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Check out our Classroom Community padlet here:

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Check out our Classroom Community padlet here:

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Link: our-classroom-community-ny1psj9dw1aef9fd

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My name is Rylee Gardner Dunkin or Ms. GD (she/her/ella). I attend University of Arizona and am currently completing my Elementary Ed. degree. I am from Portland, Oregon and love to spend time outside with friends and family! From hiking, to surfing, to reading, to lifting, any way I can be active makes me happy! I am so thrilled to have your students in class this year, and I know as we work together to support your student, I can't wait to get to know you all as well!

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We are a team, we are a community, and I know that each student deserves to be in this space as who they are. I believe that everyone deserves to share who they are and what they believe without feeling judgement or disrespect. We all come from different backgrounds, cultures, and experiences, and each member of our community holds an important role in creating a positive space. We will work hard for each other, and ourselves to build connections, learn, and grow. I am so excited to learn from each child as well as all of our amazing families! Your role in our room does not go unnoticed and I know we will all support each other this year:)

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Every student deserves to learn in ways that feel engaging, exciting, takes their best effort. Throughout content, I believe it's imperative that students find windows, doors, and mirrors across, especially in literature. This means that not only are they represented, but they have a chance to gain more perspectives and insight into the backgrounds, interests, and lives of the world around them. Learning has the chance to empower children and my role is to support that growth in any way I can. I don't always expect learning to be easy, but I believe when students see their capabilities to take on hard things, they will see success, and endless achievements.

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Motivating students comes from trust. I will always put trust in my students to accomplish what I know they can. I also want them to trust their abilities to complete tasks, show kindness, and be a positive contribution to our classroom learning environment. I acknowledge that sometimes we need an extra push, so I will incorporate those as needed throughout the week too. I am a believer in movement that fuels our brains, so we will have plenty of movement throughout our days to motivate learning as well.

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My opinion on classroom management is that we will recognize positive behavior often, but it will be a constant expectation that students show respect to their peers, me, themselves and their learning! I want to set class expectations early in the year as a group, so that we begin on the same page for how we show kindness, safety, and responsibility in our learning space. For work, I am not a believer in homework unless it holds value and will benefit students. As for at home, students will be expected to read, and as families, I would appreciate all of the support and motivation you can give, so that students can be ready each day!

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I want students to feel in-the-know when it comes to their learning. This begins with practices like our morning meeting to gather students, and welcome them into our shared space, as well as going over the daily agenda. Each student will have a chance to hold one of our important classroom roles, so that they see themselves in leadership positions throughout the year. Roles will also build a shared sense of responsibility amongst our class community. As we move throughout our days processes and their expectations will become routine and welcome student autonomy and suggestions.