1. My Teaching Philosophy
My philosophy of education has changed from my previous years of teaching
to what I belief today. My belief of education aligns to the Theory of
Constructivism. In the constructivist theory, the student selects and
transforms information, builds hypotheses, and makes decisions; its focus is
on how to construct knowledge, not retelling information learned. I think
that what we learn is constructed through one's personal experiences,
previous knowledge, and beliefs. For me as an educator, this means that I
try and encourage students to discover principles by themselves. I give them
the opportunity to have conversations among their classmates and with
myself. My main task as a teacher is to present information to be learned
that matches or closely matches the student's level of learning.
I have taught using a curriculum that is organized in a spiral manner; I think
it is important for my students to continually build upon what they have
already learned. As an educator I would also try to modify my teaching
strategies to student responses and encourage my students to analyze,
interpret, and predict information.
Promoting progress and letting students improve themselves in any area is
one of my the self and society. The emphasis would focus on the learning
process; develop thinking skills, better interpersonal relationships, and
meeting student interests. The students would be encouraged to be creative,
express their own ideas, and appreciate the differences between themselves
and others. My responsibility would be to guide and stimulate curiosity and
interest in students and push them towards problem solving and scientific
inquiry.

2. I also have a strong belief that technology should be considered a tool that
facilitates and enhances instruction of the content in the classroom. It also
exposes students to real-world skills that will be used in future levels.
I feel that I have learned that being an educator is a life-long learning
process. This is not only because of new technology, but also because the
world is continuously changing. The needs of the students of today will not
be same of those students who will be with me in coming years.
I feel that I have evolved as an educator and have developed a strong
knowledge base in the field of early childhood and at college level.