What events/moments/experiences change or refine on my past perspective to look at my teaching philosophy now?
The largest impact that IÂ experienced was working hands on last semester with student with disabilities. I truly believe that the world of experiencing teaching hands on is a complete different experience than when you are being taught. My perspective changed in the way of what how i make connections and relationships with my students. I think connections is the most important way to reach your students needs and this was all because of the experience I had with teaching Cooper Home students.
How does the metaphor represent my change or revision?
The metaphor I chose was a wave and I specifically made it just 1 wave but with tiny components (the bubbles and layers of line) that have it create the illusion of things working together to make a whole. The wave itself acts as a unity just as my hopes for my classroom will be.
How does this experience may influence my path of be/coming an artist and educator?
This reflective activity really helped me understand my teaching philosophy better in the fact that I was able to make a physical representation about how I feel about teaching. I think that it makes me think harder and tangibly about my feelings and its a new form of art that I've never done. I will add this to my future documentations as a teacher to help me keep track of what I was feeling when and why
