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    This document reflects on a lesson taught using the principles from "The 12 Touchstones of Good Teaching". The teacher found that focusing on why certain activities and texts were chosen, rather than what, led to more effective student learning. Using the touchstones as a daily checklist improved classroom time, student motivation and engagement, and growth in literacy and thinking skills. Setting goals with students based on pre-assessment data increased student ownership over learning and motivation to improve. The touchstones also helped the teacher provide more meaningful feedback to deepen student learning rather than just evaluate work.

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    This document reflects on a lesson taught using the principles from "The 12 Touchstones of Good Teaching". The teacher found that focusing on why certain activities and texts were chosen, rather than what, led to more effective student learning. Using the touchstones as a daily checklist improved classroom time, student motivation and engagement, and growth in literacy and thinking skills. Setting goals with students based on pre-assessment data increased student ownership over learning and motivation to improve. The touchstones also helped the teacher provide more meaningful feedback to deepen student learning rather than just evaluate work.

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    This document reflects on a lesson taught using the principles from "The 12 Touchstones of Good Teaching". The teacher found that focusing on why certain activities and texts were chosen, rather than what, led to more effective student learning. Using the touchstones as a daily checklist improved classroom time, student motivation and engagement, and growth in literacy and thinking skills. Setting goals with students based on pre-assessment data increased student ownership over learning and motivation to improve. The touchstones also helped the teacher provide more meaningful feedback to deepen student learning rather than just evaluate work.

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    Runninghead:LESSONREFLECTION

    LessonReflection
    CarolannaTraver
    OTL502LearningTheoriesandModulesofInstruction
    ColoradoStateUniversityGlobalCampus
    NellaB.Anderson,PhD
    April30,2016

    Runninghead:LESSONREFLECTION

    LessonReflection
    Learningandusing
    The12TouchstonesofGoodTeaching
    byGoodwinandHubbell
    definitelyhasmadeapositiveimpactonmyinstructionandonmyinteractionswithstudents.
    AsIcreatedthelessonplanforthisunit,Ibecamemoremindfulandintentionalaboutthe
    whysandlessaboutthewhats.Inotherwords,Iwasbetterabletoprioritizetheactivities
    andtextsIchosebasedonhowthosethingswouldimpactstudentlearninginsteadofdoingthe
    sameoldthings,readingthesameoldtexts,justbecausethatiswhathasbeendonebefore.
    Usingthetouchstonesdailyasadoconfirmlist,hasalsohelpedmeusetheclassroomtime
    moreefficiently,keptmystudentsmoremotivatedandengaged,andhasledtogrowthintheir
    literaryandthinkingskills.
    Atthebeginningofthisunit,Igavethestudentsaquickpretestasaformative
    assessmentoftheirskills.Isharedtheresultsofthatactivitywiththestudents,andtheysetclass
    goals(aswellasindividualgoals)basedonthedata.Theirdiscussionwasverythoughtful.
    Theyconsideredwhatwouldbechallengingbutstillrealistic.Aftertheyfinishedthereaders
    theaterproject,wereevaluatedthedatatogether,andtheyrealizedtheyhadalreadymetoneof
    theirgoals.Theclasshadshownexcellentgrowthintheirannotationskills.Theydiscussedhow
    byinteractingwiththetextthroughannotationandthroughturningthestoryintoaplaymadeit
    mucheasiertounderstandthethemesofthenarratives.Bymeetingonegoal,theyweremore
    motivatedtocontinueworkingtowardtheothertwogoals.
    Aftertheyturnedintheirfinalessayprojects,Icollectedthedataandcreatedagraph.
    Thestudentscomparedtheresultswiththeirformativeassessmentdataandwereexcitedtofind

    Runninghead:LESSONREFLECTION

    thattheyhadnotonlymettheirclassgoals,butexceededthem.Itemtwoin
    The12Touchstones
    ofGoodTeaching
    states,Iensurestudentssetpersonallearningobjectivesforeachlesson.
    (2013)Ihavenotusedthisstrategyoftenenoughinthepast.Observingthestudentsduring
    theirgoalsettingdiscussionsandthenduringtheirreflectiondiscussionsmademeveryawareof
    howsignificantthisstepistostudentmotivationandengagement.Ithelpedthemfocusandtake
    ownershipoftheirownlearning,whichgavethemintrinsicincentivetoputoutmoreeffortand
    digdeeperintotheirlearning.
    Anotherwaythetouchstoneshaveimprovedmyteachingisbyhelpingmeunderstand
    thatfeedbackisatooltodeepenlearningandencourageeffort,nottojustpraiseorevaluatea
    studentandhis/herwork.IwasmuchmoremindfulofthewayIwasgivingstudentsfeedback,
    andInoticedthatcreatedachangeinthewaystudentsgaveeachotherfeedbackaswell.During
    theirconferences,theywereaskingeachotherquestionstoimproveorclarifymeaninginsteadof
    justsaying,Yeah,itsgood.Thatwasexcitingtoobserve!
    Unfortunatelyitiseasyforeducatorstogetintoarut,andIfeelthatthiscourseandthe
    texthavegottenmeunstuck.Iamexcitedtokeepusingthetouchstonesdailyduringmy
    planningandmyreflectionstohelpmebeabetterteacher,thekindmystudentsdeserve.

    Runninghead:LESSONREFLECTION

    References
    Hubbell,E.R.,&Goodwin,B.(2013).
    The12touchstonesofGoodteaching:Achecklistfor
    stayingfocusedeveryday
    .Alexandria,VA:ASCD.

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