Learning outcomes:
This activity is aligned with all of the learning outcomes specific to this module.
How will you continue to learn and grow as a teacher?
This post-reflection entry draws on the teaching portfolio submission you completed at the end of Unit 3. Based on your reflections, try to identify some areas in which the persona, methods, or values that you have described in your teaching philosophy statement seem not to carry through to the materials that you have included elsewhere in your teaching portfolio. For example, although you may profess your dedication to active learning methods in your statement, you might discover upon further reflection that the lesson plans that you have created are not as student centered, and do not promote active learning as much, as you thought. Once you have done your analysis, consider the following questions:
- If you identified gaps between the values expressed in your teaching narrative and the evidence of your actual practice, how will you go about addressing them to make your teaching portfolio even more coherent? How can working on your teaching portfolio be an opportunity not just to tell a story about your teaching, but also to rethink your approach?
- What does it mean to you to be a reflective practitioner? Share your thoughts with your peers in the discussion forums.
- How has the process of self-analysis and reflection in this module and throughout the course shaped the way you view and approach teaching?
Your reflection should not exceed 300 words.