SEL / Teaching Philosophy Statement

 

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Unit: Art

Theme: Teaching Philosophy Statement


Introduction


Effective Social & Emotional Learning (SEL) approaches often incorporate four elements represented by the acronym SAFE: sequenced, active, focused, explicit. These elements correlate with the ideas that make  a classroom safe and creative. Today we will take those ideas into consideration when articulating your teaching philosophy statement.


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Learning Objectives

 

  •  Understand what makes a learning process task oriented or relationship oriented
  • Explain the meaning of the teaching philosophy statement
  • Gain an awareness of the role the teaching philosophy statement has in education
  • Experience how the Teaching philosophy works in a real classroom environment

 

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Main Lesson


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Task Oriented vs. Relationship Oriented

The Sweet Spot

Finding the Balance


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Social & Emotional Learning

SEL in the Classroom

Effective SEL approaches often incorporate four elements represented by the acronym SAFE:

  • SEQUENCED: Connected and coordinated activities to foster skills development
  • ACTIVE: Employing active forms of learning to help students strengthen new skills
  • FOCUSED: Dedicated time and attention to developing personal and social skills
  • EXPLICIT: Targeting specific social and emotional skills

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 Group Work


Using the SEL approaches (above) as a reference, match the elements with the safe tips (we covered last class) that apply.


LINK: 20 Tips for Creating a Safe Learning Environment

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/20-tips-create-safe-learning-environment-rebecca-alber


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Teaching Philosophy

 


QUESTION 1

After watching this video, discuss the meaning of the teaching philosophy when the focus is a process oriented approach to learning through the arts. 
 
 
 
 
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Task Oriented Arts Education vs. Relationship Oriented Arts Learning

 

Question 2

What makes a learning process task oriented or relationship oriented is the intention of  the teacher.



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A Note to Remember


The teaching philosophy is a written statement of the educator's general personal views on teaching. The philosophy statement often attempts to express what methods of teaching the teacher practices. 

 

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Case Study

Frank Avella, the narrator in the video below, is a Google Certified Trainer, and a Master Teacher in K-12 Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and various Test Prep Courses. Avella has lots of experience in the field of education as both a teacher and an instructional trainer. He conducts professional development training all throughout the United States. Some of Avellas's training includes G-Suite, classroom management, the flipped classroom, and more.

Teachings in Education, the platform hosting Avella's videos, offers training, professional development, and researched-based strategies for educators.

 



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Activity 1

Define in your own words your own teaching philosophy.
 
Get in your groups and design a poster with your teaching philosophy as a group following the example below from Marc Berger's teaching portfolio.






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Glossary



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Journaling 


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Sources


Fran Avella.  https://www.udemy.com/user/frank-avella/

Teaching Philosophy Examples.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZHPl2SaFGA

 Marc Berger. https://marcbergerportfolio.wordpress.com/teaching-philosophy/

 

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 Students' Work 

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Andrea's Group

Andrea, Ally, Sophie, Andrew, ram, alexa, juana
 
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Education and the Arts

 Marina Geilen

You have to have internal and external reasons for why it is important to you to get the teaching job. Have an internal honesty with yourself to be aware of your identity and how that can relate to your teaching methods. Share what insights you personally will bring to the classroom. Understand your audience but also be true to yourself and what you believe in. It can be difficult to write a philosophy statement because you may not have the confidence in your abilities or it may be difficult to write in first person and in a way brag about yourself. However, your experience as a teacher is a work in progress and it is important to realize that you are only going to get more and more experienced as the years go by.

 

Teaching Philosophy Statement:

My desire to be a teacher is something that I have wanted to experience for as long as I can remember. Being around young children, specifically, and feeling their joy is incredibly contagious and really makes me want to be a part of their lives in a profound way. I know I can make an impact on their education and how they perceive the world around them because I will center the classroom around their engagement. I believe that educators can learn just as much from their students as our students can learn from us, and it really depends on me as the teacher to bring that safe space into the classroom so the students feel comfortable being creative and thinking for themselves. It is so important that in order to for this to happen, I as the teacher need to engage the students in creative activities that force them to think differently about the world around them, and encourage them to feel as if they are in control of their learning process.

 

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