1. THE BIG INTERVIEW Sara Garcia-Salgado Ashford University

2. INTRODUCTION

3. I enjoy spending time with my family President of JAM; PTA, DELAC, SSC, Strategic Planning, ASLT, AB86 I love teaching! A-ha moments Collaborator

4. EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY

5. Every individual is unique I connect with my students: trust, cohesion, transparency;culture devoid of judgment. Everyone can learn regardless of age, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.

6. CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT Plan

7. Classroom Management Goal Classroom Philosophy Rules and Expectations Consequences

8. Student’s role Teacher’s Role Implementation Plan Contract

9. TEACHING MODEL Project based teaching

10. Ciftci and Baykan (2013) explain that Project-Based Learning (PBL) is an extensive approach that allows students to research a topic at school either individually or collaboratively where resulting in a wide variety of results (p. 84). PBL: redefines the roles of students and teachers Fosters 21 st century skills

11. STUDENT’S ROLE In learning

12. Students must abide by the class rules Come to class prepared and on time Communicate: Ask questions Collaborate, think critically,

13. INCLUSIVE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY PLC

14. Inclusive: Administrators, Teachers and staff Focus: Student Learning Build the internal capacity of the entire school As Newman(2013) mentions, there is more wisdom in the collective knowledge than in one person.

15. MY CLASSROOM What you could expect to see

16. Lesson objectives and outcomes Rules and Expectations Round tables Student Wall Technology benchmarks Student work based on formative assessments

17. References Ciftci, S., & Baykan, A. (2013). Project Based Learning in Multi-Grade Class. Educational Research And Reviews, 8(3), 84-92. Newman, R. (2013). Teaching and learning in the 21st century: Connecting the dots. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc.