Title: Teaching Strategies: The Value of Self-Reflection - TeachHUB
Headings: Teaching Strategies: The Value of Self-Reflection
Teaching Strategies: The Value of Self-Reflection
Janelle Cox
Why is Self-Reflection So Important?
The Process of Reflection
Self-Reflective Journal
Video Recording
Student Observation
Peer Observation
Questions to Ask Yourself
Lesson Objectives
Materials
Students
Classroom Management
Teacher
Analyze and Implement Effective Techniques

Content: After each lesson, simply jot down a few notes describing your reactions and feelings, and then follow up with any observations you have about your students. If it helps, you can break up your journal into concrete sections, such lesson objectives, materials, classroom management, students, teacher, etc. In this way, you can be consistent with how you measure your assessments time after time. You can find specific questions to ask yourself below. Video Recording
A video recording of your teaching is valuable because it provides an unaltered and unbiased vantage point for how effective your lesson may be from both a teacher and student perspective. Additionally, a video may act as an additional set of eyes to catch errant behavior that you hadn’t spotted at the time. Many colleges actually use this method to teach up-and-coming teachers the value of self-reflection. Student Observation
Students are very observant and love to give feedback. You can hand out a simple survey or questionnaire after your lesson to get students’ perspectives about how the lesson went. Think critically about what questions you’d like to ask, and encourage your children to express their thoughts thoroughly.