.
Concluding Thoughts:
Key
Roles
in
a

Progressive
Approach
1. Purpose: to give
learners practical
knowledge and
problem-solving skills,
to reform society,
personal development
2. Learner: needs,
interests, and
experiences are key
elements in learning,
self motivated
3. Teacher: is organizer;
guides learning through
experiences that are
educative: stimulates
and evaluates learning
process, poses
questions for group
discussions
Work Cited:
Biney, Isaac (2017) ADLT 101
Introduction to Adult
Education [PowerPoint Slides]
https://godsonug.wordpress.com/wp-conte
nt/uploads/2018/08/session-13-slides.pdf
. Going into this course, I did not
know much about adult learning. I
. can confidently say I have grew as
. an educator because I have now
identified what learning philopshy
. best suits my appraoch to adult
education. This assignment has
. helped me grow as an educator in
my current job as a high school
. math teacher, as well as ideas for
. my future self working alongside
.
adults. Although I don't directly
teach adults, learning about how
Philosophy of
.
adults learn has impacted how I go Adult
Education
about my own learning and
education as well as reflecting on
. my peers and colleagues
. experiences. If I do ever instruct
adults, whether that be in a course a Progressive
. or professional development, I will Approach
take what I learned from this class
. with me.
.
. Elizabeth Busch
“If you are not willing to
. Minnesota State University
learn, no one can help you. If
. you are determined to learn,
Moorhead
. no one can stop you.” — Zig
ED 717
. Ziglar

Personal Philosophy
My teaching philosophy ties into that
of a progressive: I guide my students
to a common goal. I view learning
and education to be lifelong, as
society is constantly changing. I
want my students to be able to think
and reflect on how to best go about
solving the posed problem. I strive
for students to find new ways of
problem solving and emphasize
personal growth throughout their
learning process.
"The future of eduaction lies
in teaching students how to
solve problems, think
critically, and continuously
learn." - Tony Wagner
. Personal Progressive
ING TH
UC
Approach Example:
.
I believe that students all
.
INTROD
E
bring something new to the
Progressive . classroom. It is important to
Approach .
.
learn about their backgrounds
and interests so that I know
how to best support them. I
.
The progressive aproach emphasize problem solving,
. and a growth mindset
empowers adults to explore . approach which I believe can
and discover their most . be categorized under
authentic selves as confident, . progressive. I like to guide my
students, while also giving
lifelong learners. . them freedom of how to go
Common traits among . about their assignments.
progressive based learning .
include: . In my high school math
. classroom, at the beginning of
• Problem solving skills the year, I
. like to get to know my students
are essential
. math abilities as well as their
• Students interests and interests outside of the
. classroom. This helps me to
needs are emphasized
• Teacher guides learning . better know them, as well as
starting to form relationships at
• Collaborative and . day one. I incorporate problem
cooperative learning . solving questions daily -
projects . problems that have multiple steps
to further exploration. I also
• learn by doing and learn . emphasize real world examples
by discovery . as much as I can in my
assignments. For example, in my
• application of . Geometry course, my students
knowledge to real-world get to create their own house plan
. using previous knowledge we
situations . learned in class.