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Presentation - Education Philosophies

Presentation - Education Philosophies

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4 Slides • 10 Questions

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Education Philosophies

Toby Williamson and Ryan Spencer

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Open Ended

How would you define 'essentialism'?

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Essentialism

  • ​Teacher-centred

  • ​Students learn the basic skills - The 3 R's, for example

  • ​Focus on traditional disciplines

  • ​Teacher is an authority on the subjects taught

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Open Ended

How would you define 'progressivism'?

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​Progressivism

  • ​Student-centred learning

  • ​Teacher is a guide/facilitator

  • ​Takes into consideration the student's needs

  • ​Students are actively learning - hands on

  • ​Learning by doing

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Multiple Choice

Teacher Toby likes to incorporate other subjects into his own, such as Social Studies with Reading and Writing. He's attempting to use interdisciplinary learning. What philosophy would this align most with?

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Humanism

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Pragmatism

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Existentialism

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Naturism

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Multiple Choice

Ms Danielle's classes are teacher-centred, but she also gets her students to hypothesise and test their hypothesis. Which of the following philosophies would she align with?

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Essentialism

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Pragmatism 

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Social Reconstrucionism

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Realism

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Open Ended

Reflection time:

What do you think is a difference between progressivism and existentialism?

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Poll

Of the following philosophies, which would you align with the most?

Progressivism

Pragmatism

Existentialism

Realism

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Open Ended

Which philosophies would you say I applied to this lesson?

What approach did I take?

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Poll

Would this application be useful for your classes?

Yes!

Maybe

No, not for my students.

Education Philosophies

Toby Williamson and Ryan Spencer

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