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NAME:
Eileen Walters-Karas
SCHOOL:
Double Eagle Elementary
CLASS:
Second Grade Community of Learners
SCHOOL PHONE:
857-0187
Welcome back to a new school year at Double Eagle and to Mrs. Karas'
group of curious characters! I am so very excited to begin learning with,
exploring, and teaching each and every individual in my class. Let me begin
by telling you a little bit about myself.
As a child I was surrounded by educators. Through these experiences I
inherited a passion for teaching, knowledge and children. I received my
bachelors and masters degrees in education in Buffalo, NY (and survived the
blizzards!). Since then I have lived in and taught in three different
states; New York, Washington, and New Mexico. My experiences working in a
number of different school districts and many schools have contributed to my
abilities as an educator. My most recent adventure in education was
teaching , "Reading and Writing Instruction,"in the Alternate Liscensure
program at CNM. My several years experience working in both
special and regular education has helped me develop an ability to
individualize across the curriculum to all students.
I am passionate about education and take every opportunity to learn and
grow personally and professionally. I am a strong believer that education
is never over, especially for the educator( Please read my Newsflash
regarding my summer reads).
Children learn through and are motivated by meaningful experiences. I
strive to provide a stimulating classroom environment with materials and
activities selected to challenge my students. My curriculum is integrated,
language-based, and literature-based using a hands-on approach to learning
involving a wide variety of manipulatives, particularly for math and science.
I BELIEVE..... .....every child has the right to learn in an
environment
where they feel safe. .....children learn by making mistakes, therefore
mistakes are to be celebrated! .....every child is smart, we just need to
find their smartness. .....all children need to learn to respect the likeness
and differences in one another. .....that change is to be
experienced! .....children learn by example. .....children learn by doing,
messing up, and sharing. .....children are wonderful! .....that everyone
learns by making mistakes, it is the environment of the mistake that helps
one learn.
"Good teachers just don't happen, they are the product of the highest
personal motivation." ~ Dwight D. Eisenhower
"Children become literate by establishing a bonded relationship with a
joyfully literate adult." Shirley Heath
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