SEL / Teaching Philosophy Statement
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Unit: Process
Theme: Teaching Philosophy
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
Question 1
Why would it be important for a teacher to find the balance between task and relationship oriented approaches?
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Social & Emotional Learning
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
Question 2
Explain the meaning of the acronym SAFE in your own words.
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Activity 1
Using the SEL approaches (above) as a reference, match the elements with the safe tips listed in the link bellow.
LINK: 20 Tips for Creating a Safe Learning Environment
https://www.edutopia.org/blog/20-tips-create-safe-learning-environment-rebecca-alber
Teaching Philosophy
Notes
- finding the balance between prioritizing yourself and prioritizing the class you are a part of.
-discovering who you are as a teacher and what your internal values are vs. your external values
-make sure to be honest with what your identity is as a teacher
-how much time and thought you put into your meaning as a teacher
-needs to be very personal
-be aware of who your audience is and what you are trying to portray
- delving into all of your reasonings that you want to teach and who you want to teach to
-what specific subjects align with my teaching interests and how to I want to demonstrate to my class
QUESTION 3
Task Oriented Arts Education vs. Relationship Oriented Arts Learning
Question 4
What makes a learning process task oriented or relationship oriented is the intention of the teacher. Explain the statement.
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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.
Question 5
Articulate, write and post your own teaching philosophy statement.
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Activity 2
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Glossary
VAKT Learning Styles Model: Developed by psychologists in the 1920s to classify the most common ways that people learn, the VAKT model, invites teachers to design instruction for the visual, auditory, kinethetic and tactual learner.
task-oriented: In task-oriented cultures, such as Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, and the U.S., the primary means of achieving one's goals is through skillfully managing tasks and time. A "good" or successful person is one who "gets the job done" efficiently. Decision-making is often the responsibility of an individual, depending on the person's rank, track record, level of specialization, etc.
relationship-oriented: Relationship-oriented cultures organize goal achievement somewhat differently. These include most of Latin America, eastern and southern Europe, Africa and the Middle East, and nearly all of Asia. In this type of system, the group to which a person belongs is a crucial part of that person's identity and goals are accomplished via relationships. Decisions tend to be made either top-down or only after broad consensus is reached. I
proxemics: As just one aspect of nonverbal communication, this term refers to how far apart do we stand. It can be defined as how personal space is maintained as a function of one’s culture.
teaching philosophy: 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.
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) approaches: 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), and EXPLICIT (Targeting specific social and emotional skills).
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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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