{"id":56,"date":"2017-07-06T10:58:26","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T17:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mspatel\/?page_id=56"},"modified":"2017-07-26T08:52:51","modified_gmt":"2017-07-26T15:52:51","slug":"teaching-philosophy-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mspatel\/teaching-philosophy-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Philosophy"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

– William Butler Yeats<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I am currently completing my Bachelor of Education at the University of British Columbia after completing my Bachelor of Arts with a major in Sociology. I am part of the Teaching English Language Learners (TELL-3C) cohort, which focuses on meeting and adapting to the needs of ELL students through inquiry, cross-curricular lessons, and differentiation. I have successfully completed my practicum in a grade 4 classroom in East Vancouver, in a culturally and linguistically diverse school. My experiences throughout my practicum have further affirmed my passion for teaching. <\/span><\/p>\n

Throughout the year, we have focused on creating classroom environments that are culturally responsive, and where each student is respected and cared for. As an educator, I believe in creating a positive, inclusive, and engaging classroom environment by promoting inquiry, critical thinking, and collaboration among my students.<\/strong> I strongly believe in student-centered learning, where students feel inspired to wonder and learn, both in and outside of the classroom. I was able to implement this during my practicum by engaging students with the local and global communities, and showing them they can make a difference. I also believe it is important to connect to the community through the First Peoples Principles of Learning and ways of teaching. I implemented this during my practicum by encouraging students to think about various cultural perspectives, inviting an Elder from a First Nations community to share stories with the class, and engaging my students with nature. I also differentiated my lessons through a multi modal approach to ensure all students are able to learn and contribute to the classroom community. I consider myself to be a lifelong learner, and I strive to instill this passion in my students as well. Through place-based learning and collaborative community connections, I hope to guide students to be reflective, compassionate, and always curious. <\/span><\/p>\n

Every child has the right to succeed, regardless of age, gender, race,religion, \u00a0gender identity or socioeconomic status. As an educator, I believe inclusion, engagement, and differentiation are the foundation of student success. As I complete my studies at UBC and continue on my journey of teaching, my philosophy continues to drive my passion for educating and inspiring my students. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” – William Butler Yeats I am currently completing my Bachelor of Education at the University of British Columbia after completing my Bachelor of Arts with a major in Sociology. I am part of the Teaching English Language Learners (TELL-3C) cohort, which […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31818,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-56","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mspatel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/56","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mspatel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mspatel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mspatel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31818"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mspatel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mspatel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/56\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":168,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mspatel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/56\/revisions\/168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mspatel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}