Teaching Philosophy:

Post-every experience, teaching philosophy believes are changing. From one of my believes and really love to do is that every teaching practicum has unique story and impact on me as a teacher. 

 

To become a successful teacher and provide the best learning for my pupils I need to consider several points and believes. 

 

First, as every childhood teacher, and based on most of the educational theories, I believe that playing, and enjoyment are the core for learning especially in early childhood phase. 
All children with different levels need playing but in a different amount. Moreover, when teacher involves playing to learning, she can see the magical learning atmosphere in children behavior where students urge to learn, enjoy and engage with it. It is a magical effect that amazes every teacher and I like to see it as a teacher in my lessons. 

Click here to see playing elements in my lessons' activities. 

 

Second, planning learning based on children needs, abilities, and favorite elements. Even their favorite cartoon characters. 
I believe every class is different as every child and every class reflects unique features. Using the same strategies or teaching elements cannot be effective for every class. In fact, this point can be a magical too where students start to enjoy learning, do it effectively, and foster their relationship with you. 

 

Third, create a vital learning environment. I consider this point an important because I saw it during previous practicums. I know it a huge effort in any teacher, but learning will vanish and forgetting if the teacher neglects it. This point is a reinforcement learning for children. A teacher should create learning activities, tools, games, prepare and constantly change the environment because this is the most areas where the child spends his time. This is not limited by emerging literacy concept, but it extends to every learning outcome and subject.

 

Fourth, involving every educational belive and theory. I believe that reviewing and using educational theories helps a lot in enhancing, supporting teaching performance, and provide better choices to learn. 
Every theory and approach carries different ideas, however, using all them by mixing them and pick the appropriate elements for the students generate superior results. 

 

 

Fifth, the best can be done by yourself. To become a perfect teacher and provide a high standard learning for your pupils, you do not need a great school or curriculum to use. Sometimes, best schools exist, but teaching performing is absent. 
As a teacher, you can create the best learning atmosphere by planning, choosing effective ways to learn, manipulate with learning elements, even with learning theories or teaching approaches. For example, as a teacher, I can create a Montessori class through adopting some of her ideas or create similar elements or even let children teach others new things. I would like to adopt a teaching approach for a day with my students so, we can experience learning differently every time. Such as learning outside in the nature like Foerbel learning approach. 

What encourages more to this idea is the seventh semester school that I trained in also, my MST who sometimes change the learning system in the class. For instance, making a free choice lesson to choose any activity or a writing lesson focus.