Description
Overview:
Give this professional development tool to the educators in your building to guide them in the creation of a personal teaching statement that explains their beliefs and values about education. Writing their own philosophy of teaching statement helps educators clarify their education practice and can help them be more effective in and out of the classroom by describing how they would handle a variety of school-related situations.
Benefit of using this product:
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Educators will have a clear idea of their teaching philosophy which they can use as a guide when delivering their lessons and interacting with students, families, and school personnel.
Included in this product:
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A table of contents for quick reference (1 page)
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A Notes to the Educator section explaining the rationale for writing your own Philosophy of Teaching Statement (1 page)
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A cover page with space for the teacherโs name and date of completion or name of school, to be used if desired (1 page)
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20 prompts for writing your Philosophy of Teaching Statement; with a 4-sided border in 2 versions–with and without a center dividing line (4 pages)
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The same 20 prompts as above but with a 3-sided border so it can be hole-punched and inserted into a binder; in 2 versions — with and without a center dividing line (4 pages)
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The same 20 prompts as above but with a 2-sided border so it can be hole-punched and inserted into a binder; in 2 versions — with and without a center dividing line (4 pages)
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A blank template for writing the Philosophy of Teaching Statement in paragraph form, if desired (1 page)
More Info:
There are 20 sentence starter prompts on 2 pages that guide teachers in writing a philosophy of teaching statement:
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The 1st page has 10 general prompts for teachers to describe their approach to working with students, parents and others and to clarify their thoughts on issues such as standards, assessment, classroom management and professional development.
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The 2nd page has 10 more prompts to help teachers describe how they would handle various situations that are commonly experienced in a school setting.
The 20 prompts come in 3 versions:
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Borders on all 4 sides of the page.
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Borders on 3 sides of the page.
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Borders on 2 sides of the page.
These options are provided so teachers can insert their completed philosophy of teaching statement in most kinds of notebook binders or folders.
Each version comes in 2 styles:
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With a center dividing line.
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Without a center dividing line.
Teachers can choose to have their completed statement appear in a table format (with the diving line) or just as finished sentences (without the line).
Also provided in this resource are a cover page for the finished philosophy of teaching statement and a blank page with the border design on all 4 sides of the page. Teachers can use the blank page to write their teaching philosophy statement in paragraph form if they prefer to write it that way.
When completed, teachers can include their philosophy of teaching statement in a professional portfolio or post some parts of it on a class website, if they wish.
Terms of Use:
Purchase of this product enables a principal to photocopy and distribute it to educators throughout one school building.
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