STUDENT SUPPORT/

growth & development

Support

Mistakes Matter

Students often look at me strangely when I encourage them to boldly make mistakes. It means they are thinking. They're trying.

That curiosity, that effort, is the seed of real learning. Face it, very few people ever "nail it" the first time, so I encourage students to focus on progress over perfection.

With a little grit, students will grow in knowledge, ability, and confidence.

I am grateful for the opportunity to work with you. I am available to answer questions and give further support during advisement periods. You can count on me to help you navigate Canvas and class content. This will be a year of epic growth opportunity and we will turn mistakes into masterpieces.

"It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."

-Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

My pledge:

Build rapport with students

Create a safe classroom community of support and encouragement

Present an elevated, academic language to students through modeling

Balance direct instruction-based learning and practice with discovery-based learning and practice.

Elevate curiosity and performance

Highlights

Connect students with reading materials through Notice and Note strategies, guided and Socratic discussions, and creative expression assignments.
Develop routines and academic tools that enable students to process academic information visually and verbally
Support multilingual students in making consistent progress toward English proficiency

Noted and Quoted

"In her first year at DMS, Mrs. Taylor has done an excellent job of building positive rapport with her students. She has established and maintained a positive feeling tone and it is evident that her students enjoy being in her class. "

-April Zickefoose, assistant principal, 2019-2020

"Mrs. Taylor set high expectations, had consistent procedures, and made [students] feel safe and determined to complete their tasks with their best effort."