Your culminating project will center on the relation of CLOs to the intersections and interactions of historical themes, current practices, relevant theory and philosophy, and personal cultural identity in education. A statement of personal philosophy of education is a reflective piece, 5-10 pages long, that summarizes your educational position on the purpose, process, nature, and ideals of education. As a reflection on your CLOs, your personal education philosophy explains the beliefs and ideas that underlie your thinking andregulate your actions.
Drawing on what you’ve learned in the course, your paper should reflect on how you, as a teacher, will
1. Continually and deliberately reflect on my practices in light of educational research, professional decisions, and pedagogical approaches. (Reflexive Praxis)
2 .Create contexts for learning that are driven by evidence-based principles of diversity, difference, inclusion, and equity. (Learner Centeredness)
3 .Apply knowledge, concepts, and strategies across domains to engage individuals and promote critical thinking and creativity. (Discipline Knowledge and Skills)
4. Demonstrate attitudes, knowledge, skills, and professional ethics that contribute to the success and well-being of all individuals. (Professional Commitment to Action)
5. Evaluate, plan, select, and implement appropriate formative and summative assessments–including those that are technology based–to monitor individuals’ understanding, behavior, and progress. (Data Literacy and Research).
Organize your paper in this format and support your views/statements in each of the sections with evidence from the course texts to demonstrate that you’ve learned the ideas presented through the course:
Philosophy of Education Statement Helpful Tips:
This is your Philosophy of Education Statement, so you are writing from the point of view of your own identity as the teacher you are – yourIntroduction and Conclusion sections should reflect that.
Please clearly arrange your papers to follow the specific outline below, through which you very explicitly address each of the five CLOs, naming them and tying them to your own work and to your understandings of at least three readings from this course for each CLO, with APA citations and references.
Organize your paper in this format and support your views/statements in each of the sections with evidence from the course texts to demonstrate that you’ve learned the ideas presented through the course:
I. Introduction (No text citations are required. First just craft your paper in line with the 5 CLOs, drawing from a) course texts and b) your own experiences / stances. Then, in reading what you’ve put together, you will have a better feel for how to introduce your Philosophy of Education before the reader reads the next 5 sections and at the end you will be able to summarize your Philosophy of Education based on what you’ve written in the five sections. There is no score for the Introduction and Conclusion, they just help to situate your Philosophy of Education within your own personal identity and experience and philosophical stances
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II. Reflexive Praxis (I continually and deliberately reflect on my practices in light of educational research, professional decisions, and pedagogical approaches.) [Cite ideas from at least three course texts. For example, in relation to Reflexive Praxis, go back and look at the texts from Dr. Geneva Gay and Dr. bel hooks back in Module 1, and also think about how you are aware of and reflect on your own teaching practice in light of educational research, professional ethics, and resources available for professional learning.]
II. Reflexive Praxis (I continually and deliberately reflect on my practices in light of educational research, professional decisions, and pedagogical approaches.) [Cite ideas from at least three course texts. For example, in relation to Reflexive Praxis, go back and look at the texts from Dr. Geneva Gay and Dr. bel hooks back in Module 1, and also think about how you are aware of and reflect on your own teaching practice in light of educational research, professional ethics, and resources available for professional learning.]
III. Learner Centeredness (I create contexts for learning that are driven by evidence-based principles of diversity, difference, inclusion, and equity.) [Cite ideas from at least three course texts.]
IV. Discipline Knowledge and Skills (I apply knowledge, concepts, and strategies across domains to engage individuals and promote critical thinking and creativity.) [Cite ideas from at least three course texts.]
V. Professional Commitment to Action (I demonstrate attitudes, knowledge, skills, and professional ethics that contribute to the success and well-being of all individuals.) [Cite ideas from at least three course texts.]
VI. Data Literacy and Research (I evaluate, plan, select, and implement appropriate formative and summative assessments–including those that are technology-based–to monitor individuals’ understanding, behavior, and progress.) [Cite ideas from at least three course texts.]
VII. Conclusion
The following questions may help to guide the creation of the action plan to implement your personal philosophy:
• Which aspects of your own and others’ philosophies would you like to focus on in your teaching? (RP1, LC1, DKS1)
• What action steps will you take to bring these philosophies to life in your practice? (DKS2, PCA1)
• How will enacting these chosen philosophies further your development as a reflective practitioner in relation to the CLOs? (RP1, RP2, RP3)
• How will you assess your growth and progress toward actualization of your personal philosophy of education? (RP1, DLR2, DLR3)
• What histories, philosophies, ideas, and theories of education that we learned about in this course are still present in schools, and which would you like to preserve in current educational practices? (DKS1, DKS2, DKS3)
• How will enacting these philosophies, theories, and ideas further your development as a teacher in relation to the CLOs you discussed in Module 1? Assess your personal and professional growth since your initial philosophical reflections on these CLOs. (RP1, RP2, RP3)
• How does/should culturally-responsive pedagogy manifest in schools? (LC1, LC2, PCA1, DLR1)
• Who are you as a student and teacher? How have you come to know what you know about education and schooling? In what ways have your cultural identities and social experiences shaped your understanding of education and schooling? (RP1, RP2, RP3, PCA1)
• Is American education moving in the right direction? How can you transform your ideas about education and schooling into praxis, advocacy, and action? (DKS1, DKS2, PCA1, DLR3)
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