Portfolio Statement of Purpose
This portfolio highlights my early childhood education and career development. On this page, you will find my teaching philosophy, mandated reporter statement, NAEYC State of Commitment, and NAEYC Ethical Code Statement.
On the following pages, you will find my professional qualifications, an example of infant and toddler lesson plans in accordance with the HighScope Curriculum, and the NAEYC Standards.
Teaching Philosophy
My mother is a retired teacher, and I have been exposed to many aspects of this profession. What inspired me the most was the satisfaction she experienced when she realized how she had impacted her students’ lives.
I originally started teaching via swimming lessons and preschool soccer camps. I got classroom experience with the Birmingham Public Schools Autism Extended School Year program working with children of all ages, I knew this was something that I wanted to do.
I want to make a difference in each child's life that I teach. At the end of the year, I want to see growth academically, socially, and psychologically. I would like to install the joy of learning and discovery that sometimes gets lost in the process of assessments and teaching. I will partner with a child to assist him or her in the journey towards independence by relating classroom instruction to the real world they live in every day and to their future aspirations. I also believe that the school must form a team working with their family and their community to give the students the best possible chances for success.
As a teacher I am a mandated reporter, in accordance with Michigan Child Protection Law requires that I report suspicions of child abuse or neglect to Centralized Intake (CI) at the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
