MY TEACHING PHILOSOPHY MY TEACHING PHILOSOPHY Arielle Rabano 2013 Introdu tion

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When I was a junior in high s hoo!" I #oo$ #he honors Eng!ish ourse% The #ea her was &rien'!(% She was )er( generous in her gra'ing" an' *ore re!u #an# in assigning ho*ewor$% She see*e' #o rea!!( are abou# her !ass% She *us# ha)e been #ea hing &or (ears" &or she was )er( aware #ha# s#u'en#s #en' #o be a ra#her s#resse' ou# +o+u!a#ion% To #e!! (ou #he #ru#h" she was a 'rea* o*e #rue &or a si,#een-(ear o!' honors s#u'en# wi#h #he wor$!oa' #o *a# h% Howe)er" I re*e*ber )er( !i##!e o& wha# I !earne' &ro* #ha# !ass% The !assroo* a#*os+here was ra#her re!a,e'" an' #here was no 'is ernib!e organi.a#ion #o #he *a#eria!% She #rie' #o re!a#e #he !i#era#ure #o #he *o)ies an' #he #e!e)ision shows we wa# he' in !ass" bu# i# ne)er rea!!( &e!# !i$e we onne #e' *u h #o #he no)e! we were rea'ing% Her +assions" whi h were !ear!( in)es#e' in her s#u'en#s" 'i' no# see* #o be in #he *a#eria! a# han'% I# jus# &e!# !i$e so*e#hing ru ia! was *issing &ro* her #ea hing% Now" as an un'ergra'ua#e s#u'en# a# Wes#*ins#er" i# is re/uire' &or a!! #o #a$e se)era! ourses o& *usi his#oriogra+h(% M( #ea her is e,#re*e!( brigh# an' 'e&ini#e!( has a !o)e &or #he *a#eria! she #ea hes% I# is !ear #o #he !ass #ha# she has s+en# a onsi'era#e a*oun# o& #i*e s#u'(ing #his subje #% Howe)er" #here is a )er( 'is ernib!e ga+ be#ween her an' #he res# o& #he !ass% She 'oes no# see #he o*+u#er as a !earning #oo!" bu# ra#her as a 'is#ra #ion% She 'oes no# see* #o $now jus# how *usi a! we a!rea'( are an' where are #he ga+s in our *usi ianshi+ #ha# she nee's #o he!+ us &i!!% In her #ea hing" #oo" #here is so*e#hing essen#ia! *issing%

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The s#u'en# is a 'ua! being who !i)es bo#h in#e!!e #ua!!( an' e*o#iona!!(% Con&!uen# e'u a#ion is a wa( o& !oo$ing a# #hese #wo on'i#ions1 #he ogni#i)e an' #he a&&e #i)e 23rown 1456" Sha+iro 14567% George 3rown 214567" #he +ioneer o& #he on&!uen# e'u a#ion" s#a#es #his ju,#a+osi#ion #he bes#1 Con&!uen# e'u a#ion is an a##e*+# #o in#egra#e #he A+o!!onian an' #he 8ion(sian" #he Age o& En!igh#en*en# an' #he Ro*an#i +erio'" hea' an' hear#" *in' an' bo'(" howsoe)er #he basi +o!ari#( o**on #o a!! *a( be ha!!*ar$e'" so #ha# !i$e #wo broo$s &!owing #oge#her in#o one s#rea*" ea h *erge in#o #he o#her" !osing i#s boun'aries #o #he grea#er who!e% 21917 The goa! o& #ea hing shou!' be #o e*+ower #he in'i)i'ua! s#u'en#s: in#e!!e # an' &os#er #heir +o#en#ia! &or su ess in !i&e% ;sing M Car#h(:s ons#ru #i)is# a++roa h wi#h #he wa( +eo+!e !earn an' Win$:s so io- u!#ura! +ers+e #i)e o& ri#i a! +e'agog(" un'er #he o)era!! 'ua! &ra*ewor$ o& on&!uen# e'u a#ion" I wi!! a##e*+# #o i!!us#ra#e #his goa!% In!ide t#e Cla!!roo$ Sha+iro 214567" in an ar#i !e on on&!uen# e'u a#ion" 'e&ine' #he ogni#i)e ha!& o& #he *o'e! as #he #ea her:s <awareness an' in#en#ion #o 'e)e!o+ on)ergen# an' ogni#i)e +ro esses in#egra#e' wi#h" or +ara!!e! #o" o#her !earnings= 211>7% Chi!'ren 'o no# o*e in#o !assroo*s as b!an$ s!a#es% There&ore" an( new !earning wi!! ha)e a''e' on an' enhan e' o!' !earning% The bes# o& #ea hing u#i!i.es #he s#u'en#s: e,+erien es" an( o!' !earning" #o in#ro'u e an' e,#en' in#o new $now!e'ge% The ?MAT Learning C( !e" as 'es ribe' b( 3erni e M Car#h( 209107 in The Learning Cycle, The 21st Century and Millennial Learners" 'oes jus# #ha#% In M Car#h(:s 209107 wor's" <#he Learning C( !e" whe#her #ra)e!e' ons ious!( or no#" is #he wa( we !earn% An( rea!

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!earning 'oes i# a!!% An' an( rea! #ea hing #ha# resu!#s in !earning 'oes i# a!!= 2157% The !earning ( !e is how we as hu*ans ob#ain an' *ain#ain in&or*a#ion insi'e an' ou#si'e o& #he !assroo*% As i!!us#ra#e' in M Car#h(:s 209107 boo$" #he ( !e on#ains &our /ua'ran#s whi h ea h re+resen# a 'i&&eren# s#age in #he 'e)e!o+*en# o& o*+rehen'ing new $now!e'ge% 3eginning in @ua'ran# 1 re/uires #he #ea her #o s#ar# in #he s#u'en#s: wor!' 2M Car#h(" 09107% Tea her shou!' use #he s#u'en#s: +as# e,+erien es #o in#ro'u e a new !esson% I# is i*+or#an# &or s#u'en#s #o un'ers#an' wh( #he( are !earning wha# #he( are !earning an' how i# an re!a#e #o #he*% When o**en#ing on urri u!u* &or a *usi e'u a#ion 'egree +rogra*" Aa $ie Wiggins 209957" ano#her ons#ru #i)is#" sai' i# bes#1 <S#u'en#s: e,+erien es in in#ro'u #or( ourses shou!' raise *an( *ore /ues#ions #han #he( answer% This e,+erien e shou!' enab!e s#u'en#s #o en#er #he res# o& #he urri u!u* in#rigue' an' eager &or answers= 2n%+7% 8uring a !esson" s#u'en#s shou!' &irs# be ab!e #o e,+erien e so*e#hing an' #hen re&!e # u+on i#% I# is i*+or#an# &or s#u'en#s #o be ab!e #o &in' *eaning in wha# #he( !earn% The onne #ion #ha# is *a'e &os#ers an inheren# uriosi#( #ha# is ne essar( &or #he se on' s#age o& #he !earning ( !e% @ua'ran# 0 is when #he #ea her brings #he !earning &ro* #he s#u'en#s: wor!' ba $ in#o #he !assroo* 2M Car#h(" 09107% The e,+erien e in @ua'ran# 1 shou!' +ro)i'e an i'ea o& #he o)era!! on e+# o& #he !essonB @ua'ran# 0 is where we 'e!)e 'ee+er 2M Car#h(" 09107% M Car#h( 209107" s#a#e' #ha# a #ea her:s <#as$ is #o he!+ s#u'en#s see #he in&or*a#ion in #he on#e,# o& so*e !arger on e+#" an' #o be s$e+#i a! an' ri#i a!!( a'e+#= 21147% This is where a #ea her:s e,+er#ise o*es in#o +!a(% One +ar# o& $nowing #he *a#eria! is being ab!e #o i'en#i&( #he $e( on e+#s% These on e+#s shou!' en o*+ass a!! #ha# (ou wan# #he s#u'en#s #o #a$e awa( an' broa' enough so #ha# #he( wi!! ha)e roo* #o in#er+re# i# as #heir own a# #he en' o& #he !esson% Goo' #ea hing &o uses on an' re!a#es ba $ #o #hese *ajor #he*es #hroughou# #he !esson% Wiggins 209957 sai'" in #er*s o& *usi e'u a#ion" #ha# <!earning

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*usi is ons#ru #ing un'ers#an'ing o& #he 'i*ensions" *u!#i'i*ensions" an' *e#a'i*ensions o& *usi an' how #he( in#era # #o rea#e a *usi a! who!e= 2n%+%7% Learning is who!e #o +ar# 2M Car#h(" 09107% I# is a!so i*+or#an# #o *a$e #he !earning in#eres#ing 2M Car#h(" 09107% I& #he #ea her is e, i#e' abou# #he subje #" #hen #ha# +assion wi!! #rans!a#e in#o #he !esson% Si*+son" Aa $son" an' A( o $ 209967" #hrough #he !ens o& Aohn 8ewe(" sai' #ha# <#he na#ura!-born #ea her" 8ewe( 'e !ares" uses $now!e'ge an' her en#husias* &or i# #o +!an# a s+ar$ an' e)en#ua!!( igni#e #he &!a*es o& !earning an' #hin$ing in o#hers= 2>>7% The !o)e &or !earning an' &or wha# is being !earne' is on#agious% Goo' #ea hing shou!' a!so +ro)i'e o++or#uni#ies &or s#u'en#s #o use #heir new&oun' $now!e'ge% The ne,# s#e+ in #he !earning ( !e" @ua'ran# >" re/uires #he !earner #o #hin$ an' #o a # on #he in&or*a#ion 2M Car#h(" 09107% This is where #he s#u'en# is ab!e #o +ra #i e using #he on#en# an' where #he ro!e o& #he #ea her be o*es s!igh#!( *ore han's-&ree 2M Car#h(" 09107% M Car#h( 209107 sugges#e' #ha# one shou!' <s#ar# wi#h #ea her s#ru #ure' +ra #i es #ha# *o)e s#u'en#s in#o #in$ering an' e,+eri*en#ing= 210>7% M Car#h( 209107 a!so s#a#e' #ha# <#he goa! is a!wa(s #ha# #he !earner #a$es o)er #he !earning= 21067% This #hen !ea's #o #he rea! !i&e a++!i a#ions o& #he *a#eria! as 'e+i #e' in @ua'ran# ?% @ua'ran# ? is where #he s#u'en#s are ab!e #o see how #he new !earning an a++!( #o #he* +ersona!!( using rea!-!i&e s enarios 2M Car#h(" 09107% M Car#h( 209107 sai' #ha# <when (ou 'esign (our ins#ru #ion #o *o)e s#u'en#s &ro* e,+erien e #o 'is o)er( (ou he!+ #he* be o*e *ore ogni.an# o& #heir uni/ue +o#en#ia! &or origina!i#(= 21057% Goo' #ea hing resu!#s in !earning #ha# is *e*orab!e an' a!!ows s#u'en# ownershi+ o& #he *a#eria!% ;sing #he !anguage o& ri#i a! +e'agog(" #his higher !e)e! o& un'ers#an'ing is when a #he !earning rea hes ons ien#i.a#ion 2Win$" 09967% Cri#i a! +e'agogue Aoan Win$ 209967

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!ari&ie' #ha# < ons ien#i.a#ion is a +ower we ha)e when we re ogni.e we $now #ha# we $now= 2657% I# is an i'ea! goa! &or a!! #ea hing% I# is a!so e/ua!!( i*+or#an# #o no#e #ha# +eo+!e 'e)e!o+ +re&eren es wi#hin #he in'i)i'ua! /ua'ran#s o& #he !earning ( !e 2M Car#h(" 09107% So*e *a( +re&er #he +rob!e* so!)ing o& @ua'ran# > whi!e o#hers *a( rea!!( onne # #o #he e,+erien e in @ua'ran# 1% There&ore" i# is i*+or#an# #o $now #he a##i#u'es o& (our s#u'en#s as we!! as #o un'ers#an' #ha# a o*+rehensi)e !esson re/uires #he &u!! journe( #hrough #he ( !e% < We ha)e a righ# #o #ra)e! #he ( !e wi#h our +re&erre' Cs+in%: 3u# &or rea! grow#h we nee' #o #ra)e! #he en#ire ( !e #o o*+!e#e an( !earning #as$= 2M Car#h(" 0910" 157% Out!ide o" t#e Cla!!roo$ The 'ua! +ers+e #i)e o& on&!uen# e'u a#ion ho!'s #ha# a #ea her *us# no# on!( be a##une #o a s#u'en#:s ogni#i)e nee's bu# a!so #heir a&&e #i)e nee's 23rown 1456" Sha+iro 14567% Sha+iro 214567" a')o a#es #he ne essi#( o& <subje # *a##er whi h is !ear!( re!a#e' #o #he signi&i an# +ersona! nee's an' &ee!ings o& #he s#u'en#s= 211>7% E)en wi#hin #he !earning ( !e" M Car#h( 209107 agrees #ha# #he s#u'en#s: e,+erien es shou!' bri'ge #he ga+ #o new !earning% Howe)er" $nowing (our s#u'en#s is so *u h *ore #han being +er e+#i)e o& #heir urren# e*o#ions% Dnowing (our s#u'en#s *eans un'ers#an'ing #he wor!' #ha# #he( !i)e in% Cri#i a! +e'agog( is a wa( #o !oo$ a# #he re!a#ionshi+ o& #ea her an' s#u'en# an' see #he ga+s be#ween ea h +erson:s rea!i#( an' how #he en)iron*en# *a( a&&e # i# 2Win$" 09117% Win$ 209117 !oo$e' a# ri#i a! +e'agog( as a <+ris*= #ha# <has a #en'en ( #o &o us on sha'es o& so ia!" u!#ura!" +o!i#i a!" an' e)en e ono*i on'i#ions= 2697% A!! o& #hese as+e #s" #he in#era #ion wi#h #he +eo+!e aroun'

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#he s#u'en#s: a##i#u'es #owar' !earningB #he an e)en a&&e # #he wa( s#u'en#s !earn% Through 8ewe(" Si*+son" e# a!% 209967 s#a#e' #ha# <i& we wan# hea!#h(" &!ourishing" growing &!owersF an' s#u'en#s Gwe *us# un'ers#an' #he* an' how #he( are in&!uen e' b( an' res+on' #o #he a #i)i#ies an' e)en#s o& #he en)iron*en#= 2557% The bes# o& #ea hing onsi'ers #he s#u'en# ou#si'e o& #he !assroo*Fwha# #he( o*e in#o #he !assroo* wi#h an' wha# #he( wi!! #a$e awa( wi#h #he* in#o #he wor!'% Con lu!ion M( &or*er Eng!ish #ea her was *issing #he s#ru #ure nee'e' in #he !assroo*% S#ri # +ro e'ures an' ru!es are no# ne essar(% Howe)er" $now!e'ge o& how +eo+!e !earn an' how #ha# $now!e'ge in&!uen es #he s#ru #ure o& #he !ass is )er( ne essar(% She are' so *u h abou# us in #he +resen# *o*en# #ha# she &orgo# #o onsi'er wha# we *igh# a hie)e% She 'i' no# onsi'er #ha# *a(be wi#h *ore gui'an e &ro* her" +erha+s using #he s#ru #ure o& #he Learning C( !e" we ou!' rea h our &u!! +o#en#ia!% She 'i' no# onsi'er our #rue a+abi!i#ies% M( his#oriogra+h( #ea her is *issing #he essen#ia! onne #ion be#ween #he wor!' o& #he !assroo* an' our wor!'" #he s#u'en#s: wor!'% She &ai!s #o see an' un'ers#an' #he $in' o& e,+erien es we bring #o #he !assroo*% We bring a uni/ue +ers+e #i)e as *i!!ennia! !earners whose !i)es are enri he' an' e)er hanging #hrough #e hno!og(% We bring a uni/ue +ers+e #i)e as *usi *ajors #raining #o #ea h or +ro&essiona!!( +er&or* #he *usi #augh# in !ass% Our s+e ia! #a!en#s an' e,+erien es whi h we an re!a#e in#o #he !ass #o *a$e i# *eaning&u! are no# a''resse'% The s#u'en# as a !i)ing being o& so ie#( an' o& a *usi a! o**uni#( is re+!a e' wi#h a b!an$ s!a#e%

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E'u a#ion *us# onsi'er #he s#u'en# as a who!e being% I# *us# un'ers#an' where #he s#u'en#s are when #he( o*e in#o #he !ass" an' where #he( are when #he( !ea)e% E'u a#ion *us# un'ers#an' how s#u'en#s are sha+e' b( #heir en)iron*en# an' in #urn see #he +o#en#ia! in s#u'en#s #o sha+e i#% E'u a#ion nee's a 'ua! +ers+e #i)e% 3rown 214567 bes# su**ari.es #his i'ea!1 <Man has a *in'% Man has &ee!ing% To se+ara#e #he #wo is #o 'en( a!! #ha# *an is% To in#egra#e #he #wo is #o he!+ *an rea!i.e wha# he *igh# be= 219H7%

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