http://profpost.uc.edu/2009/03/reflective-teaching-not-for-the-faint-of-heart/
In this article, it is discussed how painstaking evluating and reflecting on your own personal teaching skills and abilities can be. She goes on to state "...reflecting on the practice of teaching is hard not necessarily pleasant work." which I feel could not be more true. She also goes on to state that in her annual reviews, instead of department heads focusing on areas of improvment (which there will always be), they discuss only the accomplishments for the year. To truly benefit from the process of reflective teaching, you must be open to potential of errors and your ways and be ready to make the necessary changes for improvement of instruction.
The article then goes on to state that in order for one to truly evaluate yourself, you must focus on the student outcomes. She also says that when asking her students to par-take in the reflective process through videotaping, she comes to the realization that how can you ask someone to reflect in such a way when you yourself have never done so.
Article by Ann M. Porter from the University of Cincinnati
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Kristianna,
ReplyDeleteI think the article you chose is interesting because I agree that self-reflection is not easy. It is difficult for us to not only figure out which areas we need to improve on but also to make necessary corrections. I really like the idea of invloving the students in the reflective process. It can be a shared experience. The teacher can reflect on his or her performance and the students can reflect on theirs. - Kelly Romero