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About

Ms. Needell

About Me:

I was born in Charlotte, North Carolina but moved to Greenville North Carolina when I was five years old and I lived there until I came to Boone to attend Appalachian State University in 2013! At ASU I studied Middle Grades Education with concentrations in Social Studies and Language Arts and a minor in psychology. While attending ASU I got involved in many organizations on campus including Appalachian Educators, Appalachian Community of Education Scholars, Middle Level Association, Emerging Leaders and various community service activities. Outside of education, I have a love of reading, history, baking, mysteries, psychology, animals, and discovering the world with my friends!

My Philosophy of Education:

All students have a right to be taught
The classroom environment should be warm and welcoming to all students
Lessons should be taught with the goal to teach students important content that will be remembered long after the test is over
Teachers should be developmentally responsive
Differences should be celebrated
Teachers should understand what it means to be teaching in the middle school setting and what extra challenges this age group entails
A teacher should never give up on a student
Content should be meaningful and relevant to students' lives, every lesson should have a purpose
Teachers should be leaders inside and outside the classroom