Acknowledgement of Country
Bujari gamarruwa (greetings); I would like to acknowledge the Elders and Custodians, past and present respectfully, and extend my recognition to the future generations of the Gadigal people of Eora Nation, the Traditional Custodians of the place which today is now known as Sydney region. I am honoured to reside in the Traditional Gadigal land that continues to pay respect to Indigenous Australians, their unique culture and contributions. I would also like to respectfully acknowledge the Elders and Custodians of the Whadjuk Nyungar nation, past, present, and future generations where the Curtin University is situated. As a student of the Curtin University, I am proud to honour and value this place of shared learning. I would like to dedicate my willingness to act as an active participant in the reconciliation process through my future teaching pedagogy and looking forward to building upon the positive relationships on dignity and respect.
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My teaching Philosophy
Learning from different units and practicum experience have enlightened my knowledge and understanding of how my teaching strategies can impact on students’ learning and development. My philosophy is to adapt to multifaceted teaching strategies and applying differentiation in a diverse classroom context. Throughout my practicum experience, I also observe that classroom management is a predominant part of the positive learning environment. My role as a teacher must make sure my teaching philosophy is aligned with evidence-based theoretical practices. To offer effective teaching, I have to make sure my knowledge is up-to-date, build up a positive relationship with students and assess students’ learning with every possible way through making myself available when they need me, promoting scaffolding and continuous rapport to support my students emotionally and academically.
A classroom is full of diverse learners with different learning styles and developmental zones; which indicates, ‘One size fits for all’ won’t suit for all. My teaching philosophy considers that all students should be equally included in the learning experience in every way, regardless of their skills and abilities. I must acknowledge that students’ cultural and linguistic background, home and living circumstances, prior knowledge, and family belief all shape up students’ academic achievement. I believe in offering compassion, patience, adaptiveness, and responsiveness to my students. My teaching approach must guide my students to take responsibility for making the right decision about their life, academic success, and behavioural management. While designing classroom activities, I support to consider students’ learning levels, styles, and capabilities. It will help students to stimulate their talent and possess an aptitude of taking responsibility for their learning. This understanding will assist me in bridging the learning gap students may have among themselves and to promote an inclusive learning environment.
The classroom environment is not only is the key place where students obtain necessary skills, but also a place where students develop self-esteem, self-belief, and emotional well-being. No unreasonable and unlawful behaviour management rules will be imposed. Nonetheless, to ensure a safe and positive sports environment, negative behaviours will be controlled, and students will be both intrinsically and extrinsically motivated to demonstrate the desired behaviour. Frequent stickers, class Dojo points, and motivational rewards will be provided to students to keep them positively enthusiastic. I will ensure the curriculum content is authentic, and students have the opportunity to obtain knowledge meaningfully. When students are given a supportive child-directed learning environment, students build up the confidence to interact positively with their peers as well build up an emotional connection with the teacher. This environment influences students to learn from their surroundings and enhance their readiness to learn and develop.
Finally, as a teacher, I will inform my students that success builds upon all failures, and they have to learn to embrace all challenges and learn from their mistakes. This knowledge will intrinsically motivate students to overcome their anxiety and face all obstacles confidently. My teaching philosophy is free from any types of bullying, harassment, prejudices and child abuse and no breaches of ethics will be conducted. I will maintain a fair and positive relationship with my students and colleagues despite their culture, gender, religion, socio-economic background and physical ability.
Who am I
Hi, my name is Kaynat, and I am a pre-service teacher from southwestern Sydney. I am 33 years old and married with two adorable girls, age five and eight. Back in 2009, I graduated with a bachelor's in Business Administration. My intern with an E-Commerce company encouraged me to start my small retail business. Besides maintaining my business, I was a part-time school teacher at a public school for three years in a developing country. That experience was invaluable, and eventually, I decided to become a permanent teacher. So, this is the second time I'm studying at a tertiary level as a career change process. To gather experience and familiarise me with the Australian teaching standard, I volunteered in different public and private schools. Currently, I am self-employed and a fulltime student. Within my busy schedule, four passions and interests of my life: Cooking, traveling, gardening, and spending time with my family.
I had a tremendous 2nd-year prac and learned so much from the practical experience. It was interesting to apply the theories to practice and observe how children learn differently. After completing my 2nd-year pracs, I also volunteered in my prac school. My thoughts were always valued and included by the school and fellow teachers.
- First name: Kaynat
- Last name: Fatema
- Student ID: 19122825
- Email address: 19122825@student.curtin.edu.au
- Country: Australia
Teacher's Identity
I have developed a teacher’s identity that is continually reshaping by personal reflection and different context as I am drawing near to my destination. I believe every student has to be respected, listened to, and deserve equitable education despite their different learning level, needs, background knowledge, gender, culture, socio-economic status, or family belief. Nevertheless, the fundamental motive is to develop myself as a supportive, encouraging, and sympathetic teacher.
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Sondoss Elghomrawi
5 September 2019 at 10:56
Hi Kaynat, I love your page, I think it is very informative and engaging. I think experience is the most important part of teaching and the fact that you worked as a teacher in a developing country must've been very insightful to you and I am interested to know more. I also like how you've covered Acknowledgement to country and the type of practises you will implement in your classroom. P.s. I also like cooking!
JasonMR
4 September 2019 at 11:21
Hey Kaynat
Love your acknowledgement of country. I will borrow that idea :)
The page looks great. Keep up the good work.
Regards,
Jason
Kaynat
2 September 2019 at 19:01
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Nisha
31 August 2019 at 22:18
Very informative and well laid profile. All the best in your teaching journey. Continue inspiring others!
Kaynat
30 August 2019 at 23:39
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Kaynat
26 August 2019 at 13:52
Life is full of potentials, and inspiration can come from anywhere, we just need to grab the opportunity because they don't often come along. I was lucky that I met the right mentors, peers, and well-wishers at the right moment, and I learned how enjoyable teaching could be!