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Ways to understand your classroom
Watch watch: observe yourself and make notes
observe your students
record yourself / record your students
observe yourself and make short notes
make notes about your class
Lesson Plans (before class)
Comments (in class)
Reflections (after class)
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3.
observe your students
observe some students only …
… or observe the whole class
make notes about your class and students
Lesson Plans / Tasks Notes about the Class Notes about Student 1 Notes about Student 2
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make audio or visual recordings
take pictures of your white board
take pictures of your white board
take pictures of your class
take pictures of your class activities
keep a teaching portfolio
Ways to understand your classroom
Reflect reflect: reflect about your lesson plans
reflect about your class – unstructured and structured
keep a teaching journal
reflect about your lesson plans
Lesson Plans (before class)
Comments (in class)
Reflections (after class)
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2.
3.
reflect about your class –unstructured reflection
Note: Just write generally about how your feel the class went, and note any ideas that you have. You could look at your class notes as you do this.
Example: Today’s class went well. I was feeling relaxed, and fully prepared. All of the students had done their homework, so we could start the speaking activity immediately …..
reflect about your class –structured reflection
Note: You could write your answers to a list of questions.
Example questions:
What went well in the class today?
What didn’t go well?
What will I do differently next time?
What did I learn about my students?
What did I learn about my teaching?
reflect about your class –structured reflection
keep a reflective journal