My Philosophy of Education

AcaciaUniversityFoundationofAmericanEducation

EducationDoctorateSpringSemester2016

ByAyaShalaby

InfluencesofmyPhilosophy

PositiveInfluences•  MyfirsthomeroomteacherwhenIwas

inElementaryschool

•  MyTheoryofMusicprofessorintheconservatory

•  Mysonandeachdayofhisdevelopment

•  Aformerprincipalthatwasagreatmodelofeducatorsandagreatmentor

•  JoiningAcaciaUniversityandgrowingwitheachinteractioninit.

•  GettingintroducedtomanygreateducatorsandphilosophersinmystudieslikeDewey,Gardner,Marzano

NegativeInfluences•  MyArabicteacherinhighschool

taughtmewhatateachershouldnotbe

•  MyGermanteacherincollegeandherlackofcare

•  Myfirstsupervisorinmyfirstyearofteachingtaughtmehowamentorandleadershouldn’tbe

•  Teachersconversationsinthestaffroomslabelingandjudgingstudents

•  Mychild’steacherinNurseryandherteachingapproaches“onefitsall”

MyPhilosophyStatement

•  Learnersareuniqueindividualsthathavealltherighttoreceivethebestqualityoflearningandmustbetreatedwithlove,careanddeservedattention.Ourroleaseducatorsistoreacheachandeveryindividualanddoourbestwhileguidingthemtoreachtheirbestpotentials.

HowIlivemyPhilosophy•  Bybeingfullydedicatedandcommitted

•  BylovingwhatIamdoing

•  Bywantingtoalwaysleaveafootprintandmakeadifference

•  BytreatingeachandeverystudentasiftheyweremyownchildrenandalwaysrememberhowIwouldliketoseemychildlearning

•  Byrespectingeveryone’sindividualityandmakingthemfeelspecial

•  BycontinuousprofessionaldevelopmenttonotonlymodelwhatIpreach,butalsotobeabletoserveandcontributetomybestabilities

•  Byguidingmyteamandsupportingthem

•  Byseeingthespecialskillsinmyteachersandnourishandencouragetheirgrowth

•  Byunderstandingthatwearealllearnerseachinhisdifferentroleofthelearningjourney

Educating the mind without educating

the heart is no education at all

Aristotle

THANKYOU!J