McCormick Noticing Blog

This week I noticed how important reflecting on my teaching is. I typically reflect on the day with my mentor after students are dismissed. This helps me to think through what happened and think of different ways I can change for the next day. I also reflected a great deal through Project 3 and Inquiry 2. I can see why it's important to reflect with someone else because it helps to bounce ideas back and forth about different aspects of the lesson that I may not have noticed. I believe I have gotten better about reflecting on the positive and negative aspects of my lessons, whereas before I focused solely on the negatives. I can understand why teachers must reflect on daily lessons and on units as a whole so that they are stepping back looking at the big picture. I find myself wrapped up in what's happening in the lesson, so I'm not thinking about things I can change at the time. I'm working toward stepping back and reflecting on the lesson while it is in motion, so that I can make changes as needed during that lesson. This is a case of me realizing the importance of reflecting on lessons and making necessary changes for the following days lessons.