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Success in teaching is defined by whether or not a teacher is able to produce a positive response from his or her students. The positive response could be the students showing progress, learning a new skill, or unlocking a newfound sense of strength that the student did not previously display. With any number of positive responses, students will begin to show growth and continue to learn. As a teacher, I hope to achieve these positive responses and help my students grow. In order to do this, I will need to achieve excellence in the basics, build trust, and adjust my teaching to what works best for my students.
Excellence in the basics is a major part of my teaching philosophy. This will always be a major factor in how I decide on what my lesson focus should be. If I see my students struggling in a certain area, we will take a step back and work our way back up to the original point of focus. I am a firm believer in building confident and competent movers. Once the stress of competition or evaluation comes into play, the students can rely on his or her learned fundamentals. This can be as simple as teaching students how to accurately throw and catch, but in a way that will keep them engaged without making it tedious. Another factor in how I plan my lesson will be decided by the overall welfare of my students; their mental, physical and spiritual health. Keeping an open dialogue with all of my students will help in identifying any emotional problem that they may be having. I will also keep in mind their physical health, I will make sure to warm up and cool down in every lesson I teach. I will ensure to never push a student to the point of injury and handle any injuries appropriately if and when they do occur. I will also keep my student’s spiritual health at the forefront. I’ll do this by reminding them how important it is for them to find joy, even during points of friction. Building up my students’ mind, body and spirit will also allow me to build a level of trust between my students and I.
Trust is gained through strong communication and a certain level of respect. When I communicate a task to my students, I’ll be sure to communicate a purpose along with it. It is crucial for students understand why they’re doing something instead of just blindly following an order. This will allow the students to feel part of the learning process and to better communicate feedback to the teacher. This type of communication is also important in harboring respect that the student deserves. For example, if I have my students work on a skill-based exercise that might seem less exciting to them, it will help to explain why they’re working on that skill. The answer might be as simple as saying that the practice is a stepping-stone to being able to safely play a game. The situation will dictate, but students should always know the purpose.
As a teacher, I will always strive to adjust my methods to my students. Not everyone responds to the same methods in the same way and it won’t always be as simple as trying something different once or twice. It will be a constant process of trying new lesson plans until I find what works for the learners in my classroom, and I will do my best to bring everything together for the entire group. It is also important for all learners go outside their comfort zone. The challenging part will be to find that happy medium where they have that positive response as individuals, but are still able to grow together as a cohesive unit.
Whether I’m teaching one student or twenty, my focus will always be on mentoring and positively influencing the students under my charge. It is for that reason that my teaching philosophy is: excellence in the basics, build trust, and adjust teaching practices to what works best for the students.
Excellence in the basics is a major part of my teaching philosophy. This will always be a major factor in how I decide on what my lesson focus should be. If I see my students struggling in a certain area, we will take a step back and work our way back up to the original point of focus. I am a firm believer in building confident and competent movers. Once the stress of competition or evaluation comes into play, the students can rely on his or her learned fundamentals. This can be as simple as teaching students how to accurately throw and catch, but in a way that will keep them engaged without making it tedious. Another factor in how I plan my lesson will be decided by the overall welfare of my students; their mental, physical and spiritual health. Keeping an open dialogue with all of my students will help in identifying any emotional problem that they may be having. I will also keep in mind their physical health, I will make sure to warm up and cool down in every lesson I teach. I will ensure to never push a student to the point of injury and handle any injuries appropriately if and when they do occur. I will also keep my student’s spiritual health at the forefront. I’ll do this by reminding them how important it is for them to find joy, even during points of friction. Building up my students’ mind, body and spirit will also allow me to build a level of trust between my students and I.
Trust is gained through strong communication and a certain level of respect. When I communicate a task to my students, I’ll be sure to communicate a purpose along with it. It is crucial for students understand why they’re doing something instead of just blindly following an order. This will allow the students to feel part of the learning process and to better communicate feedback to the teacher. This type of communication is also important in harboring respect that the student deserves. For example, if I have my students work on a skill-based exercise that might seem less exciting to them, it will help to explain why they’re working on that skill. The answer might be as simple as saying that the practice is a stepping-stone to being able to safely play a game. The situation will dictate, but students should always know the purpose.
As a teacher, I will always strive to adjust my methods to my students. Not everyone responds to the same methods in the same way and it won’t always be as simple as trying something different once or twice. It will be a constant process of trying new lesson plans until I find what works for the learners in my classroom, and I will do my best to bring everything together for the entire group. It is also important for all learners go outside their comfort zone. The challenging part will be to find that happy medium where they have that positive response as individuals, but are still able to grow together as a cohesive unit.
Whether I’m teaching one student or twenty, my focus will always be on mentoring and positively influencing the students under my charge. It is for that reason that my teaching philosophy is: excellence in the basics, build trust, and adjust teaching practices to what works best for the students.
