In striving to become a master teacher, reflection is important. In wanting to be the best teacher I can be, I am always looking for ways and ideas to better instruct my students. In my 7 years of teaching, I look back and have started the reflection process but never have taken it to deeper levels. Being able to look back, process, and explain why things happened and then make necessary changes will continue to improve my teaching. I feel like I am constantly reflecting on how lessons went, what I could improve in to make it more valuable next time but I do not reflect in ways that the article suggests. Being able to ask the questions what happened, why did it happen, what might it mean, and what are the implications for my practice are questions I truly never dove into.
I feel one of the biggest barriers for me is time. Often, I find myself busy with a variety of school related things as well as trying to stay prepared for the coming weeks of school that I feel little time to take a breath and sit down and relax. If I do have the opportunity, I find myself being engaged in another activity where I am not able to truly reflect about my teaching. I end up committing myself to too many things that I do not take the time that I need to reflect on my practice.
In order to overcome my barrier, I need to schedule time weekly or monthly to sit down and make the time for reflection. If it is something I find truly valuable, I should be able to schedule it into my plans and make time to do it. With all of my committments, time is my biggest obstacle that I need to overcome.
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