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: We teachers can use reflective teaching as a way to analyze and evaluate our own practices so we can focus on what works. Why is Self-Reflection So Important? Effective teachers are first to admit that no matter how good a lesson is, our teaching strategies can always be improved—oftentimes it’s why we seek out our colleagues’ opinions. However, we run the risk of our audience making snap judgments about our instruction without truly having the context to support it. Self-reflection is important because it’s a process that makes you collect, record, and analyze everything that happened in the lesson so you can make improvements in your teaching strategies where necessary. The Process of Reflection
Connecting self-reflection to effective teaching is a process. The first step is to figure out what you want to reflect upon—are you looking at a particular feature of your teaching or is this reflection in response to a specific problem in your classroom? Whatever the case may be, you should start by collecting information. Here are a few ways that you can do this: Self-Reflective Journal
A journal is an easy way to reflect upon what just happened during your instruction.