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Philosophy of Education By Cheryl Broderick
What kind of teacher do I want to be? I want to be the kind of teacher that causes her students to think outside the box. I want to encourage my students to be creative and to have fun while they are learning. I want to introduce ways that will stimulate them to learn and to teach the whole student through the multiple intelligences that we all use whether we are learning or teaching. I want my students to be able to see, hear and learn about the Spanish language and why it is important for them to be familiar with it. I want my students to be able to be exposed to the Spanish culture. What do I want to do as a teacher? I want to be able to make learning Spanish fun by using creative and exciting ways to introduce and present my students to the Hispanic culture. When my students enter my class it will be like going to a whole other culture with Hispanic posters, artifacts and maps. I want to invite them into the culture, to make them aware of the Hispanic culture and not afraid of it. What do I want to accomplish as a teacher? I want to be able to reach every student by tapping into how they learn and receive information. I want to focus on the different learning styles of my students so that everyone has the opportunity to learn the why that he/she learns best. My desire is that my students will be introduced to Spanish and that they will leave my class with an appreciation of the Spanish language. I do not want any child to feel that they are stupid or a failure. If they have learned one thing in my class I want it to be that they are a thriving capable human being and that I will do everything that I can to help them see the potential that is in them. What do I want my students to experience and accomplish through my teaching? I want my students to feel comfortable and safe in my classroom. I want them to know that it is a safe environment and that they will not be made fun of or laughed at. I want the students to know that they can trust me to be honest, fair and respectful. I want my students to leave my class knowing that they did their best and that they learned something new in my class. I want my students to be introduced to the Hispanic culture in a positive, upbeat fashion. I want my students to understand the importance of why they need to learn a foreign language and why the Spanish language is so necessary now in our country. My greatest desire is that my students will accomplish language proficiency in my class. How will I achieve this as a teacher? I want learning to be innovative and fun. I feel that practical experience is a must when learning a new language. In a lesson on food, fruits and vegetables for example, I would plan a field trip to the nearest Hispanic grocery store where the students could get a practical hands on experience. I would also implement group activities where the groups are put together with students of different multiple intelligence personalities. I want my students to use think, pair and share learning styles as well as other forms of assessments to evaluate how they learn the best and by implementing these into class activities. I want to use games, music and videos as well as other auditory and visual teaching techniques to help encourage my students to become familiar in hearing the language and how to speak it. The students will also have oral presentations and written work that they will hand in. I will use this to evaluate their progress in language learning. The students will be introduced to celebrations of the Hispanic culture such as; cinco de mayo, el día de los muertos, bodas, quinceañera, santo semana, feliz navidad, el día de los madres. The students will go to the museo latino and have a Hispanic businessman speak to the class. I want the students exposed to as much of the Spanish culture as possible, maybe even plan a trip to Mexico during winter or spring break for the students. |
