My Philosophy
I believe that the goal of education is to help students be able to survive and thrive in the real world. I believe that the role of the teacher is make sure students understand the standards that are set, to help them grow and to help them get through the school year. I believe that students should keep an open mind, positive attitude towards school and help those around them. I believe that parents and community members should help students with schoolwork, supplies and be involved in their education. I believe that knowledge is power and it is what helps us to survive and thrive in any situation.
My philosophy consists of student-centered teaching. I will use constructivism for scaffolding and for when beginning a subject. I would use progressivism so students can get to experience real world situations and to foster their curiosity. I will use existentialism to help with their individuality and leadership skills. Social Reconstructionism will help with their confidence to face challenges and to further their social skills. Every student needs to be rewarded and disciplined to keep a calm and fair environment.
I will start off with having the students explain to me signs they already know or what they have come up with themselves. It will help me to see where we are starting off at and what are our strong suits. This is how I will begin any lesson on a new set of signs where they will tell me all the animals they already know. Then I will start over with all the animals and repeat the animal signs over. I will use scaffolding, for example, by explaining that the sign for a cat looks like your petting a cat this will give them something to associate it with. The students will start to get into groups and have conversations with each other. For example, one student can spell out the animal, while the other does the sign for the word. This will help them with working and being social with others. Once they know a certain amount of signs and we have covered the basics. I will ask the class as a whole what signs they would like to learn and would be beneficial to them. If the class wants to learn about activities like driving, swimming and more. I will go over as many as I can to teach them
The first activity we would work on would be sentence segmentation where I casually work with the student on breaking down a sentence into words. This could be done by slowly reading a sentence, or having other students reading, and have students either clap for each word or hold their hands up and add one finger
Once this knowledge has been gained, further knowledge is needed to suit their needs. What is their preferred learning style, is it part of a group or on a one to one basis. You will need to find out their strengths and weaknesses to get the most out of their abilities but also to work around and improve on different
My educational goals were to get a certificate in Health Information Technology as a certified coder. But I change my mind and decided to get my associates degree because it provides me with more opportunities in the field. I can choose many different careers such as health information analyst, insurance claims analyst, records technician specialist, etc. With this degree I can improve my family financial situation and be an example to my children that if you put your mind to it, you can achieve anything.
For my educational plans, I have a clear understanding and vision of where I want to go and who I have the desire to be. For now, I would like to graduate with my Associates in Arts degree in Nursing from Indian River State College. I believe Indian River State is an excellent place to begin my journey and recieve my education in order to better prepair myself for what is yet to come. After I recieve my Associates degree from Indian River, I plan to transfer to the University of South Florida in order to extend my education and potentially recieve my Bachelors and Masters of Science degree in Nursing.
When they were doing the activity I was watching them how to do the activity. Sometimes I asked them some questions to make sure that they understood completely. I observed all pupils in my group loved to play with the colourful shapes and they separated them in the right circle. This activity was very simple but through that the pupils can recognise the all type of shapes. When we finished Miss B suggested each group should check other group work and they should find if there is any mistake. While my group were checking other groups work I was with them and supported them with explaining more.
The focus of education should be the learner as a whole including academic, social, emotional and physiological needs. I feel that only when the needs of the learner are met, can they truly learn to their fullest potential. The role of the learner should be that of a discoverer. They should be the ones making the meaning of what they are learning and connecting it to their lives. The goal of the teacher then becomes, a facilitator or guide who is there to help students make the most of their learning
In ASL level three, my junior year of high school, my class had the opportunity to visit our local elementary school each Friday to teach our own class of first graders sign language with another teaching partner or two. It was truly one of my favorite memories, and gave me an extra appreciation for the effort teachers put in to create lesson plans for each day. I only had to do it once a week with a partner for a group of first graders, so I would say I had it the easy way. It was incredible how much the kids loved it and how quickly they caught on. One week we would finish teaching the alphabet, and then the next they could sign their names! I don’t know if they realized they were learning an entirely new language. It was definitely the most special part of my Fridays, and it helped me retain my own sign language skills that much more.
I believe each student deserves the right to feel safe and comfortable mentally, physically, and emotionally in the school environment; especially in my own classroom.
In order to incorporate the seven principles mentioned in the case study Taking Action on Adolescent Literacy, I would first start with real world interactions, this would allow students to be excited about the unit and in hopes that they will remember the lesson. I would want to provide my students with things such as flowers, leafs, and other things of that sort and then having them count. The amount of things provided would range from 1-19, this will allow them to gain knowledge on the numbers without officially teaching the unit.
Before I started reading, we went over the title of the book and the illustrator. I gave the students a chance to say it with me. The rules also said to be playful. I incorporated being playful by doing the animal sounds with them. It also says to remember, model, and recall. At the end of the book, I asked questions about the book to see if they remembered what we had just read. All students were able to answer my questions, so this let me know that the students were listening and paying attention, while I was
I have found over the years that I learn information better when I can teach it to someone else, or look at the information in that aspect. For this class, I took the opportunity to teach my boyfriend Dakota some ASL and deaf culture. It helped both of us because it is something that we could do together, and it also helped me practice signing. We both agreed it was a good skill that we might need to have. After every class, I would be so excited to teach someone what I learned that day. Like everyone in the class, it’s a bit overwhelming at first. You just have to take a step back, breathe, and take it little by little. To get better you just have to keep practicing.
One idea is that prior to a lesson, I would have them write down everything they have heard, or think they know about that topic. For example, if I am teaching about the American Revolution, I would have them make a list of everything they know, or think they know, about the topic. They will keep their lists, and as we go through the material, they can elaborate and add details. Also, they can rule out any myths or misinformation they have written down on their list. At the end of the unit, they will make a new list from memory and see how much they have learned. Another activity for the same topic, the American Revolution or another historic event, is to have them write an essay about the significance of that event on their current life.
Throughout education there are six main philosophies to take into consideration, and they are as followed. From a teacher centered classroom approach they include Essentialism, Behaviorism, and lastly Positivism. In a student centered classroom approach they are Progressivism, Humanism, and Constructivism. What do these terms mean? Essentialism is and educational philosophy that there is a common core of information and skills that an educated person must have. Behaviorism is a psychological theory and educational philosophy that asserts that behaviors represent the essence of a person and that all behaviors can be explained. A person acts the way they do for a reason. Finally positivism is a social theory and educational philosophy that limits truth and knowledge to what is observed and measured. These are all important for a teacher to take into consideration. Progressivism is an educational philosophy that emphasizes that ideas should be tested by experiments and that learning is better developed in questions developed by the learner. Humanism is an
Education is a key element that directs one's life to success. By having knowledge one holds the power to make goals a reality. Teachers are responsible to help goals, such as, learning to read become a reality. It is the responsibility of the teacher to give the students the best quality of education in order for the students to be able to have a positive experience as well success in life. I feel students should be given the opportunity to learn the facts, the truth, not just parts of it. I feel as an educator one needs to give the students the opportunity to
“The goal of education is not to increase the amount of knowledge but to create the possibilities for a child to invent and discover, to create men who are capable of doing new things,” stated by Jean Piaget. Education serves many purposes; it helps a child open their eyes to the world, it provides curiosity and determination for a young adult, and it can provide middle age adults and elders with a spark of belonging and hope. To be able to achieve these purposes, the process of education must start at a young age. Singing the ABC’s to an infant, reading to a toddler, encouraging writing and math skills are a few steps towards all the possibilities a person could have in life.