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Library

Teacher: Mrs. Stahl
Education: Edgewood College
  B.A. English/Secondary Education
Experience: Substitute Teacher for Archdiocese since 1982
  Most Holy Redeemer - school librarian, 7 years
  St. Barnabas - school librarian, 6 years
Teaching Philosophy: I strongly believe that developing a good rapport with the students is important to set a nice climate in the classroom.  I stress the importance of giving the students the skills to effectively use the Library and its resources.  Most importantly, I attempt to foster a love of reading and books in all students including those reluctant readers.
 

Spanish

 
Teacher: Mr. Tapia
Education: Northeastern Illinois University
  B.A. Spanish
  Escuela Normal Superior
  Focus of Study: Language and Literature
  Cuauhnahuac School; Instituto Colectivo de Lengua y Cultura, S.C.
  Methodology of Teaching Spanish as a Second Language
Experience: Francenter, 3 years
  Chicago Public Schools, High School Spanish, 5 years
  Berlitz Language Center, 2 years
  Cuauhnahuac School, Mexico, 5 years
Teaching Philosophy: I believe that children should be empowered to understand the world in which they live.  Learning a foreign language is a powerful tool to grow toward a better future.
   

Physical Education

Teacher: Ms. Perazzolo
Education: Daley College
  Northern Illinois University
  B.S. Physical Education with a minor in Outdoor Education and recreation
Experience: St. Barnabas, 19 years
 

Music

Teacher: Mr. Noffsinger
Education: Ball State University
  B.S. Visual Arts
Experience: Substitute Teacher, Berwyn School District, 5 years
  Francenter, 1 year
Teaching Philosophy: Teaching is learning exemplifies mt teaching philosophy.  My primary goal in teaching is to relay the knowledge I possess and habituate my students to an attitude of embracing all sorts of knowledge.  Music is for everyone is the fundamental of my philosophy in all.  My aim is to provide my students with opportunities and to develop awareness and understanding of music as an integral part of the human experience and wish them to listen perceptively to music.  Instead of traditional lecture-oriented method, I use an approach that emphasizes students cooperative learning capability in which they need to work as small teams to construct musical knowledge through discovery learning, problem solving, and decision making.
 
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