NAME:
Mr. Montanaro
SCHOOL:
West Shore Middle School
CLASS:
Social Studies Grade 8
SCHOOL PHONE:
783-3553
As a teacher, it is my goal to inspire. To accomplish this, I seek to provide
my students with the most stimulating and engaging student-centered
activities that encourage them to critically examine multiple perspectives in
order to construct their own understanding and interpretation of historical
events. My students come to understand the complexities of issues in
society, learning that every answer often leads to another inquiry. It is my
hope that inspiring them to learn more, better prepares them for the future.
Spiderman summed it up best when he said, “with great power, comes great
responsibility”. If knowledge is power, it is one’s responsibility to share
this power with others. As a knowledgeable professional, I have not only
given presentations to my colleagues on integrating technology in the social
studies curriculum (and becoming a “technology liason” in the process), but
also have given presentations to parent groups on technology in the classroom.
As a teacher, I am a “life-long” learner role model, striving excitedly to
learn more each and every day. I often discuss this pursuit with my
students, explaining how programs I’ve attended like the Yale University PACE
Center; Thinking Wisely About History or the Gilder Lehrman Center for
American History at Yale University; Study of Slavery, Resistance, and
Abolition, have directly led to an activity they are about to engage in.
Furthermore, it is my hope that my pursuit in the Educational Leadership
program at Southern Connecticut State University should inspire my students
also “to do and become more”.