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The 5 W’s as a Teaching Professional. Adam Cloutier 11/26/13 EDC 415. Who Am I?. “The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts” – C.S Lewis “The teacher is the one who gets the most of the lessons, and the teacher is the learner” – Elbert Hubbard.
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The 5 W’s as a Teaching Professional Adam Cloutier 11/26/13 EDC 415
Who Am I? • “The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts” – C.S Lewis • “The teacher is the one who gets the most of the lessons, and the teacher is the learner” – Elbert Hubbard
Who Am I? • I am someone who loves to foster the learning process, whether it be in school or in athletics. With my mother’s background in teaching and my father’s background in coaching football, I have been bred to become a successful educator.
Who Am I? • Education • I was born and raised in Coventry, Rhode Island. I attended Coventry High School before heading to Connecticut to enroll at the University of Hartford. After two years, I transferred to the University of Rhode Island to pursue a career in education.
Why a Teacher? • Interests • Playing sports has always been a part of my life. I was a 3 sport, varsity athlete in high school (basketball, football, and volleyball) and was voted “Most Athletic” by my graduating class. • Coaching sports has also become a major hobby of mine. Since high school, I have been coaching football and basketball in local youth leagues. It goes right along with my desire to become a teacher. • My favorite subject in school as always been history, and I enjoy sharing my knowledge of history with family and friends. My hope to is use my love of history as a way of helping students gain an appreciation for it.
Why a Teacher? • Strengths • As much as I love teaching, I love learning as well. I am someone who has no limit to what I want to learn. As a future educator, we need to encourage learning in multiple ways, but we also must lead by example and show students that even teachers are still learning. • I am my biggest critic. I am a competitive person by nature, and I will employ that same mentality when teaching. Being an athlete, you always have to do what you can to stay ahead of the game. Being a teacher will be no different for me, as I will constantly critique my methods to ensure I am putting forth the best possible product to my students. • I have a passion for my content area. History is such an interesting topic, and there are numerous ways to teach it. I plan to use my passion for the subject to help my students gain their own appreciation for history.
My Teaching Philosophy • Managing a classroom is just as important as the way you give your lessons. In order to get the most out of the time you have with your students, you need to use effective behavior management. I plan on implementing multiple management strategies in my classroom, which include Behavioral, Managerial, and Humanistic methods.
Teaching Philosophy:Behavioral Methods • I will expect students to act a certain way when they enter my classroom. However, it is unfair to expect these students to act a particular way out of osmosis. Throughout my lessons, I will administer numerous stimulus and response approaches. This mainly centers around reward or incentive systems that will encourage students to achieve certain learning goals. These incentives can stretch from non verbal gestures (smiling, a thumbs up) to tangible rewards (candy, homework passes).
Teaching Philosophy:Managerial Methods • I will use this approach in order to prevent problem behaviors before they even happen. While this will take some time to gain its full effect, this approach will help establish clear rules and consequences for when those rules are broken. Making these rules and consequences CLEAR and CONSCISE is the best way to prevent behavior that will take away from learning.
Teaching Philosophy:Humanistic Methods • While it is my job as an educator to administer behavior management techniques, it is also my job to give my students the tools to manage their own behavior. Some of the methods I use will teach students to look back on their behavior and allow them to critique themselves. What students learn from the Humanistic approach, they can take outside the classroom as well.
Classroom Rules • Respect your classmates, classroom property, and yourself. • Raise your hand and wait until called upon to speak. • Arrive to class on time, and ready to learn. • Speak your mind, as along as it is appropriate.
PBIS • I plan to implement a rewards system for my classroom. This will motivate students to reach certain learning goals, as well as prevent them from exhibiting problem behavior. This tangible reward system be accompanied by vocal and non vocal positive rewards, such as an occasional “thumbs up”, a smile, and a simple “Great work!!”. These types of cues can go a long way for a student’s self-confidence, and can also help them stay focused on classroom tasks. I will maintain a focused and productive classroom environment that will foster learning and keep problem behavior to a bare minimum. I will accomplish this by implementing clear and concise rules that are easy to understand and follow. Expectations will be high, but attainable. In the end, I want the environment to encourage students to try their best, no matter what.
