In 1-2 pages the teaching philosophy should address the following 5 questions:
What are your aspirations and goals for students? What knowledge, skills, and attitudes are important for student success?
What do you want learning to be like for your students? How would you describe a successful learning situation?
What are your aspirations and goals as a future teacher? (Guiding questions: What is your concept of teaching? What teaching methods will you employ? Reflecting on your lesson planning experience, HLP, and theorists, how do want to share knowledge with your students? Do they reflect your overall goals for students?)
What will your interactions with students look like? What type of classroom climate do you want to develop? What values will drive your interactions? How will you create an inclusive environment?
What will assessment look like? How will you know if students are gaining the knowledge and reaching the goals you set forth? What sorts of tools will you use? (tests, papers, portfolios, projects, etc.) why?
As you answer these questions, give specific examples from your field experience, course activities, and course readings (include citations) that led you to these beliefs.
Mechanics
Be sure to put your name!
Double spaced
1” margins
Times New Roman 12pt
3-4 pages in length including title and reference pages
Sufficient details addressing field experience and class materials
APA 7th ed. conventions for in-text citations and references
Meets Course Objectives:
1. Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills, including digital literacy, for the field of education.
2. Examine the attributes and ethical standards of highly effective professional educators and their positive impact on students and communities.
7. Explain the relationship between schools and society, including addressing social justice issues.
11. Examine current teaching practices, educational settings, and school environments through structured observational learning.
12. Recognize strategies to engage diverse student populations; including exceptionalities, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation/identity, religion, language background, and socioeconomic status.
