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Reflective Teachingthinking and writing about our work in the

classroom

Shaun Longstreet, Ph.D.

1Friday, February 8, 2008


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Agenda for today

Introductions

Reflective practices and benefits. Sources for more reflective practices.

Documenting our teaching for administratorsand hiring committees



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What is reflectiveteaching?



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Being a Reflective

Practitioner



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Practices of reflection

What do you do?

Why should we be reflective teachers?

Why should we write about our teaching?

How do we write about our teaching?



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Benefits of being a reflective practitioner

Why should we be reflective teachers?

Become aware of our assumptions

Prevents surprises

Helps us strategize

Continual improvement

Job satisfaction!



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Benefits of being a reflective practitioner

Why should we write about our teaching?

Memory fades with each new quarter

Helps make the theoretical more concrete

Eases long-term documentation for hiring & promotions

Start early and update often makes the process moremanageable



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Questions?



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ExerciseSample reflective

questions. Take acouple of minutes to

think about one of

the questions. Then

pair up and share

your experiences.



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HOW TO START?



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Sources and evidence

Where can we look for feedback?

Classroom performance

Student evaluations

Peer / Faculty reviewTheory / Teaching, Learning and Technology

Center



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Teaching AutobiographyWriting about our own teaching

A way to reify our practices and assumptions

A starting point for strategizing and improving

our teaching

A way to communicate how we teach to

others.



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Questions?



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Exercise

Lets take a few

minutes to do the

critical moments

exercise...



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DOCUMENTING OURTEACHING



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Teaching Philosophy

&Teaching Narrative

What is a teaching philosophy?

What is a teaching narrative?

How are they used/useful?



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Teaching Philosophy

1-2 page document.

Concise, cogent and concrete explanation of yourbeliefs, attitudes, and values regarding teaching &

learning.Addresses:

goals for student learning,

teaching methods,

measuring student learning,

inclusive classroom



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Teaching Narrative

Longer document 4-8 pages.

More detailed, autobiographical.

Cover letter for a teaching portfolio.



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Teaching AutobiographyWhat is your teaching experience?

What led to your teaching to this point?

What are some of your approaches to the

classroom time?

What plans do you have for your teaching in the

future?



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Teaching Portfolio

Coherent presentation of teaching excellence

Teaching portfolio often includes:

Teaching narrative

Summative statement of student evaluations

SyllabiStudent letters



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Effective Teaching

Philosophy and Portfolio

Must be clear, simple, concrete.

Is uniquely you - template portfolios are far lesseffective.

The portfolio evidence must be supported by and beconsistent with philosophy and narrative.



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Best practices:Think before you teach:

Spend as much time as you can afford on courseconstruction

Be prepared to be somewhat flexible; think ofpossible contingencies

After each class session take a few minutes to jot a

note or two about the class

Put in side notes on your syllabus, note changes youwould make for future courses.



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Questions?



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Exercise

A good prompt for

the beginnings of a

teaching philosophy is

the teaching cube.



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Packet Contents

Preparing a Teaching Portfolio F. Mues and M. Sorcinelli

Evaluating and Documenting Teaching Effectiveness L.Nilson

Becoming Critically Reflective S. Brookfield

Vitality and Growth Throughout Your Teaching CareerW. McKeachie



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