“In a profession as challenging as
teaching, honest self-reflection is key. That means that we must regularly examine what
has worked and what hasn't in the classroom…”
This year, what has worked and what hasn’t
in your classroom. What will you do differently?
Thus far my rules and expectations along with my methods of carrying out those expectations has allowed for a very painless year in terms of classroom management. Also, my method of grading homework for completion, assessing students' knowledge via weekly quizzes has fared well thus far. Lastly, coaching football has really allowed me to build deeper relationships with students, resulting in better investment on their part.
Challenges have been organizing all the logistics of dealing with absent students. It has been very difficult for frequently absent students to keep up. Also, my lesson execution could be better. Students are not grasping the material as easily as I would have thought. Lastly, I have struggled differentiating my instruction for the different students with different current math levels.
In the future I will create videos when I rehearse my lessons for students that are absent. I will continue to build be skills as an effective instructor. Lastly, I will create plans for students that are way behind in order to give them the base skills necessary to be successful in my class.
