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Course Name:
Practicum 4b (Internship)
Course Code:
EPC 4909
Instructor Name:
Task Title:
Philosophy
Due Date:
Date Submitted:
Student Name: Reem Mohammed Saeed
Student ID:
H00161189
Section:
AE8
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Introduction
A Chinese wise man once said, “Tell me and I will forget, show me and I will
remember, engage me, and I will understand” (Whitaker & Lumpa, 2005).
Teaching is helping students to acquire new skills and gain new information by
preparing good lesson plans that include, strategies, methods, activities, and tasks,
according to individual differences in the classroom. It’s helping pupils to engage in
the learning process when the Teacher plays the monitor role letting them explore and
find out answers by themselves.
The purpose of education is to open the new generations’ minds to the world. To believe
in humanity. To set their beliefs and ambitions to help other human beings and let the
world be a better place for everyone regardless of the race, gender, nation…etc. The
English language is a global language dominates the world from east to west. It gives
UAE learners a chance to connect to the world. Learn from different cultures and
acquire new knowledge. In this philosophy statements. I will share some of my core
beliefs.
Learning Environment
I believe that provide a positive environment for students promote students learning.
I believe that because the Learning Environment refers to the whole range of activities
and components within which learning happens (Dellamora, 2003). Active learning
involves providing opportunities for students to talk meaningfully and listen, write,
read, and reflect on the content, ideas, issues, and concerns of an academic subject
(Meyers & Jones, 1993).
In my best practice, I was creating a print-rich environment that connect with students’
curriculum. As well, extra information to build their knowledge. I let my students
search, discover, and correct their misconception from the atmosphere education
around them. Moreover, I provide individual and group reinforcements to scaffold my
students to learn. I established a comfortable atmosphere that motivated students’ in
acquiring new knowledge.
Differentiating Activities
I believe that students in the classroom had different abilities. For that, the teacher
should provide different activities. To scaffold each student individually.
I believe that because students in the class have a mixture of different abilities and
language levels. A differentiated classroom needs different tasks for the students
according to their different abilities (Harmer, 2007). It is my view that differentiation
activities help to improve all students learning through matching to their ability.
From my best practice, I prepare useful different activities meet each student level.
These activities help the student’s to fill their specific gaps to complete their process of
learning in a successful way, and that is a match for my goal in my PDP.
Firstly, I give all students a same activity to select their levels. Secondly, from my
observation and reflection to that activity, I prepare to ESL the activities. In other
words, according to student’s level. That help me as a teacher to scaffold each student
and scaffold them to grow and learn.
Professional Development
I believe that teacher gain new knowledge every day. Besides, the teacher should work
to develop her skills to get the benefits from it. The professional growth help teacher in
her education progress.
I believe that because when teacher develops herself, she develops her students’
learning. For example, developing planning skills provide successful lessons.
Moreover, develop a relationship with students let them acquire good quality education
(Moran & Malott, 2004).
From my best practice in the classroom, I build a good relationship with students, staff
to exchange the knowledge between us. Furthermore, the learners love my classroom
because I prepare to them successful and effective lessons help them to acquire a good
quality education. I did that through observation them and developed my professional
reflections in my lessons.
This philosophy shows my core believes in learning environment that provide a positive
environment to promote students learning. Besides, differentiating activities because
students in the classroom had different abilities. For that teacher need different activities
to match each student ability. Besides, professional development as a teacher promote
teacher skills, and that help to give learners a good quality education.
Conclusion
In conclusion, I can picture myself as a devoted teacher with a clear vision. Through
applying these strategies that promote effectively learning to students, using my and
other’s reflections to avoid mistakes and do whatever I can to establish an ambitious
generation. In the future, I will keep using these core beliefs in my teaching. Also, share
my core beliefs that I have with other teachers. Besides, learn from their core beliefs
and keep going in my education progress.
References list:
Dellamora, L. (2003). Classroom organization and management: strategies for
establishing and maintaining an effective learning environment. [S.l.]: Rigby
Best Teachers Press.
Harmer, J. (2007). The practice of english language teaching. (4th ed.). Harlow:
Pearson/Longman.
Meyer, C., & Jones, T. B. (1993). Promoting active learning: strategies for the
college classroom. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Moran, D. J., & Malott, R. W. (2004). Evidence-based educational methods. San
Diego, CA ; London: Elsevier Academic Press.
Whitaker, T & Lumpa, D (2005). Great quotes for great educators. Larchmont, NY:
Eye On Education.