Reflection on Autumn Leaves Lesson
This document is a reflection essay written for EDU 305, Literacy in the Content Area. The essay captures my musings on a lesson I had taught to a high school art class in 2011. In the essay I reflect on what went well, what went wrong, and what I would do differently if I taught the lesson again. This paper represents my mental reflections on the lesson, put down on paper.
One of my greatest strengths as a teacher is my ability to be a reflective practitioner. This essay, responding to one lesson, represents the continuous meta-cognition I engage in regarding my teaching practice. No lesson is perfect, and I recognize that I can always strive to improve my craft. That is part of the art and science of teaching. As a life-long learner, I will always be reflecting on my teaching, thinking about how I can apply it to my future practice. I am continually reflecting - during lessons, after lessons, while at school and out of school. This disposition is represented by the essay below, which speaks to my skill in Reflecting on Teaching (4a), an aspect of Danielson's Domain #4.
One of my greatest strengths as a teacher is my ability to be a reflective practitioner. This essay, responding to one lesson, represents the continuous meta-cognition I engage in regarding my teaching practice. No lesson is perfect, and I recognize that I can always strive to improve my craft. That is part of the art and science of teaching. As a life-long learner, I will always be reflecting on my teaching, thinking about how I can apply it to my future practice. I am continually reflecting - during lessons, after lessons, while at school and out of school. This disposition is represented by the essay below, which speaks to my skill in Reflecting on Teaching (4a), an aspect of Danielson's Domain #4.