There is emphasis about my working class roots which I talk more about in my blog post 'What working class means to me'.
I received the following overall feedback.
"Thank you Daniel for submitting your teaching philosophy assessment. This is a great starting point for you and I really enjoyed reading this submission. It is an open and honest account, which provides a detailed insight into the influences on your approaches to learning and teaching.
Strengths
- Clear NTU context provided.
- Good links to own experiences and how these have influenced your teaching.
- Really interesting to see that you were able to reference yourself within this assessment – demonstrates a wider understanding and interest in the topic.
- Overall you have done well to support this assessment with relevant literature.
- Good discussion around teaching philosophies and how they align to your practice.
- Evidence of a commitment to inclusive teaching.
Areas for Development
- Include specific information about what you intend to develop within your practice going forward – what future goals/aspirations do you have?
- Ensure your referencing is consistent.
- Continue to think about how you can evidence impact within your work – how do you know your approaches are effective? This will serve you well as you progress through the course
We recommend referring back to this assessment (and feedback) as a tool to support your Written Submission – one of the elements of the End Point."
Related to this topic, in the 'About you' section of my PebblePad course workbook. There was a question that asked "What does good teaching look like? Consider some of your own experiences and take some time to reflect on what you think good teaching looks like." I responded briefly with the following which is relevant to share here also.
Firstly, I feel that the teacher/educator is very personable, friendly and supportive and has a good measure of humour. All helps to help me feel comfortable and engaged. Other things I feel are noteworthy to me are:
- I feel included and comfortable which brings about presence and active responses from me.
- My ideas and responses are valid, even if they are not timely, they might be in the future.
- I am encouraged to develop my thinking and draw out previous experiences - which helps with my self-worth and confidence in the group.
- I have adequate opportunities to participate asynchronously to support my reflective nature and process my thoughts, especially on complex information which are usually a lot slower.
- I am praised, within reason and not for the sake of it, for my contributions. This helped me feel valued and present.
