TEACHING STYLE PREFERENCES AND EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY OF TEACHER EDUCATION FACULTY AT A STATE UNIVERSITY By CINDI H. FRIES Bachelors of Science in Education‚ Special Education University of Tulsa Tulsa‚ Oklahoma 1982 Masters of Education‚ Counseling Northeastern State University Tahlequah‚ Oklahoma 1989 Submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate College of the Oklahoma State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF EDUCATION July‚ 2012 UMI Number: 3524500
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Philosophy of Education I believe helping students learn and grow is my purpose in life. I believe the role of the student is to attend school and learn new information that they can apply to their lives. I believe the role of the paraprofessional is to be the assistant to the teacher and provide assistance to the students. I believe the community plays a major role in education‚ especially the parents and guardians. Parents send their children to school to be educated and to help prepare them
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My educational philosophy is developed from my own studies‚ my experiences in the classroom‚ as well as teachers who taught me that stand out in my memory. All the teachers who have influenced my life in one way or another possess similar traits. Regardless of the subject‚ they delivered it in a form that quickly caught my attention. They made even the most complex topics seem extremely easy as they lead me through them. Knowledge was almost always concrete‚ as they made it relevant to our lives
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Within this paper I will show reason and support for the development of my own personal philosophy of education I have found to be of importance that should be found in today’s classroom. I have a strong support of a safe environment and availability of free expression to be offered equally to every eager mind of a child. There are important assets that I will explore within this paper that I feel can be used as valuable tools to help construct less of “at risk students” and produce more positive
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and I remember. I do and I understand." -Confucius My personal philosophy of education is most closely related to constructivism‚ which is a theory based on the thought that learning is student led and teachers are the facilitators of children’s learning. Within this type of learning students are required to be active thinkers‚ explainers‚ interpreters and questioners (Woolfolk & Margetts‚2007). Constructivism is an educational philosophy that focuses on constructing knowledge through rich and
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Introduction: My personal philosophy of education is based around four fundamental ideas: that teaching and learning should be student centred: that true learning occurs best when it is most meaningful to the student: that every student has the right to a safe‚ caring and supportive learning environment and‚ finally‚ that learning is a lifelong process. In discussing my personal philosophy of education‚ I will elaborate on the aim of education‚ address the role of the teacher and the learner
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Philosophy of Education Paper EDUC 326 Foundations of Education University of Wisconsin- Stout Marketing-Business Education Spring 2013 Abstract The main goal of a Marketing-Business teacher is to expand the business knowledge within the students you teach. This should be done by realistic marketing and business activities and experiences. Throughout this paper I explain how the roles of the teacher‚ education‚ and curriculum influence the outcome of the marketing business teachings‚ along
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educator‚ my philosophy of education is student centered. I believe on focusing on the individual needs of the student‚ as well as involving them in the process of learning. I believe that students learn best through real-world experiences. I also believe that not all students relate to material in the same way. Motivation and interest are the two most important aspects when teaching students‚ because it gives them the desire to learn and succeed. I believe that my educational philosophy foundation
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“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” Nelson Mandela. Over the years‚ my philosophy of education has grown to encompass caring about early childhood programs to becoming a lifelong learner. My personal academic interests are to earn my Doctorate degree to demonstrate the importance of education‚ the ability to share my personal journey and educational success with my students and children. I believe that we are charged with giving our educational accolades
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My personal philosophy of education is most closely related to progressivism‚ which is a school of thought advocating that truth is determined by function. Progressivism is an educational philosophy focused on providing students with the skills and knowledge necessary not only to survive but also to succeed in a contemporary and competitive society. William James and John Dewey are accredited for developing the characteristically American philosophy of education that is progressivism
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