Our Teachers

What determines a great teacher is so subjective, because you need to look at the needs of the students. A great teacher must respond to their student based on that student’s needs.

I think the basic idea of what I’m trying to do — the whole center of my approach — is motivation. I try to get my students to go from being passive observers to active participants. This is the common thread from my classes of students with special needs straight up to my graduate level classes: They’re all very motivated and very focused.

It's not enough just to know what you're talking about, though, and a great teacher doesn't only teach from the head. In the best classrooms, hearts are involved, as well. In order to create successful learning environments, great teachers need to be able to build caring relationships with their students. It is the caring student-teacher relationship that facilitates the exchange of information.

My passion for teaching includes a commitment to knowing each learner as an individual and creating a classroom community where the social curriculum is interwoven with the academic fabric.