Breanna's Teaching Philosophy
da Breanna McBride
1. Active Learning: helping students take an active role in their learning
1.1. Positive Reinforcement
1.2. Intrinsic Motivation: to create learners that are motivated within themselves to learn. Once this is achieved the students will feel rewarded based on their own desires than extrinsic motivations. I.E. Prizes
1.3. Self-Efficacy: by providing appropriate feedback to the students and helping them achieve mastery on a task. Furthermore helping students learn and grow from both their successes and failures.
2. Promote High and Realistic Expectations in the classroom
2.1. Modeling: Through this students will learn from myself and others what is appropriate for the classroom.
2.1.1. Live Modeling: showing students through my behavior and examples of previous work to show students the level of work expected.
2.1.2. Symbolic Modeling: Providing examples using popular culture for students
2.2. Self-Regulation
2.2.1. Have students create and achieve realistic goals
2.2.2. Help students create a plan and reflection to gauge their progress and achievement on their goals
3. Learner Centered : The students will take on the role of learning and the teacher becomes the facilitator. Students make a more meaningful connection to their learning
3.1. Social Cognitive Theory : Students learn by doing and working with one another
3.1.1. Vygotsky
3.2. Creation of Agency and Authority in their learning
3.2.1. Name
3.2.2. Office hours
3.2.3. Contact