TEACHING PHILOSOPHY

Professor Schmidt

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COURSE POLICIES

What is a Teaching Philosophy

Personal Teaching Philosophies address what a teacher believes

about teaching and learning and are typically based upon the teachers individual belief system and life experiences.

A general definition of Teaching Philosophy:

A statement of beliefs and attitudes that demonstrate the purpose of education, role of the teacher, and

personal concepts or views of pedagogy, the act of teaching, student learning, assessment, classroom management, and classroom environment.

My Teaching Philosophy (Summary)

From Course Syllabi:
Professor Schmidt believes that a student takes the most from a college course when the course material relates to real life.

In order for a course to be a life impacting experience it cannot simply be a series of dates in which students

spew back memorized text material in the form of an exam. >>>>

So be ready to interact, discuss, raise questions, and even disagree with the professor and classmates on various topics, concepts, and types of assignments. This is how valuable, retainable learning takes place. {Take a look at Bloom’s Learning Theory}