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Outlines and lead ideas for video reflection
Teaching Video Reflection
1. Instructional Context
The context for this instructional sequence consists of…. (cite number of students, grade level, age, subject being taught, length of class and frequency that it meets)
Relevant characteristics of this class that influenced the selection of this instructional sequence include….
I chose this lesson because….
Relevant background information is…. (cite only DIRECTLY RELEVANT information; this should not take much space in your reflection)
Another feature of my teaching context is my room…. (describe RELEVANT physical aspects of room)
I am provided with an annual budget that…
In this lesson, I demonstrate technology use by…
Cite any other RELEVANT information needed to understand the video and cite EVIDENCE
2. Planning and Teaching Analysis
My instructional objectives for this lesson are…
These goals are appropriate for this class because… (cite specific evidence why these objectives are appropriate for this specific group of students; demonstrate detailed knowledge of your students and provide evidence)
One way I demonstrate knowledge of my students in the video is by …. This helped my students by….
I demonstrate outstanding knowledge of my arts discipline in this lesson by… I further use my knowledge of arts history, aesthetics, and creativity by…
Student learning in this video segment is demonstrated by…
I established and maintained a healthy and safe environment by...
I fostered an equitable learning environment by…
I ensured that students received adequate individual attention while encouraging them to be independent thinkers by…
Particular interactions that I had with groups or individual students that resulted in the acquisition or reinforcement of arts learning include:
The assessment strategy that I use in this lesson to help students reflect on their progress and move forward with new understandings is….
My reason for using this assessment strategy is…
This assessment strategy benefitted students by… This assessment strategy is useful for me as an instructor because… Using this strategy, I learned the following about my students...and I will use this information by….
3. Reflection
My students met/did not meet the goals of this lesson as evidenced by….
Add further reflections; use the following list of prompts as a guide.
Reflective Writing Prompts
1. Personal reaction to experience
2. Reflection occurs after an experience or teaching situation
3. Is based on analysis
4. Reflection is a tool for assessing your own level of competence
5. What is important about what I have learned?
6. What did I learn about myself?
7. What did I learn about my students?
8. How will this action affect future instruction
9. How will you use what you have learned from experience to improve your instruction in the future?
10. How did the evidence make you more aware of the Best Practice?
11. What did you learn about yourself professionally regarding this practice?
12. What did you learn about yourself in terms of developing cognitively-based creative skills in your students?
13. What did you learn about yourself in terms of developing aesthetic comprehension in your students?
I would/would not change this lesson because… This is significant because…. I will use this experience in the future by…
1. Instructional Context
The context for this instructional sequence consists of…. (cite number of students, grade level, age, subject being taught, length of class and frequency that it meets)
Relevant characteristics of this class that influenced the selection of this instructional sequence include….
I chose this lesson because….
Relevant background information is…. (cite only DIRECTLY RELEVANT information; this should not take much space in your reflection)
Another feature of my teaching context is my room…. (describe RELEVANT physical aspects of room)
I am provided with an annual budget that…
In this lesson, I demonstrate technology use by…
Cite any other RELEVANT information needed to understand the video and cite EVIDENCE
2. Planning and Teaching Analysis
My instructional objectives for this lesson are…
These goals are appropriate for this class because… (cite specific evidence why these objectives are appropriate for this specific group of students; demonstrate detailed knowledge of your students and provide evidence)
One way I demonstrate knowledge of my students in the video is by …. This helped my students by….
I demonstrate outstanding knowledge of my arts discipline in this lesson by… I further use my knowledge of arts history, aesthetics, and creativity by…
Student learning in this video segment is demonstrated by…
I established and maintained a healthy and safe environment by...
I fostered an equitable learning environment by…
I ensured that students received adequate individual attention while encouraging them to be independent thinkers by…
Particular interactions that I had with groups or individual students that resulted in the acquisition or reinforcement of arts learning include:
The assessment strategy that I use in this lesson to help students reflect on their progress and move forward with new understandings is….
My reason for using this assessment strategy is…
This assessment strategy benefitted students by… This assessment strategy is useful for me as an instructor because… Using this strategy, I learned the following about my students...and I will use this information by….
3. Reflection
My students met/did not meet the goals of this lesson as evidenced by….
Add further reflections; use the following list of prompts as a guide.
Reflective Writing Prompts
1. Personal reaction to experience
2. Reflection occurs after an experience or teaching situation
3. Is based on analysis
4. Reflection is a tool for assessing your own level of competence
5. What is important about what I have learned?
6. What did I learn about myself?
7. What did I learn about my students?
8. How will this action affect future instruction
9. How will you use what you have learned from experience to improve your instruction in the future?
10. How did the evidence make you more aware of the Best Practice?
11. What did you learn about yourself professionally regarding this practice?
12. What did you learn about yourself in terms of developing cognitively-based creative skills in your students?
13. What did you learn about yourself in terms of developing aesthetic comprehension in your students?
I would/would not change this lesson because… This is significant because…. I will use this experience in the future by…
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