Improving Teaching with Self-Reflection

Which response is NOT a reason for self-reflection per information shared in slides ?

• Assist in building teacher/colleague/student relationships

• Identifies no rationale to modify instructional performances

• Creates transformative learning into becoming a better and improved teacher practitioner

• Creates an effective reality check action plan

Which of these responses refers to the refinement stage in the continuum of self-reflection?

• I look at my teaching strategies to see if changing them might have a better effect on those students who are struggling.

• I have little control over how some students perform, so I continue to encourage them.

• I can't always tell why my student struggle.

• I analyze each student's specific struggles to determine a course of action designed to address them.

Select the corresponding reference for the conscious state in the continuum of self-reflection.

• I look at my teaching strategies to see if changing them might have a better effect on those students who are struggling.

• I can't always tell why my students struggle.

• I have little control over how some students perform, so I continue to encourage them.

• I analyze each student's specific struggles to determine a course of action designed to address them.

The unaware stage in the continuum of self-reflection is:

• I have little control over how some students perform, so I continue to encourage them.

• I can't always tell why my students struggle.

• I look at my teaching strategies to see if changing them might have a better effect on those students who are struggling.

• I analyze each student's specific struggles to determine a course of action designed to address them.

Which of these responses reflects the action stage in the continuum of self-reflection?

• I have little control over how some students perform, so I continue to encourage them.

• I look at my teaching strategies to see if changing them might have a better effect on those students who are struggling.

• I can't always tell why my students struggle.

• I analyze each student's specific struggles to determine a course of action designed to address them.

Which of these from the 8 ways to reflect on your teaching does not require an external reflection?

• Student exit slips gathering data on the quality of your teaching.

• An extra pair of a teacher's eyes for useful feedback.

• Include reflection in your lesson plans.

• Have students anonymously fill a survey reflecting your teaching.

Which internal way to reflect on one's teaching can aid a teacher to reflect one's body language, classroom management, and possibly highlight elements one is unaware while teaching?

• A reflective journal.

• One minute reflections using a smartphone to quickly record any reflections following a lesson.

• Videotaping your teaching

• Create a teacher's self-reflection practice list.

Which of the 10 reflective questions for teachers to use identifies a need to; "not to live in that moment" but a need to accept it for what it was, and the "learning opportunity" when a similar storm comes along?

• What was my best moment today and how can I have more moments like it?

• How well did I communicate with others today and how can I do this better?

• What was my most challenging moment and why? How will I respond next time?

• What do I want everyone to be able to say about me?

Which of the 10 reflective questions for teachers to use is considered most vital as it is linked with an educator's entire professional interaction with others on a daily basis.

• What was my best moment today and how can I have more moments like it?

• What are the biggest obstacles to improving my practice and how will I overcome them?

• What do I want everyone to be able to say about me?

• How was my mood with others today and how can I improve it?

Which question from the 10 reflective questions for teachers to use will actually benefit colleagues, students, and a teacher's practice if a teacher considers time for "one's needs" from "time devoted to others"?

• What do I want everyone to be able to say about me?

• How did I support my colleagues today and how will I continue to do so?

• What did I do today for myself and why is this important?

• What was my best moment today, and how can I have more moments like it?