Teaching And Learning, Educational Experience, Goals For Students
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapters 2, 3 and 6 in Introduction to education: Choosing to teach, by Krogh. The readings in all three chapters will support your answers to the sections in this paper on views on teaching and learning, educational experience, goals for students and professional growth plans.
In your paper,
- Examine how a teacher comes to develop his/her own personal teaching philosophy.
- Compare which philosophy/philosophies align with your personal philosophy of teaching and learning.
- Explain goals you will set for your students and how they will be achieved.
- Develop a professional growth plan which will help you to remain innovative and effective throughout your career.
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Cite a minimum of one scholarly source in addition to your textbook, and consider using the resource Introduction to APA (Links to an external site.) in the Ashford Writing Center to support your formatting. Be sure that your assignment includes the following elements:
- Introductory Paragraph: Begin with an attention getter – a powerful statement, an intriguing question, or a general overview of how a teacher might form his/her philosophy. Consider developing your introduction using the Introductions and Conclusions (Links to an external site.) resource in the Ashford Writing Center. Develop your thesis using the Thesis Generator (Links to an external site.)resource in the Ashford Writing Center. Your thesis will convey your personal teaching philosophy is and how it will positively impact student learning.
- Body Paragraphs: (Fully develop four paragraphs containing five to seven sentences each)
- Views on Teaching and Learning: Examine Chapter 2 of your text and determine which educational philosophy or philosophies are most aligned with your views of teaching and learning (i.e., progressivism, perennialism, essentialism, social reconstructionism, existentialism). Describe your views on teaching and learning and provide evidence from the text to support your assertions. In addition to the text, include a minimum of one additional scholarly source.
- Educational Experience: Provide examples from your own educational experience that have influenced your teaching philosophy. How do these examples reflect or contradict your views of teaching and learning?
- Goals for Students: Explain three to five goals you will set, what you will expect from your students, and how you will achieve these goals. Discuss what you want students to learn as a result of your teaching (i.e. problem solving, critical thinking, content knowledge, etc.). Examine Chapter 3 of your text and determine which learning theories (i.e., behaviorism, cognitivism, constructivism, multiple intelligences) will help you to meet the diverse needs of your students. Support your views with text-based evidence.
- Professional Growth Plan: Explain the professional development goals you will set for yourself as a teacher and how you plan to remain a lifelong learner. How will you continue to learn new trends and strategies which help you to remain innovative in the classroom? Discuss ways in which lifelong learning relates to qualities of an effective teacher.
- Conclusion Paragraph: Return to your most important points from your paper and how they have combined to form your Personal Teaching Philosophy. Emphasize your thesis statement again and bring your paper to a powerful close by leaving the reader with more to ponder or consider. Do not simply restate the Introductory Paragraph here. The conclusion should reframe your thoughts in a different way.
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Running head: MY PERSONAL TEACHING PHILOSOPHY 1
My Personal Teaching Philosophy
Exemplary Student
EDU 304
Instructor X
September 8, 2015
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When I think of my personal teaching philosophy, I think of passion and being
enraptured by the English language. I want my students to recognize the power that they can
have through their writing. I will feed their flame of creativity and encourage them to look within
themselves for inspiration. I know that teaching English is my calling, and I hope that my
students recognize that fire within myself. Through this paper, readers will recognize what life
will be like in my classroom and hopefully will take a piece of my passion into their daily lives.
According to the article “Enhancing Your Teaching Experience: Developing Your
Teaching Philosophy, Course Syllabus, and Teaching Portfolio” a “teaching philosophy refers to
an instructor’s views on the general purpose of teaching, how students learn, and how an
instructor may best intervene in the learning process” (Caughlin, p. 95). It is the backbone of a
teacher’s course planning. One form of philosophy that is aligned with my views of teaching is
progressivism. Teachers that utilize progressivism “believe that education should prepare
children for independent thinking in a democratic society” (Krogh, Fielstein, Phelps & Newman,
2015). I feel that it is important to shape a curriculum that includes the interests of the students. I
want them to feel a strong connection to their education and that their opinions matter. Our
textbook also mentions the philosophy of perennialism, which suggests uniformity in education
(Krogh et al., 2015). I do not agree with perennialism. Uniformity crushes creativity. The next
form of philosophy that our textbook mentions is essentialism, which is similar to perennialism
but includes “skills necessary for competing in a technologically advanced, global economy”
(Krogh et al., 2015). The thing from this philosophy that I will include is enforcing school and
classroom rules. It is important that students respect rules and authority. Social reconstructionism
is another form of philosophy, but its basic ideas of peace and tolerance aren’t exactly what I’ll
be focusing on in my classroom. The final form of philosophy that our textbook mentions is
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existentialism, “which suggests that reality is what one makes of it” (Krogh et. al., 2015). I
intend to include existentialism in my teaching. I love the idea behind it that we “choose to see
meaning” in our lives or we don’t; it’s completely up to us (Krogh et al., 2015). I want my
students to recognize that they can make their own lives meaningful and something truly worth
living for.
I don’t have any experience with teaching, yet, but I look forward to the day I get to start.
In high school, I had several teachers that positively impacted me, and I intend to use many of
their techniques. My high school biology teacher always made class entertaining, cracking jokes
and scaring students who were falling asleep in class. I also want to use humor as he did to help
make my class memorable. In my community college, I had an English teacher who really
encouraged me to pursue my love of writing and English. I want to be that same positive
influence in my students’ lives and help them achieve whatever dreams they may have.
One goal I have for my students is to ensure that all work will be completed by the
deadline. I want them to realize that they will have deadlines to meet all of their lives. A second
goal that I have for my students is to have them wanting to read more books other than the pieces
assigned to them. I want them to recognize that they can escape into any of the imaginary worlds
in books and detach from reality, even if it is only for a short while. A third goal I have for my
students is to have them more comfortable with speaking in front of their classmates. They need
to begin to experience what it’s like speaking to the public. Once they conquer that fear, they
will be even more prepared for life in the adult world. What I want to learn most through
teaching is how my students’ minds work. I want to hear firsthand what they are retaining and
what is annoying or baffling to them; through this experience, I will learn what I need to change
in my lesson plans. I believe that behaviorism will be the most beneficial learning theory in my
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classroom. Through behaviorism, we seek “explanations for how organisms learn by observing
behavior that can be measured” (Krogh et al., 2015). I will monitor my students and learn from
their habits and interactions and provide them with the best learning environment I can.
One professional development goal I have for myself is to complete my Master’s degree.
By obtaining this higher degree, I will be eligible for higher pay and potential advancement. A
second professional development goal I have for myself is to attend different conferences and
learn about new teaching techniques and how we can improve ourselves as educators. I plan to
remain a lifelong learner by always reading new books. By reading new books, I broaden my
educational horizons and also have new material to teach my students. I will continue to learn
new trends by vigilantly researching the newest educational materials and applying those things
in my classroom. All of these things will make me an informed and effective teacher.
As teachers, we must always put our students first. We need to nurture their developing
young minds but do so in a way that also shows them we have the control and authority. Most
importantly, we need to be the creative voice for them and show them all the beauty the world
has to offer as long as they follow their dreams. There is far too much negativity in the world,
and I intend on being a positive guiding light to my students.
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References
Caughlin, D.E. (2014). Enhancing your teaching experience: Developing your teaching
philosophy, course syllabus, and teaching portfolio. TIP: The Industrial-Organizational
Psychologist, 52(2), pg. 94-99.
Krogh, S., Fielstein, L., Phelps, P. & Newman, R. (2015). Introduction to education: Choosing
to teach. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc.
