My educational beliefs center around the idea that the students should be the center of life in the classroom. At the end of the day, I, as a teacher, am there to teach those students and hopefully help to shape curious, lifelong learners. I believe both teachers and students should have the opportunity to be collaborative and creative in the classroom; this can take many forms, including teachers and student collaborating on actually creating an assignment, to students being allowed various ways to complete an assignment that play to their strengths, whether that is written, performed, artistic or many of the other wonderful strengths our students bring to the classroom each day! My ultimate goal is to facilitate learning for my students and make content accessible so they can be successful, while keeping in mind that every student will not arrive at success in the same time or the same way, and that is absolutely fine!