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Ms. Tiffany Brattina
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Bennett Elementary School
Hometown:
Pittsburgh, PA
Class Information:
Room Number: 221
Students per Class: Varies
Class Description:
I am a special education teacher that teaches primarily students with Autism. My room is for students in grades 3-5 and are all boys. The students love to read and to practice many of their activities using a variety of strategies.
Position:
Special Education Teacher
Needs:
I would love to use a SMARTBoard in my room, however it is a safety concern for my students to have one of the roaming boards. To fit the needs of my students I would love to have a SMARTBoard mounted on the wall. This will give the students the tactile need to learning as well as integrating technology into their sorting activities.
My Philosophy:
My philosophy is that all students can and will learn if only there is a teacher willing to have the patience to teach the students what they need. Children with special needs are able to learn, but they need someone willing to look outside the box to teach them. These children are incredibly intelligent and all it takes is for someone to bring out that intelligence. I believe that this is why I was lead into this profession and why I will always be a special educator.
Personal Information:
About Me:
I am a first year teacher that is finding her way in the educational world. I love my job and the students that I get to interact with on a daily basis. I am finding that technology is something that my students sincerely need to be exposed to on more than a regular basis, but I am having difficulty presenting it to them in such a manner.
College and Degrees:
Seton Hill University, BA in English, Teaching certification in Elementary and Special Education
Activities:
Teaching, reading, dancing, singing, writing
Favorite Books:
Lord of the Ring Trilogy, Anything by Lewis, Anything by Shakespere...the list goes on and on.
Favorite Quotes:
"The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence." Amos Bronson Alcott
Interests:
Teaching, reading, dancing, singing, writing
Employment History:
Substitute teacher from Jan 2008-June 2008 Tutor with Sylvan Learning from Aug 2008 - Nov 2008 Special Education Teacher with PWCS Aug 2008 - Present Tutor with Huntington Learning Center from Dec 2008 - Present
Why Do I Teach?:
To see the light of knowledge in the eyes of my students.