WHAT IS YOUR PHILOSOPHY? Module 5

THINK ABOUT IT

How would YOU respond…….. Who was your best teacher

ever? What qualities and attributes

did this teacher posses? Are there any of those

qualities that you find you would exhibit in the classroom? What?

Quick Write Sometimes called Free Writing

(A Teaching Strategy)Take Five Minutes and write freely withoutpicking your pencil up from the paper….

Write down your thoughts after reading each question. (this is NOT a ‘paper’ it is ‘free’ writing just write what comes to you)Keep your notes for an upcoming assignment.

CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

What do you believe about teaching?Why?

What do you believe about learning? Why?

There are MORE questions on the next slide!

Keep Writing!What do you believe about KIDS?What motivates YOU to learn?What outcomes do you expect from teaching?How will you run your classroom?What do you believe your role as an educator is?What will be the ultimate goal for your students?

What will you do in order to attain these goals? (teaching methods, classroom management)

Now --- Write Write Write… 5 Minutes Only…..

Your Assignment

Now… It's time to put some organization to that writing. This will be a stepping stone to writing your own philosophy statement later. Think about it as … sitting in an interview explaining ‘who you are as a teacher’ to the principal! You would NOT blurt out “I am a realist” or “I am philosophically aligned with postmodernism” Use the notes that you have been taking during this “lecture” session!

Check This Out Verrry Interesting!

• What Is Your Educational Philosophy? • A Questionnaire

• This is a multiple choice questionnaire posted by Patricia D. Jersen that helps to identify a preference.

• In addition, you can download the Educational Philosophies Self Assessment – It can help you to discover your educational philosophy and theoretical orientation