Adrienne Noyes,

Professional Educator
Educational Philosophy
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 What If’s and High Fives
When asked to sum up my personal educational philosophy in just a few words,
it has to be “What If?” and “High Fives!” As a soon-to-be professional
educator, I want to create a learning environment where there are a lot what-if
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in and around my classroom – between my students and me, amongst my

students, with students and families/caregivers, and with the school
administration and community – because we all experience success in learning
and growing in a way that plays to our strengths and finds ways to overcome
our weaknesses with an emphasis on how individual students can succeed for
themselves and as part of our learning community inside and outside of the
classroom for today and tomorrow.
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 My role as your My Students’ Role Family & Caregiver Role The Community’s Role
Professional Educator as Curious Learners

What-If’s and High-Fives

Let’s do this!
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My role and commitment to you as your Professional Educator …

• Be the professional that I am educated and trained to be in a profession I choose and love
to be in, always trying to better my own skills and relationships;

• Recognize that all students are able to learn and support multiple teaching and learning
styles, methods, disciplines while embracing new theories, technologies and realities of
modern-day life;

• Help students to look beyond the topic for historical context, current day relationship and
future possibilities – to help them understand why the topic is important to them;

• Create engaging lesson plans that help students use their talents and develop new skills
and areas of interest to make them life-long learners;

• Foster an environment of respect for each other; and

• Work with students, families/caregivers, administration and the community in true

… A creative and inspirational coach, guide, listener, leader and partner.

partnership.

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The role of our students …
• Come to class each day with a positive attitude and an open mind…not always easy and not always achievable 100%
of the time, but something they can practice and adopt;

• Be honest with me when they are not able to have a positive attitude or an open mind … and what can we do about it?

• Respect me, their families/caregivers, administration, community members and each other;

• Pay attention, participate, complete assignments, understand consequences for poor performance and/or behavior;

• Know that if they are having any difficulties with any of the information, topics or assignments, that they should let
me know. I am not a mind reader, and I cannot fix everything, but I will do all I can to help;

• Know that I care and that others care so that they can focus on succeeding;

• Think creatively, ask those what if questions and make real-world connections to what they are learning;

• Celebrate our individual and collective successes with those high fives.

… to be ready to learn, respectful of others and creative, life-long learners.

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The role of our families and caregivers …

• Support the education of your student by giving them positive messaging and encouragement about
their daily learnings and assignments;

• Celebrate your student’s successes inside and outside of the classroom;

• Address your student’s lack of success in a way that seeks to identify the root cause and find
solutions to move forward – for example, does your student need tutoring? Does your student have a
time and space to do homework? What other pressures and obligations does your student have?

• Let’s work together … we are on the same team … we have the same goal … we want your student to
succeed, so let’s talk to each other and create an environment and support system to show your
student that we are his or her biggest cheerleaders;

• Let the school and me know if there are any circumstances (within privacy limits of course) that could
impact your student’s ability to learn – whether short term or long term, emotional, social or physical –
so that we can work together to find solutions that work.

… Communicate with and support our students and each other.

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 The role of our community …

• The community is an important part of the puzzle, let’s fit together;

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• Just as our schools strive to help students become upstanding community members, our
students need the community to support them;

• Whether it is through clubs and events, political and financial support, or even volunteering, our
community needs to believe that all students can achieve and that our schools are a safe,
nurturing environment;

• Community members can give time, money and/or experience to help make our schools the best
places for learning;

• We need to update our standards, recognize new ways of teaching, connect resources, ask the
“what if” questions and yes, give each other the high-five when our students succeed.

… we all succeed when our students succeed!

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 I look forward to meeting you, teaching your
students and celebrating learning success
with respect, collaboration, and some fun
along the way. Thank you for your trust and
partnership.
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