Reflective Blogging Part 3
This post is part of the Reflective Teaching Blogging Challenge hosted by Terry at Te@ch Thought. While the original challenge is a year-old already I thought it would be the perfect thing to keep me on track over the next little while.
DAY 3 – Discuss one “observation” area that you would like to improve on for your teacher evaluation.
One area that I really want to improve in my classroom is fostering a learning environment where students are taking on more responsibility for their own learning. While this is something that I am conscious of and am trying to incorporate in my classroom, it is not something that is necessarily being achieved… yet!
I recognize that this isn’t an area that can be incorporated in a short amount of time; it will take time to build up a supportive environment and develop skills that students need to move towards this area. Here is a list of strategies that I’ve accumulated, in no particular order, that I feel can assist me in this goal:
– Provide students with choice
– Discuss the learning process and different learning styles/strategies
– Switch from focusing on the end-product to the process instead
– Build collaborative/participatory learning opportunities
– Get feedback as much as I give it
– Have high expectations of all students
– Provide open-ended learning options
– Model effective learning behaviours/attitudes
– Encourage students to talk more than I do
– Show students that their learning has meaning
DAY 3 – Discuss one “observation” area that you would like to improve on for your teacher evaluation.
One area that I really want to improve in my classroom is fostering a learning environment where students are taking on more responsibility for their own learning. While this is something that I am conscious of and am trying to incorporate in my classroom, it is not something that is necessarily being achieved… yet!
I recognize that this isn’t an area that can be incorporated in a short amount of time; it will take time to build up a supportive environment and develop skills that students need to move towards this area. Here is a list of strategies that I’ve accumulated, in no particular order, that I feel can assist me in this goal:
– Provide students with choice
– Discuss the learning process and different learning styles/strategies
– Switch from focusing on the end-product to the process instead
– Build collaborative/participatory learning opportunities
– Get feedback as much as I give it
– Have high expectations of all students
– Provide open-ended learning options
– Model effective learning behaviours/attitudes
– Encourage students to talk more than I do
– Show students that their learning has meaning
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What more would you add to this list?
Please leave a comment if you have any specific activities/suggestions to help me meet this goal!