About Mrs. Hetman

Mrs. Jodi Hetman has been teaching at Revere Local Schools since 2015. Before teaching Fourth Grade, she taught second grade at Richfield Elementary School. In 2019, she moved to Bath Elementary and has been enjoying her place on the fourth grade floor ever since.

Outside of school, Mrs. Hetman is married to her husband (Brian), and they have one daughter. The household is like a zoo; they have many pets! She has three dogs (Ivy, Rhea, and Dyson), a cat (Zoey), and two guinea pigs (Pumpkin and Spice). 

When she is not teaching, she is playing with her family, reading, paddle boarding, or napping. Mrs. Hetman loves technology and is proud to be a member of the Revere Local School District's Innovation Team. She is a certified Apple Teacher and enjoys sharing her passion with other educators. 

Mrs. Hetman's Teaching Philosophy 

• Educational purpose and learning goals for students
  • Goal 1 - promote respectful attitudes towards all people
  • Goal 2 - encourage critical thinking skills
  • Goal 3 - prepare students to be more successful learners in the future
  • Goal 4 - educate students on the fourth grade learning standards

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• Teaching methods
  • Fun and engaging lessons with personal elements and real-world connections
  • Hands-on exploration
  • VARK - visual, auditory, reading and writing, and kinesthetic methodologies

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• Methods for assessing students' learning
  • Formative quick checks to help track progress
  • Small group instruction for intervention and enrichment
  • Project and problem-based summative assessments to allow students to demonstrate authentic learning

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• Personal assessment of teaching
  • Active researcher in the field of education
  • Self-reflection after new lessons, formative quick checks, and summative evaluations (including state and school-wide assessments like MAP and AIMS web)
  • Peer reflections to collaborate on student needs, lesson revisions, and curriculum-based changes

 

• Professional Responsibility
  • Act as a peer advisor to teachers to help reflect on classroom and student needs as needed
  • Share lessons, applications, and processes with educators in small and large group settings
  • Mentor student teachers through field experience in upper elementary classrooms

A 2021 video highlighting Mrs. Hetman's pets!

A 2020 video highlighting Mrs. Hetman's pets!

A 2019 video highlighting Mrs. Hetman's pets!