My Teaching Philosophy
I want to 'unpack' this haphazard infographic that I've created and used as my visual teaching philosophy. There are a few reasons why I've chosen to share this with you.
I chose to create this visual by hand
The bottom, right of the page shows a person reading under the tree is thinking "It's about balancing technology and tradition" because I firmly believe in using both within the classroom. For me, technology is a wonderful invention that can be used to help create incredible results, learn ideas in new ways and collaborate with others. For me, a more organic approach was needed for showing my ideas. I think the reason we are becoming more enamoured with technology is because it is becoming more and more personalized. I obviously believe in this, sharing my ideas with you on a blog platform. However, sharing my deepest beliefs about how I approach education needed to be done by hand and in my favourite writing utensil. It was more heartfelt, honest and allowed me to be more creative in a shorter period of time.
I didn't write anything specific about curriculum
Underneath WHAT WOULD I FEEL I said that I have a respect for all subjects. As a student teacher, tutor and now emergency supply for the local public board, I've fully been a part of the literacy and mathematics emphasis. While I do agree that these two subjects are of utmost importance, particularly literacy, the rock for much of the learning we do - I think all subjects taught in school and more are also critical to a child's growth. In my future classroom, we will learn glocally (global and locally), create art, explore science, dive into social studies, learn how to care for our environment and more.
I don't want children to feel alone
Often, when the public hear the words 'critical thinking' they associate it with negativity and 'independence' with isolation. I don't intend for either of these to be present in the class. In fact, I believe work collaboration is an extremely important skill to learn, particularly in today's schools where we are pushing students and staff to grow as individuals and within teams. What I do hope will happen, through teaching research skills, appropriate questioning and how to advocate for one's self is that students will becoming confident in their learning. I've been influenced in this way through Coyote's Guide to mentoring children. I want to set my future students up for success. Teachers and other influential beings will change throughout a student's life but their ability to care for themselves will stay with them forever.
"Our name is our virtue"
I'm a pretty dynamic individual. I am constantly shifting my schemata by pushing myself to learn more all the time. I like to keep up-to-date on information and try out new and fun approaches to teaching. That means that I often don't keep 'favourites' unless they're really good. This quote is one of those 'favourites' that has stuck with me for years. I keep it up on my mantle as a daily reminder that it's my job to create my own standards in life and live up to those in order to be the best person I can be. I would hope the future students I teach adopt this approach to holding themselves to their own high standard in order to achieve success.
I want to 'unpack' this haphazard infographic that I've created and used as my visual teaching philosophy. There are a few reasons why I've chosen to share this with you.
I chose to create this visual by hand
The bottom, right of the page shows a person reading under the tree is thinking "It's about balancing technology and tradition" because I firmly believe in using both within the classroom. For me, technology is a wonderful invention that can be used to help create incredible results, learn ideas in new ways and collaborate with others. For me, a more organic approach was needed for showing my ideas. I think the reason we are becoming more enamoured with technology is because it is becoming more and more personalized. I obviously believe in this, sharing my ideas with you on a blog platform. However, sharing my deepest beliefs about how I approach education needed to be done by hand and in my favourite writing utensil. It was more heartfelt, honest and allowed me to be more creative in a shorter period of time.
I didn't write anything specific about curriculum
Underneath WHAT WOULD I FEEL I said that I have a respect for all subjects. As a student teacher, tutor and now emergency supply for the local public board, I've fully been a part of the literacy and mathematics emphasis. While I do agree that these two subjects are of utmost importance, particularly literacy, the rock for much of the learning we do - I think all subjects taught in school and more are also critical to a child's growth. In my future classroom, we will learn glocally (global and locally), create art, explore science, dive into social studies, learn how to care for our environment and more.
I don't want children to feel alone
Often, when the public hear the words 'critical thinking' they associate it with negativity and 'independence' with isolation. I don't intend for either of these to be present in the class. In fact, I believe work collaboration is an extremely important skill to learn, particularly in today's schools where we are pushing students and staff to grow as individuals and within teams. What I do hope will happen, through teaching research skills, appropriate questioning and how to advocate for one's self is that students will becoming confident in their learning. I've been influenced in this way through Coyote's Guide to mentoring children. I want to set my future students up for success. Teachers and other influential beings will change throughout a student's life but their ability to care for themselves will stay with them forever.
"Our name is our virtue"
I'm a pretty dynamic individual. I am constantly shifting my schemata by pushing myself to learn more all the time. I like to keep up-to-date on information and try out new and fun approaches to teaching. That means that I often don't keep 'favourites' unless they're really good. This quote is one of those 'favourites' that has stuck with me for years. I keep it up on my mantle as a daily reminder that it's my job to create my own standards in life and live up to those in order to be the best person I can be. I would hope the future students I teach adopt this approach to holding themselves to their own high standard in order to achieve success.