Teaching Philosophy MOC
A comprehensive map of educational theories, pedagogical techniques, and practical implementation strategies that inform my teaching practice.
Core Principles and Values
- Ethical education that serves learning mission over institutional needs
- Quality over quantity in all educational offerings
- Authentic positioning - no "guru" or overhyped approaches
- Democratic learning - minimizing power differentials between teacher and student
- Intellectual humility - accepting that beliefs may not always be correct
- Student empowerment over teacher authority/indoctrination
Quick Navigation
🏛️ Theoretical Frameworks
- Constructivism and Cognitive Dissonance - Active knowledge building through experience
- Critical Pedagogy Framework - Education as tool for liberation and social transformation
- Socratic Method Applications - Discovery through questioning and dialogue
- Post-structuralism in Education - Questioning single, stable truths
🎯 Pedagogical Techniques
- Devil's Advocate Methodology - Manufactured opposition to foster critical thinking
- Dialectical Inquiry Approaches - Collaborative thesis-antithesis-synthesis approach
- Classroom Environment Building - Creating psychological safety for intellectual risk-taking
- Student Engagement Strategies - Moving from passive to active learning
🛠️ Practical Implementation
- Risk Mitigation Strategies - Managing psychological and ethical concerns
- Student Response Management - Handling discomfort and confusion as learning indicators
- Assessment Philosophy and Approaches - Evaluating learning in complex environments
- Reflection and Metacognition Frameworks - Building self-aware learners
Current Teaching Philosophy
My comprehensive Teaching Philosophy provides the overarching framework that connects these theoretical and practical elements into a coherent educational approach.
Related Educational Critiques
- Critical Pedagogy Blinds When Progressive Education Perpetuates Harm - Analysis of how progressive approaches can perpetuate harm
- How Blockchain Technologies Inform My Pedagogy - Technology integration considerations
Key Connections
- How Constructivism and Cognitive Dissonance informs Devil's Advocate Methodology
- Relationship between Critical Pedagogy Framework and Student Empowerment
- Connection of Socratic Method Applications to Student Engagement Strategies
- Link between Classroom Environment Building and Risk Mitigation Strategies
🌲 Evergreen Notes
AI in Education
- AI-Boundary-Co-Construction - Framework for human-AI boundary work in learning
- HITL Pedagogy Toolkit - Human-in-the-loop prompts, activities, and classroom practices
- AI Detection and Authentic Assessment - Beyond detection tools to meaningful assessment
- Frameworks for Thinking About AI in Education - Bentoism, contingency, and evaluating AI claims
- AI and the Question of Self - Identity and subjectivity in the age of generative AI
Literacy and Research
- Literacy as Situated Practice - New Literacy Studies, anti-racism, and the "where" of literacy
- Digital Literacies Research Paradigms - Positivist, interpretive, critical, and post-qualitative approaches
- What AI Cannot Know - Tacit knowledge, embodied learning, and AI limits
Pedagogy and Practice
- Wicked Problems as Pedagogy - Complex problems as scaffolds for authentic learning
- The Practice of Witnessing - Noticing, naming, and the SEE phase of community work
- Collective Hope and Liberatory Traditions - Freire, radical hope, and movement-building
Privacy and Surveillance
- Surveillance in Education - Normalization of surveillance across K-12 and higher ed
🌿 Plant Notes
Courses and Curricula
- Digitally Literate Educator Course - Free open course on project-based learning
- STEAM Ethics Toolkit Course Materials - Gullah Geechee case study and wicked problems
- STEAM Summer Course Syllabus - 5-week summer course structure
- AI Summer Workshop for K-8 Teachers - 5-day professional development workshop
- Equity in Literacy Education Course - Language, literacy, diversity, and identity
Research Projects
- Participatory Action Research STEAM Project - Mixed-methods study of STEAM teachers
- Anti-Racist Digital Literacy Practices - Conference session and chapter content
- InitiatED 21st Century Educational Justice - Educational justice research initiative
Assessment and Evaluation
- Assessment Tools and Rubrics Collection - Video, portfolio, literacy, STEAM rubrics
Community and Advocacy
- AdvocatED Educational Advocacy Network - Educator advocacy mentoring community
- Community Badge Initiative - Faculty/staff/student badge system
Development Status
- Evergreens: Core theoretical frameworks established
- Plants: Practical methodologies under active development
- Seeds: Assessment approaches and reflection frameworks emerging
This MOC serves as both navigation hub and growth tracker for my evolving understanding of effective, ethical, and transformative education.