EDUC 305 Philosophy of Education for Teachers
Teaching Tool for Group Philosophy Instructions
The instructor will assign you to 1 of 6 groups. Each group will be designated to become familiar with 1 of the 6 educational philosophies listed below. Some of the groups have been assigned two philosophies or theories because they are somewhat similar.
Educational Philosophies for this assignment is: Reconstructionism/Critical Pedagogy
* Regarding Neo-Scholasticism, your textbook does not use this term, but it is the same as the beliefs of Thomas Aquinas. Therefore, it is sometimes referred to as “Thomism.”
Your goal in this assignment is to create a teaching tool that would help others learn about the core tenets of the educational philosophy of your group. You must include 3 citations from 3 scholarly sources. (Wikipedia cannot be used as a source). Include a current APA title page and reference page with your submission. If you are working on a PowerPoint presentation, you'll need to include an accompanying Word document for your title page and reference page. The citations can be in the PowerPoint slides.
Before creating your teaching tool, prepare by becoming as familiar with the group’s assigned philosophy as possible. Suggestions include:
· Read everything your textbook has to say about your assigned group’s philosophy.
· Visit several websites on the topic.
· Check out a book from the library on the philosophy of education and look for a chapter explaining your group’s philosophy.
Suggestions for teaching tools:
· Create a handout that conveys the main ideas of the philosophy.
· Make a traditional outline of the key concepts.
· Draw a graphic organizer or semantic map showing how concepts relate to one another.
· Make a glossary of key terms that are important to understand.
· Chart ideas in columns, Venn diagrams, or pictorial form in a PowerPoint slide.
· Develop a mnemonic device and explain it.
· Develop a PowerPoint Presentation.
Note: Select your teaching tool format and post your choice in the Group Discussion Communication Forum in the appropriate thread. After this assignment has been graded, it will be shared with classmates at a later time through the Discussion Board.