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Teaching Philosophy
I believe that all students learn in different ways, as a teacher I will improve students
learning experiences by meeting the requirements of all types of learners. My goal is to attend to
the needs of students to ensure they are learning to not only achieve competency but to also think
critically and apply what they learn to educational and personal experiences throughout a
lifetime. Education is important to help students learn about themselves and about the world.
Being a teacher is a great responsibility because the quality of education a student receives is
very influential to the students’ likeliness to succeed and become the best version of themselves.
despite their learning style. Physical education is important because it involves multiple domains
of learning and has a life-long influence on students’ health and wellbeing. Healthy habits are
improve students’ outlook and experiences with physical activity and the importance of health.
By addressing students interest and increasing the amount of exposure to various forms of
physical activity I will reach a greater amount of students, making a positive effect on their
students learning abilities and improve engagement. Through the use of technology, variations or
activities and allowing students to have options for assignments to be done in ways that apply
auditory, kinesthetic, or visual skills, students will be able to remain engaged and feel
empowered with success. That being said, as a physical educator I will provide students with
variations of challenges when learning various skills to allow students to learn and experience
success at their appropriate level of competency. The importance of equity in our education
system effects students’ likeliness to succeed and enjoy being active in their education.
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I expect my students to reach competency and to be able to not only think critically but
also be able to apply their critical thinking skills. I will provide students with plenty of practice
and skill application activities so they may reach competency and through practice they will
refine their critical thinking skills and application. Provided with the opportunities to work in
groups to solve challenges that involve critical thinking and strategy in games and activities
students will sharpen those skills. As I intend to expose my students to challenging tasks to spark
critical thinking and the opportunity for practice they will reach success.
For students to reach this level of learning and engagement I will ensure that they are
provided with a positive learning environment. My goal is to establish consistency with effective
classroom management, expectations, and reward systems to improve student attention to detail
and maximize time on task. I would like to keep students motivated to do their best and avoid
being distracted from their education with the use of appropriate reward systems. By making
classroom and student expectations clear, students will know what is expected of them and will
therefore lead to the desired behavior, level of engagement and improve students learning.
Not only will I establish and maintain a positive learning environment for students to
thrive academically and socially. I will also value the importance of incorporating various
methods for assessments such as formative and summative varying from oral, demonstrative and
written. Doing so will allow me to fairly assess students will different learning styles. I will use
my assessments to check for students’ progress and also to gain a better understanding on the
success of my teaching methods. I have learned that as a teacher one must constantly assess their
teaching methods and adjust as needed to better suit the students and their learning styles. At the
end of the day, I value the opportunity for students to demonstrate what they really know, not
students’ lives by providing positive change to their education. I want to motivate my students to
be the best version of themselves. I aspire for my students to value their education, exercise, and
their health. By ensuring that my lessons highlight the importance of those three aspects and
allowing my students to experience the benefits of each through quality physical education. As a
lifelong learner myself, I will do this by pushing myself to keep up with the latest and most
successful teaching strategies that will most benefit my students learning experience.
reflect as teacher and determine what you can do better. Described by Calderhead (1989),
“reflective teaching, however, is generally understood to concern more than the cognition
direction.” The importance of feedback for students learning is evident in physical education
because we learn by doing and the reinforcement and corrective behaviors for learning come
from feedback. Also known as the active learning theory and explained by Work (1977), “where
students are engaged in writing, talking, describing, explaining, and reflecting.” The importance
of feedback goes beyond the classroom, as stated by Cotton and Wikelund (1989), it is important
to “communicate to parents that their involvement and support makes a great deal of difference
in their children's school performance.” Constant feedback among students, parents, and
administration is what will allow me as a teacher to improve students learning by voicing any
Being a teacher is more than just teaching, my job as a teacher is to get to know my
students and my school because it is them that I am striving to serve to the best of my abilities.
To better myself as a teacher for the benefit of the students, I would love to get involved around
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campus by volunteering for events or afterschool activities. Anything that will enhance my
students learning or passion for learning, is a priority for me. I will also make it my
keep improving as teacher. The end goal as a teacher is to be capable of providing the right help
with different teaching styles and philosophies, I have come to determine one of my own. I value
the importance of education be provided to all students through a variation of teaching strategies
to best suit the needs of my students with the application of differentiation in my lessons. This
may be done by being a reflective teacher and being open minded to provide students with
quality education that will last them a lifetime. Students deserve the opportunity to explore their
education through the use of their own means of transportation, meaning through their own
learning style. Not all learning is done one way, that is why it is my priority to help my students
learn according to the learning style that allows them to succeed. My responsibility as a teacher
is to ensure the roads for the education are not limited to one lane, but to provide them with
Calderhead, J. (1989). Reflective teaching and teacher education. Teaching and Teacher
Cotton, K., & Wikelund, K. R. (1989). Parent involvement in education. School improvement
Work, J. (1977). ERIC report: Classtalk: Speech communication for classroom teachers.