AKENTEN APPIAH MINKAH UNIVERSITY OF SKILLS TRAINING AND

ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT
(AAMUSTED)

NAME : MILLICENT APPIAH SNR

COURSE TITLE : POST INTERNSHIP

SUPERVISOR : DR.PRINCE GYIMAH

 INTRODUCTION
Teaching philosophy
Teaching philosophy is a clear and logical statement that communicates what your
fundamental values and beliefs are about teaching and learning ,why you hold those
values and beliefs and how you translate these values and beliefs in everyday teaching
and learning experiences.
Inarguably ,there’s a requirement for each teacher to have a profound association with
how educating and learning happens by laying out convictions or values to influence the
instruction and learning process.
 STATEMENT OF TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
As an educator of mathematics ,my teaching philosophy in delivery lessons
revolve around student-centered ,active engagement and practical
application.I believe that effective mathematics instruction goes beyond mere
transmission of knowledge and instead focus on empowering students to be
independent learners and critical thinkers.
I prioritize student-centered learning in my approach to teaching
mathematics.I recognize that every student comes to the classroom with
unique backgrounds, experiences and learning styles.Therefore I strive to
create a supportive and inclusive environment where every student feels
valued and motivated to actively participate in their own learning journey.
 VALIDATION OF TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
Therefore I will base my philosophy on constructivism point of view.
Constructivism recognizes that learners actively construct their own
understanding of mathematical concepts by interacting with the environment,
engaging in problem-solving, and reflecting on their experiences. This
approach emphasizes hands-on activities, exploration, and discovery,
allowing students to actively participate in constructing mathematical
knowledge.
It is therefore, essential that I act as a facilitator, not an instructor in the
learning process.
 APPLICATION OF TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
I am of the view that students understand and retain meaning created
by them. I have observed that students easily retain constructional
concepts if they discover them by themselves. For instance, when
teaching a topic like ‘lattice method of multiplication ", I observed
that students really understood the concept better when a real-life
scenario was created about their daily activities. I created a scenario
that supposing your mom gave you 10 cedis to buy eggs and she asked
you to buy two eggs.One egg costs 3 cedis and you are asked to buy
two .You ran the errands and went to the storekeeper.How much
money will be the cost of the eggs? They easily answered the
question so I asked them what mathematical symbols they used in
getting the answers .
 CONT’
One student raised the hands and said addition , others subtraction and
also multiplication.All views were accepted.As a facilitator I explained
to them that ,multiplication was the appropriate mathematical symbol
that could be used that is ,by multiplying 3 cedis and 2 .This lead to
the introduction of the topic “lattice method” So in this case ,students
vividly understood the topic understudy. With this belief, the use of student-
centered teaching method is my priority in all my teachings. The guided
discovery method has been very useful to me because, I only need to facilitate
the learning process for students to discover concepts from the meanings they
have made from their interactions.
EFFECTIVENESS

My teaching philosophy made my life as a teacher simple because, it

provided room for students to express themselves fully and even the
introverts expressed themselves in class. It encouraged learners to take charge
of the class and learn from themselves. The students were actively involved in
classroom activities due to the use of real-life experience and asked more
challenging questions. Again, students easily remembered what was taught
because they were able to relate the lesson to real-life experience. I achieved
most of the objectives for my lesson because learners understood the content
faster.
CONCLUSION

In conclusion, I must emphasize that, teaching is the process of guiding

students to construct their own knowledge by providing students with the
necessary situations and materials to manipulate by themselves. I believe
teaching is allowing students to explore their environment to find meaning for
themselves, not the teacher seen as a store of knowledge and students’ empty
barrels waiting to be filled