationship building.  People often tell me that I am kind and quirky. I think my students like my class because I use an integrated constructivism approach to teaching. When we are learning Newton’s laws we are building and launching rockets, when we are learning about optics we dissect cow eyes, when we are learning about transversals we build city blocks. I want to make learning fun and meaningful. I want my students to remember what they learned in the 8th grade. I want them to love coming to class.

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A strength of mine is keeping my classroom real. Real life discussion. Real expectations. Most importantly, I encourage a real life competitive yet friendly atmosphere for everything we do in class. Cheers!

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Christie Calvin- 5th Grade

My strength is integrating technology to enrich and differentiate for our students. I utilize technology in my daily math centers to encourage students to collaborate and keep them challenged regardless of their level. I implemented an FLL robotics team at our school as well as three Storm the Citadel teams to provide opportunities for our students to get involved and be challenged outside of the regular curriculum. We went to the state championships in our rookie year!

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Tyler Bunting- Pre-K Teacher
My strength is planning, organizing, and collaborating with my team. I am great at planning our lessons to fit our student needs. I am also great at staying on task and keeping our students best interest at heart.  Each week  I plan interactive and fun lessons that get my students moving and learning. I am a firm believer that students learn best through play and I try my best to incorporate as much play as I can into our weekly lessons!

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A strength of mine is my focus on building community in my classroom and focusing on social emotional development of my kids.
I do a morning check as part of our "mindful" morning.  This is something that I started in 2017 and it has come a long way.  I use this to get my kids focused for the day and also to help build their self awareness.  I use the information as well to tell me about how my kids are doing and who may be needing my support.