TASK#4 My Educational Coat of Arms

Opened: Monday, 13 September 2021, 12:00 AM
Due: Wednesday, 10 November 2021, 12:00 AM

ACTIVITY GUIDE

TASK #4

My Educational Coat of Arms

 

Introduction:  My Teaching Philosophy

Your Teaching Philosophy is a summary of your Philosophical Credo – what you believe about the important matters involved in the educational milieu, as represented in the 4 Branches of Philosophy: What is Real (Metaphysics), What is Knowledge (Epistemology), What is Good (Ethics) and what is Beautiful (Esthetics).  A good way to summarize these is through drawing your Educational Coat of Arms.

In the European Countries with a long lineage of royalties, each family had an official COAT OF ARMS. This Coat of Arms was a symbol of their identity and it speaks of the status of the family.  It is usually placed at the door of each house to identify the family that lives within.  Symbols are drawn/engraved to represent the main strengths or traits of the family.

 Tasks:

To draw your Educational Coat of Arms, and expression of your Educational Credo

  1. Answer the following Questions:
    1. What is my view of the world/ universe?
    2. What is my view of the school/ classroom/ curriculum?
    3. What is my view of a  child/learner/ student?
    4. When I die, what kind of teacher/learner do I want to be remembered of?
    5. Choose a graphic representation for the abstract concepts above.
    6. Plot them in your Coat of Arms. You may use free patterns from the internet or the free clipart provided.
    7. Explain your coat of arms in class in a pre-recorded video in our synchronous session.  Written output to be submitted on the Course Site.

To Formulate your Education CREDO

As an educator, I believe that (state all your beliefs about the world/universe, school system, learner, etc.)  

Therefore, I must (state all the things that you will concretely do as an educator in the world, school, classroom, etc)      

As a health professions educator/medical professional/ consultant/clinician/etc. I shall concretely apply my educational philosophy in……… (cite one specific lesson/activity/ program in your practice where you can apply your philosophy.  

To Prepare a creative 10-15 minute presentation of your philosophy to be presented either online or during a Synchronous Session.

Rubric for Task#4 My Educational Philosophy (Coat of Arms and Credo)

Learning Outcomes

1.00 – 1.25

1.50 – 1.75

2.0 – 2.50

3.00

5.00

Explain the various educational purposes that health sciences schools should seek to attain

Output clearly and explicitly articulated a sound philosophy on where and how are all types of learning and  knowledge come from,  what is real, of value, and logical; roles of teachers, learners, and the school cohesively explained in consistency with the answers on epistemology, metaphysics, axiology, and logic

Output satisfactorily articulated a sound philosophy on where and how are all types of learning and  knowledge come from,  what is real, of value, and logical; roles of teachers, learners, and the school satisfactorily explained in consistency with the answers on epistemology, metaphysics, axiology, and logic

Output meets the minimum standards of a  sound philosophy; explanations  on where and how are all types of learning and  knowledge come from,  what is real, of value, and logical are explained at the basic acceptable standards; roles of teachers, learners, and the school explained meeting minimum standards

Output poorly explained an educational  philosophy; no clear distinctions on the understanding of teachers, learners, and the school

Output unable to articulate an educational  philosophy

Written output meets appropriate minimum academic standards

Written output exceeds expectation; correct grammar usage, articulation is explicit and strong

Written presentation meeting standard academic format; correct grammar usage, and main messages expressed clearly

Written output meets minimum standards of academic work, acceptable level of articulation and grammar usage

Written work contains major communication and formatting errors, has many mistakes in both grammar usage and articulation

Written work unable to meet standard requirement