Part 2 – 25% - Individual Reflective Paper Supported By Research · Use the 7th edition APA guidelines to write a 4-6 page paper about your philosophy of learning and your philosophy of teaching

Part 2 – 25% - Individual Reflective Paper Supported By Research

·      Use the 7th edition APA guidelines to write a 4-6 page paper about your philosophy of learning and your philosophy of teaching. The cover page and reference page are not included in the length.

o  Write about what you believe, what the research says, and what this looks like in your work with young children.

·       Use a minimum of 4 current and reliable sources.

·      Include:

o   Introduction

o   What the paper is about, why it is important to have a philosophy, what a philosophy does, etc. …

o   Body (your ideas and beliefs supported by research and connected to theory; you can combine learning and teaching, or you can separate them into two sections of the paper, but they both need to be addressed thoughtfully in the paper)…

o   Learning – how children learn best, what children need to learn…

o   Teaching – best practices, specific examples of what this looks like and what you should do in your day to day work with children…

o   Conclusion

Summarize your paper, what does this mean for you as an educator?