Teaching Philosophy Statement

This teaching philosophy statement discusses different learning strategies such as spaced practicing, elaboration, dual coding, concrete examples, and retrieval practice. It also covers the BRiTE program for building resilience in teacher education and provides implications for effective teaching strategies for primary students.

Teaching philosophy
statement

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
REFLECTION AS A LEARNER...................................................................................................1
Implications.................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCE..................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
According to Vo, Zhu and Diep (2017) learning is a word that used in teaching and it is a
process that leads to change which assists to increase the potential for improved performance.
Thus, it is a direct result of how a student responds through their experience in a year. There are
different ways of learning and among all, I use BRiTE program that helps me to improve
learning and enhance the knowledge in regard to specific courses. In this, I use different
strategies which includes spaced practicing, interleaving, elaboration, dual coding, concrete
examples and retrieval practice. These assist me to revisit the information back which I collected
through materials. Also, a student learnt from either cramming the text or presenting visual
images that helps to link the information from each other. These are two common ways through
which student learn and this in turn makes them able to improve the knowledge with regards to
specific subjects.
REFLECTION AS A LEARNER
Strength:
As a learner, spaces practicing is considered as a biggest strength because it provides me
an opportunity to revisit the information that I gained within lessons. Along with this, elaboration
is another strength for deepen understanding and by asking questions to tutor assist me to make
my concepts clear. Also, Concrete example helps me to improve the ICT skill because I use
visual images to understand the concepts and keep those in mind for longer term. Further, the
module assists me to improve the critical thinking abilities because I used dual coding as a
learning strategy in which I started discussing the text and supporting those through images that
helps me to improve the learning.
Reflections on Understanding How We Learn
 Spaced practicing: This strategy is considered as a strength for me because I am able to
debrief the study and record the material to remind those which I had already used. In
order to improve the same, I will try to distributed the time for each practice that helps
me to retain the information for a longer term. In this, I also make sure to make notes that
helps to reduce my cramming power.
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 Interleaving: I can say that this strategy is a weakness and there is a need to improve the
same because I am not able to learn texts through time distribution. However, teacher
also integrate the brief review of ideas taught previously but in future I can improve the
same by reading variety of words in a day with a defined schedule.
 Elaboration: I am considering this learning strategy as a strength because normally I
asked questions to teachers in order to gain information and clear my doubts. In this,
teacher also provide quality feedback regarding to asking questions by students (Kew and
Tasir, 2021). In future, to improve chosen learning strategy, I will make notes by myself
and this in turn assists to improve the quality of questions asked in future.
 Concrete examples: I am considering this learning strategy as a strength because I use
visuals and verbal explanation to understand the concepts. However, in future to improve
the same, I start using flowchart in order to make links between the surface details and
underlying structure.
 Dual coding: This learning strategy is a strength for me because I usually use concrete
examples and that is why, I am able to understand the concept without cramming. To
improve the same, I will use PowerPoint presentation where key notes can be used to
improve the learning.
 Retrieval practice: The strategy is considered as a weakness because I become confused
when different types of format used in exams like MCQ, descriptive. To improve the
same, I can use mind-maps and solving different format of quiz that assist to enhance the
learning.
Reflection from the BRiTE Program
Reflections on the Building Resilience Module: To make better learner, I started to make brave
goals on daily basis. This in turn assists to improve the learning and explore in academic growth
as well. Further, I also use real life case study to think critically regard to resilience.
Reflections on the Relationships Module: To become a better learner, I improve the skill and for
that I start making relationship with my seniors who helps me in the module and also enhance
the learning as well (Karakoc and et.al., 2020).
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Reflections on the Wellbeing Module: To improve this program, I start making goals pertaining
to personal and professional that assist me to maintain the work-life balance. This in turn make
me motivated and enhance the learning as well.
Reflection on taking initiative module: In order to improve themselves I believe that teachers
should have communicate with their co teachers, students, guardians etc. it helps in enhancing
professional learning practice.
Reflection on emotions module: It is required for teachers to carry emotion management. In order
to improve emotions, emotional awareness should have organised. This module will help
teachers in managing their emotions.
Implications
I believe that learning will take place effectively if teacher will use right strategy for
teaching (Jorre de St Jorre & Oliver (2018). I will make sure that I will make teaching very
interesting. As I need to teach primary students and children in primary class are not easy to deal
with. Teaching strategies are the technique which is used by the teacher in their learning process.
Teacher will going to choose the strategy which is suitable to the topic. Teaching strategy also
differs with the age of students. Primary children required different teaching strategy and
secondary required different. As a teacher I believe that knowing your student is very essential
so that learning needs can get fulfilled. Although it is the basic thing but it makes huge
difference. Teacher should also respect their students. Relationship which is shared by the
teacher and the learner plays vital role in improving the learning experiences. When I have
assigned primary students at first day I have taken introduction of my students so that I can know
them and I also got understanding that what motivates them to learn. When you know your
students then it becomes easy to develop teaching strategies. I will also use formative and
summative assessment to check the level of learning in my students. Summative assessment is
taken by the teacher when good portion of work is completed (Khan, Egbue, Palkie & Madden
(2017)). It is normally take one yearly and term basis.
Formative assessment is the assessment which takes place almost on daily basis. this
assessment is undertaken so that teacher can know that if the learner is struggling with any topic
or not. It is essential for primary students to teach the vocabulary. Students should pronounce
word properly and create thoughts and on the given topic they should confidently speak. It is
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important that teacher should have ask previous lessons to the students so that students can
remember previous lessons also. As primary children are small so, to teach them I will use video
or image teaching practice. I will show images and videos to the students because I believe that
when students visualise things than learning process takes place more fast and effective
(Ainsworth & Ellis (2021)). Another strategy which I will be going to use is the effective
questioning technique. Asking questions just after the lesson is the best way to know the learning
of the students. I will also help teacher to change their teaching strategy if they noticed that
children are not getting anything. Teachers should have appreciate students for their good
performance because this will activate students to learn more. It also helps in creating good
classroom environment and it will also motivate other students to improve their learning skills.
Teachers should allow their learners to make mistakes because that will only help them to
improvise learning experiences.
BRiTE is the educational program which is helpful in building the personality by
providing necessary information (Building Resilience in Teacher Education., 2021). These
programs will guide teachers that how they can take effective decisions so that they can attain
goals. Teaching is not easy work but it is the complex process. It requires intellectual skills.
What is taught by the teachers, they should have knowledge of that content and also how they
will going to teach. BRiTE program is helpful in preparing teachers for the instructional practice.
The main objective of the BRiTE program is to provide help to the teachers to develop the skills
and practices which is helpful in building resilience within the teaching career. This program
focused on five elements which are building resilience, relationships, wellbeing, taking initiative
and emotions. In the entire program teachers can take self quizz so that they can check their
existing knowledge and also find out their weakness (Leal Filho & et.al (2019)). This program
will also helpful in learning skills which will help teachers in building their career. This program
will also give opportunity to the participants to apply skills to the real situations.
Every module in the program is related to the Australian standards of teachers.
Teachers should have also take initiate so that learning practice can become interesting. The
module which is covered by BRiTE program is build by Australian educators and are used by
primary teachers to build their careers. This module teaches that teachers should have make their
classroom as interesting as possible. So that can convert students from passive observers to
active players. When teacher will continuously teach only and not interact with their children
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than it makes learning process monotonous. Teachers should have ask questions to individual
students by calling their name loud. This process will also increase attentiveness in the classroom
because children will be in fear that teacher can ask them questions (Ledger (2021)). Hence they
will listen carefully. I believe that it is essential to start the class on time and also finish it on
time. Time management is important in teaching because that is what students observe in their
teacher. Students will learn time management from their teachers only.
In order to make teaching interesting, teachers can organise games after they end with
topic. Gaming will relax the mind of students and also inspire them to learn more. If possible
teachers can also take their students at field trip because at the field trip students will learn
through observation and observation is the best learning process. Be confident in what you are
teaching. I believe that confidence will only come if teacher will properly prepare for the class
regarding to the topic. Although teacher is nervous on their first day but interacting with the
children make easy for the teacher to teach them (Weatherby-Fell, Neilsen-Hewett & Duchesne
(2021)). Be humble and gracious, students are comfortable with those teachers which are very
humble because they never get nervous in asking questions to those which are humble and that
increase learning practices. Students ignore interacting with those teachers which are
unnecessarily strict every time.
CONCLUSION
Through this report it can be concluded that learning is the most important process of life.
Learning is the continuous process and BRiTE program is helping teachers in improving their
teaching skills. Teaching primary students is the complex thing because these are the foundation
years for every child. So it is important that concept of the students should be clear right from the
foundation stage only. There are various teaching strategies which teachers can use to improve
their teaching. First of all it is important that teacher should create good classroom environment.
They have to engage students by asking them questions related to the topic which is taught in the
class.
Primary teachers should have calmly handle the students. As children in this age will ask
lot of questions and there learning process is also slow. So teacher should have understand their
every students in order to attain its teaching goals. In BRiTE program, participants are given
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practical tasks which they have to be completed in given time by applying their skills. This help
teachers in getting practical experience. It is also required that teachers should have build
emotional connection with their students. As proper connection is needed between students and
teacher.
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REFERENCE
Books and Journals
Ainsworth, S., & Ellis, N. (2021). 11 Teacher wellbeing and resilience: A social ecological
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Jorre de St Jorre, T., & Oliver, B. (2018). Want students to engage? Contextualise graduate
learning outcomes and assess for employability. Higher Education Research &
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Karakoç, B. & et.al., (2020). The effect of game-based learning on student achievement: A meta-
analysis study. Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 1-16.
Kew, S. N., & Tasir, Z. (2021). Learning Analytics in Online Learning Environment: A
Systematic Review on the Focuses and the Types of Student-Related Analytics
Data. Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 1-23.
Khan, A., Egbue, O., Palkie, B., & Madden, J. (2017). Active learning: Engaging students to
maximize learning in an online course. Electronic Journal of E-Learning. 15(2). pp107-
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Leal Filho, W. & et.al (2019). Sustainable development goals and sustainability teaching at
universities: falling behind or getting ahead of the pack?. Journal of Cleaner
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Ledger, S. (2021). Resilience building for pre-service teachers: BRiTE, micro-teaching and
augmented reality/simulation (BRiTE-AR). In Cultivating Teacher Resilience (pp. 245-
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Vo, H. M., Zhu, C., & Diep, N. A. (2017). The effect of blended learning on student performance
at course-level in higher education: A meta-analysis. Studies in Educational
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Weatherby-Fell, N., Neilsen-Hewett, C., & Duchesne, S. (2021). Building Resilience for Early
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