To what extent
did teacher reflections explain how lessons were implemented and why student learning did or did not occur?
Not exact matches
When I look into the eyes of my children I can see a
reflection staring back at me that trusts that I will be available... that I will take care of them... that I will
do the work that is needed to surrender into me, into the moment, into who they are so that I am present for each of them to blossom into the great
teachers that they are and will continue to become.
From the beginning, I try to build in time for
reflection and discussion with
teachers so that it
does not become an afterthought.
Teachers can also help students learn how to
do self -
reflection as they work with technology tools.
Catching Up With Our Bodies:
Reflections on
Teacher Burnout
Does teaching consume your life?
Not seeing one's
reflection in
teachers or other students makes one feel as if she doesn't belong.
Thus the portfolio includes videotapes of the
teacher working with students across a range of lessons, lesson plans, student work samples with
teacher feedback, and the
teachers» continuing
reflections on why they are
doing what they
do.
And I discovered that
doing it well means respecting what we know about
teacher learning, which has to
do with self - assessment,
reflection on practice, and professional conversation.
Reflection is something we think our students should do regularly, whether through journals or summaries of activities, but, because our professional development doesn't require reflection, many teachers don't know how to do it t
Reflection is something we think our students should
do regularly, whether through journals or summaries of activities, but, because our professional development doesn't require
reflection, many teachers don't know how to do it t
reflection, many
teachers don't know how to
do it themselves.
When
Teacher shares examples of how evidence is being used to inform future action it's usually educators who are
doing the analysis and
reflection, but in this case it's students who've been digging into school data.
This doesn't always happen easily, but this is where
teacher / student
reflection and conversation come in.»
Teachers do this by setting expectations, facilitating student
reflection, and going over the necessary elements of a successful conference.
The report, entitled «They are children... not robots, not machines - The Introduction of Reception Baseline Assessment», discovered that 60 per cent of
teachers do not think baseline assessment scores give an accurate
reflection of children's attainment, while only eight per cent of
teachers think baseline assessment is a fair and accurate way to assess children.
He argues that in order to understand how well schools are
doing, we also need to collect «small data» using
teachers» and students» «observations, assessments and
reflections» of the teaching and learning processes in classrooms.
In weighing their options, members of the new administration would
do well to read Chad Aldeman's
reflections on their predecessors» efforts to overhaul how American
teachers are evaluated, an agenda the Obama team pursued through a series of incentives for states devised within the executive branch (see «The
Teacher Evaluation Revamp, in Hindsight,» features).
One benefit of
doing the
reflections in a smaller setting is that the
teacher can monitor the quality of
reflections more closely.
If your students
do well and meet or exceed the standards, it is a
reflection of what the
teacher has
done.
On the positive side, 20 students felt they had
done adequate
reflection on their development as both a
teacher and a learner.
The transformation section of the Framework helps
teachers act on their
reflections in terms of their use of the types of learning experiences and what they can
do to contribute to improved instruction (e.g., advocate for decisions that support positive student outcomes, share results of using one of the Framework's categories of learning experiences).
I think your
reflections and reasoning are sound: many people
do start with Part 4 as it is the part with most
teacher and student choice so there is more flexibility and you can then turn this into an «introduction'to your course,...
So how
do we recognize quality assessment as it is being lived out in classroom spaces, and how can leaders support
teacher reflection on assessment practices?
Character education comes from
teacher exemplars; character education comes from discussions /
reflections within academic areas; character education comes from activities — the wisdom from
doing those activities.
Among these similarities are that both case studies (a) span a four - day lesson sequence, (b) were filmed in urban classrooms, (c) involve lessons that actively engage students in
doing mathematics and explaining their thinking, (d) allow the viewer to hear the
reflections of the
teacher voiced before and after the lessons, and (e) were created by some of the same developers.
Doing so, however, may have implications for preservice English
teachers»
reflection.
The end - of - semester evaluation asked the preservice English
teachers the following question: «
Do you feel your choice of technology medium affected your
reflection in any way?»
What
do teacher - learners»
reflections report about what worked when they integrated video production in their classroom?
I have too often witnessed time being spent reviewing data from a common assessment only to have
teachers leave the session and go back to their classrooms to start instructing the next standard no differently than if they had not
done the
reflection on the data.
How
do preservice
teachers view the specific technology medium they choose for
reflection?
Hawkes and Rosmiszowski (2001) discovered that computer - mediated discourse achieves a higher overall reflective level than
do reflections generated by
teachers in face - to - face interactions, recognizing the value of time independence for providing a greater chance to ask reflective questions.
The rubric paints an in - depth portrait of
teacher practice that is designed to encourage professional self -
reflection, with assists from principals asking: «Where
do you see yourself now?
As an impressionable teenager, my love of maths and science was, on
reflection, more to
do with my admiration for my warm, funny, passionate and competent
teachers than the subject content itself.
In order to make a true difference in attitude,
teachers need time (and money, as necessary) to
do professional reading and
reflection (professional journals, discussion, writing), attend regional or national multi-day conferences, conduct peer and self observations and analysis, and / or perhaps join a Critical Friends group.
While the
Teacher Disposition Survey did not provide quantitative evidence of broad change in our qualitative research, particularly in teacher candidate reflections and interviews, the resources appeared to be having an impact on their orientation toward student thinking and their efforts to anticipate students» experience of the mathe
Teacher Disposition Survey
did not provide quantitative evidence of broad change in our qualitative research, particularly in
teacher candidate reflections and interviews, the resources appeared to be having an impact on their orientation toward student thinking and their efforts to anticipate students» experience of the mathe
teacher candidate
reflections and interviews, the resources appeared to be having an impact on their orientation toward student thinking and their efforts to anticipate students» experience of the mathematics.
Do their
reflections about their teaching effectiveness differ compared to
reflections of
teachers who
did not experience such a course?
Do teachers who experienced a video - enhanced
teacher preparation course focused on student - centered analyses of lesson effectiveness incorporate such analyses in their
reflections about their teaching effectiveness at the end of their first year of full - time teaching?
Despite its many benefits,
reflection is a relatively uncommon professional practice (Gelter, 2003), suggesting that more must be
done at the university level to encourage preservice
teachers to take reflective practice with them into their future classrooms.
A preservice
teacher using email acknowledged that audience played a role in her
reflection, writing, «I think that because it was an email, I was more conscious of my audience,» but
did not elaborate on the effect of that audience.
The preservice English
teachers did not point to any future use of the collected
reflections, however.
While there is agreement among education researchers that reflective
teachers are effective
teachers, there very little evidence in recent research to recommend just how much
reflection teachers need to
do.
Teachers spend so much time preparing for and delivering lessons, that it is easy to see why they often
do not spend their valuable time to record their
reflections on lessons in journals unless required.
How frequently
do you engage in your own self -
reflection and self - assessment of your attitude toward yourself as a classroom
teacher, your attitude toward your students, and your attitude toward your practice as a classroom
teacher?
Allowing
teachers to
do this fosters
reflection and emphasizes reactive teaching, which drives them to further examine their practice critically and analytically.
Although learning technology
does not inherently change teaching, instructors or facilitators can use technology to leverage
teacher reflection that may possibly lead to reform over time.
To
do this correctly, it is advisable to use a copy of the substitute
teacher job description when writing this section provided the duties and responsibilities highlighted in it are true
reflection of your experience.