Knowledge of Self

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Self-Reflection Questions Teachers Should Ask Themselves1. What was my best moment today, and how can I have more moments like it? 2. What was my most challenging moment and why? How did I respond to that challenging moment? 3. Were my students excited to be in class? If not, how can I inspire them? 4. How was my mood with others today? 5. In what ways did my students surprise me today? 6. How did I support my colleagues today, and how will I continue to do so? 7. What are the biggest obstacles to improving my practice and how will I overcome them? 8. What did I do for myself today, and why is this important? 9. What do I want everyone to be able to say about me at the end of the day tomorrow? 10. Was the activity we did in class successful? Why or why not? 11. Are the relationships that I have with my students helping or hindering their ability to learn? 12. Could the problems I have in my classroom be solved by pre-teaching my expectations? 13. Is my demeanor and attitude toward my students hindering their learning? 14. Am I excited to go to work today? 15. What choices have I given my students lately? 16. Can I explain at least one thing about each of my student’s personal lives? 17. Does my gradebook accurately reflect student learning? 18. Do my assessments really reflect learning, or merely task completion or memorization skills? 19. Why did I really choose this particular lesson to cover? 20. What evidence do I have that my students are truly learning? 21. What new strategies have I tried that might benefit a student I am struggling with? 22. In what ways am I challenging students who are clearly being successful In my class? 23. What do I do when students aren’t learning in my classroom? 24. Which students benefit from this activity? 25. Which students do not benefit from this activity? 26. In what areas can I still improve professionally? 27. What’s stopping me from improving in these areas? 28. In what ways can I support my colleagues in their student’s learning? 29. Do my actions as a teacher show my belief that all students can learn at a high level? 30. Are the relationships I have with my student’s parents conductive and improving learning? 31. What new ideas have I tried in my classroom to keep myself inspired about teaching? 32. What have I done lately to relieve stress and focus on my own mental health, to ensure I remain an effective teacher? 33. What things am I currently doing that I could realistically make less of a priority in my profession? 34. How much time have I spend with my friends and family in the last two weeks? 35. What am I trying to accomplish with my students? 36. What are my short-term goals? 37. What are my long-term goals? 38. Why are these goals important? 39. Where do these goals come from? Are they helpful to someone living in a 21stcentury world? 40. How do my goals connect and relate to the school’s goals? 41. What critical skills am I trying to develop? 42. What are my beliefs about how students learn? 43. How do I create a positive climate for learning? 44. What essential questions do I want my students to explore? 45. What are the primary types of instructional strategies that I use regularly? 46. How do I know when my students have accomplished my goals? 47. How do I get feedback from my students on how well they are doing? 48. How do I use feedback to improve student learning? 49. How do I customize and individualize learning for my students? 50. What’s special and unique about my teaching? 51. How will I work on my teaching in order to improve what I do? 52. Why did I become a teacher? CE Credits Online has been providing accredited, online professional development courses to teachers in NYC, LAUSD, and across the country for almost 20 years.

Ten Teacher Questions for Self-Reflection - ASCD InserviceTeachers: Here are ten questions to ask yourself, answer, and consider as part of a self-reflection about your teaching. Administrators: Here are ten questions to suggest that your teachers answer and consider as part of a self-reflection and teacher renewal process. Each question also has sub-questions to help refine thinking, ideas, and practices. These are …

Chapter 1 Becoming Teachers of Inner-city Students

"...teachers have the free choice to begin the analysis and the

reflection required to reverse the neoliberal imperatives at the heart of

knowledge economies and transform themselves into amateur

intellectuals capable of developing conceptions of education that run

counter to the emphasis on utilitarian aims which would have us

evaluate schools and nations in terms of the quality of the nation’s future

workforce"

Kanu, Y., & Glor, M. (2006). Currere to the rescue. Teachers as' amateur intellectuals' in a knowledge society.

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