Reflection 10 "What have you learned in this class and what is your most valuable experience?"

Reflection 10 "What have you learned in this class and what is your most valuable experience?"

I have learned in this class that technology is a part of teaching and as a teacher I must be willing to use it daily as an organization tool for myself as well as an instructional tool for the students. I’ve also learned that in order to teach one needs to learn how to create lesson plans. Lesson planning should be done a couple of days prior to a lesson. Lesson planning must be creating weeks ahead; so, the students have the appropriate information. There are many different types of lesson plans. The lesson plans that I have learned about are Behaviorist, Constructivist, and Inquiry-Based. All of these types of lesson plans stem from different educational philosophies. For example, the behaviorist lesson plan is pre-determined and measures student behavior. The constructivist lesson plan emphasizes that in order for students to learn, they must be grouped with others so that they may learn together. It also gives a lot of room for questioning from the students and places the student in the center of it all. The behaviorist lesson plan is not student-oriented, but teacher-oriented. The inquiry lesson plan also emphasizes inquiry and the scientific method to solve real life problems. There are many educational philosophies and I have learned that I do not need to lean towards one idea. I can combine the different philosophies in my teaching depending on the needs of the students; which is what teaching is all about. For me, it is all about the students and wanting them to learn on they own by guiding and as their reinforcement. I’m willing to change my teaching methods because society is ever-changing; as well as science. In order for me to teach, I must have my own educational philosophy. When it comes to teaching, the best way is to find out what it is, what the educational philosophies are, and who started them. Theorists such as B. F. Skinner and J. B. Watson gave us the way toward the Behaviorist Theory. They conducted experiments and have a lot of data that helps us to understand varies methods that comes with teaching by provided us with proof to what works and what does not. My most valuable experience is that I.ve learns that there are many ways to teach students and I can use my own methods, and I have also learned that as a teacher I must know my students and their needs.