Carolines Teaching Philosophy

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Carolines Teaching Philosophy

• Caroline Peek
• EDMD 3300
• Friday 9-12
• Fall 2007

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MY PURPOSE AND GOALS FOR TEACHING

• I feel led to become a teacher, and becoming one
  will fulfill one of my strongest passions.
• As an educator, I hope to positively impact the
  lives of my young students while encouraging them
  to think independently and to effectively
  communicate with others.

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THE EVOLUTION OF MY TEACHING PHILOSOPHY

• Prior to coming to college, I had not given much
  thought to the issue of how the learning process
  occurs, and to how teachers effectively convey
  similar ideas to a wide variety of learners.
• However, after taking several courses here at
  Auburn University, I have come to realize the
  various learning styles that individual's
  possess, and the importance of incorporating many
  different styles of teaching into ones classroom
  in order to reach each and every child.

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THEORIES AND LEARNING STYLES

• I agree with both the Behaviorist Perspective and
  the Cognitivist perspective furthermore, I feel
  that a combination of the two is conducive to
  learning.
• I believe that learning occurs as a response to
  external, environmental stimuli, and it occurs
  from children receiving both positive rewards and
  negative punishment
• I also consider learning a mental operation that
  is relatively complex, and it occurs through
  problem solving and research.

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LEARNING STYLES

• It will be challenging to teach in a way that
  successfully reaches students of all levels and
  learning styles.
• I hope to effectively teach students who
  dominantly learn linguistically, logically,
  musically, spatially, and who learn through
  various other methods.
• I plan to incorporate activities and tasks into
  my lesson plans in order to accommodate and
  assist each type of learner.

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SUMMARY

• As an educator, I will strive to create an
  environment in my classroom that accommodates a
  variety of learners and allows for the students
  to successfully learn and comprehend material.
• I look forward to teaching, and I hope to
  positively impact the lives of each and every
  child and student that I work with.