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Lesson Plan Reflection Guidelines
Self-evaluation is a powerful tool that will help you become a better teacher. Reflecting on and evaluating your teaching, after a lesson is over, will give you insights that may save you time and frustration later. Even a few brief evaluative notes on a lesson plan will help you immensely the next time you conduct that lesson or activity.
In the rush of teaching, you may be tempted to skip self-evaluation. There are always plenty of other pressing tasks that need to be done. But, if you don't evaluate yourself, you will miss opportunities for growth. You will be surprised by how much you forget if you don't write your ideas down, and you may end up making the same mistakes repeatedly. Also, you will be surprised at how just a few minutes of critical reflection can help you discover things you would have otherwise not noticed.
Take the time (while you still have it!) to critically reflect on your lesson. It is important to train yourself to be self-reflective/critical and “process” what your experience was. It is the primary way to learn from past experience. After a while, it will become second nature.
Here are some questions to ask yourself after a lesson or activity:
What went well in this lesson? Why?
What problems did I experience? Why?
Was it “child-centered”? Did the lesson and learning activities meet the needs of all the children? How do I know?
What could I have done differently?
What did I learn from this experience that will help me in the future?
It is also helpful to break the lesson plan into its different components:
Preparation and research: Was I well prepared? What could I have done differently?
Written plan: Was I organized? Did the written format work? Is there a better form?
Presentation: What steps did I take to ensure that children were actively engaged throughout the lesson? How clear were my directions? How effectively did I guide children through the learning activities? How could I improve in these areas?
Assessment: Does my method(s) of assessment measure what I want it to? What evidence did my assessment(s) provide about the children’s understanding and skills? What other assessment method(s) could I have used?
Adapted from: http://www.fyreandlightning.org/jsc/SampleLessonPlans/Lesson%20Plan%20Self%20reflection%20and%20Assessment.doc
