When I first read this question, my thoughts where "How true is it. It is easy to say what you will do something; doing it is often the difficult part." I hope to do what I say I will.
The first way I feel I can put my teaching philosophy into practice is to revisit (and revise if necessary) it often. Often, I feel we don't intentionally lack as teachers; I think we just forget. By revisiting, I will remind myself what my goals are as a teacher. Revisiting my philosophy may be looking it every year or may be hanging it in my office or room so I can revisit it daily.
I also feel that I need to tell my students my goals and my philosophy for our classroom. When they know what I want for our classroom, it will be easier for those dreams to become a reality. This is especially true for my goal for our classroom to be a comfortable and safe learning environment. We will all work together to make this a reality. In addition, when my students know that I want them to be excited for my class, we can all work together to make sure the class is what they want and hope for. This is also true for my philosophy statement regarding our relationships. Simply by letting my students know that I want to get to know them and understand them, my goals will be more easily obtainable. This is not to say that putting my teaching philosophy into practice is dependent only on my students. It only acknowledges that they can help me in my journey in putting my philosophy into practice.
My other philosophy statements include the way I actually lead instruction. I hope to provide my students with hands-on and problem solving activities that keep them engaged. In order to continue to achieve these goals, I believe it is essential that I continue to grow as a professional by attending conferences, conferring with my peers, and educating myself in general. Thus, I will be able to give my students new and exciting experiences in the classroom that they may otherwise not experience.
Overall, I feel that there are so many ways I can push myself to keep my teaching philosophy in my practices. However, I am reminded of something my grandmother recently said to me regarding a cousin, "Don't just tell me, show me."
To see my teaching philosophy, go to the following link: http://students.uwsp.edu/jeise014/soeportfolio/TeachingPhilosophy.htm
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I thing this is wonderful. You really have thought about this a lot and it shows. I really like the idea of posting your teaching philosophy on the wall of your office so you can remind yourself of it daily. It shows that you really want to keep your philosophy in play.
The fact that you want your students to know your philosophy is great too. I feel that is a good way to let your student know that you are a teacher because you care about their education. They may feel better about your instruction because of this and it may make them feel more secure as your student.
I think you have great ideas for putting your philosophy into motion and these are ideas that I would consider as ways to put my own philosophy into practice.
Yes, I agree. Great Ideas! I like the fact that you say that we don't try to lack, sometimes we just forget. That is so true, and it's not the kind of forgetfulness where we are just sitting down thinking about other things to do... we just have so much on our minds and so many things we should be doing all the time that we have to prioritize other things and we forget to come back.
Being real with your students is majorly important, too. Let them know who you are and be that person... in the end, it's not whether they like you or not, it's whether they have been prepared for the next step in their lives or not. And if you care for them and prepare them, they will respect you, even if they don't like you!
I agree with many of the statements that you made.
I think that our teaching philosophy should be reviewed on at least a yearly basis. We should also include our students by letting them know what we want out of the class. I think that it is important for our students to write a class room learning philosophy. This way we can hold eachother accountable for our philosophies.
I think that growing as a professional is very important for teachers. In a time where our students have to deal with much more than we did as children, it is important to keep up on different ways that they can be supportive to their needs.
I like the idea of trying to give students experiences in your classroom that they may not otherwise experience. As teachers we need to have an understanding of where our students are coming from and what life opportunities they have had. I think that it is important to help narrow the gap between what the students that have experienced a lot and those that have not.
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