Supporting Diverse Learners

Learning Focus and Teaching Style The focus of the learning should be on practical applications of standard based topics . Many teachers only focus on meeting standards and tend to leave students to fend for themselves when it comes to practical understanding of topics. I believe that students must be able to find reason and practical applications for every assignment given. I have to provide meaningful assignments that allow students to explore on their own and discover meaning behind the work they do. I will teach in a very hands on way and will only do lecture based teaching when it is something better explained in words than trying to do an experiment with it. This aligns with the ideas of progressivism because they both agree that experimentation and personal discovery is more important that any standards. Classroom Organization and Classroom Climate As a Science teacher I do not have much leniency for organizing a classroom due to the safety standards that I need to adher...

When it comes to schools of philosophy I feel as though I identify most with Realism and Idealism. Realism is the idea that knowledge reality and value all exist separate from the human mind. It states that the physical world is the truest form of reality. I fully stand by this statement because in science we have to use only the physical body of evidence to come up with theories and laws. "Realists endorse the use of senses and scientific investigation." This is how realists find truths in their world. Idealism is very opposite of Realism. Where realism values the physical, idealism values the spiritual. Idealism is about how what we see is only our own representation of the spiritual world. The part of Idealistic identity is to value logical reason and even though it doesn't agree with the scientific method I still feel it is relevant in the science classroom. Unless the students I have are going onto be researchers or in the science field themselves the scientif...