PSI Reflection on Goals

REFLECTING ON LEARNING -- PSI

INQUIRY QUESTION:
How can my teacher presence and confidence impact engagement and overall learning of my
students?
Reflection at Midway Point

Achievements: In Progress: Future Considerations:

I’ve been doing a great I should continue working on my Work on letting my personality show
job at being prepared ‘teaching persona’ and having fun throughout my lessons. Even if I’m
for my lessons, despite with the experience; if I’m having teaching topics that I am unfamiliar
being unfamiliar with fun, so should my students. with, I need to make sure I’m doing
the subject manner enough preparation before hand to
(math and science), ‘sell it.’
and I’ve felt confident
anticipating/answering
student questions.
Reflection at End of Term:
I think I’ve made a lot of progress throughout this semester. Although I still have room to grow, I’ve
come a long way. When teaching my health lessons during the second half of my practicum, I found
my ‘niche,’ so to speak. I’ve been able to have a lot of fun with the material and with my students. I
feel very confident teaching this topic and I think it shows. I can tell how engaged my students are
with these lessons, and I largely attribute that to my preparedness and confidence. Teaching the
way I would if I were not being evaluated seems to have helped.

REFLECTING ON LEARNING -- PSI

INQUIRY QUESTION: How can classroom management impact student learning in my classroom?

Reflection at Midway Point

Achievements: In Progress: Future Considerations:

I’ve been continuing I need to make sure that my My TA suggested writing names
to work on my students are being accountable for down on the board as a ‘strike one’
classroom their actions in the class, or else and adding a check mark beside
management whatever I do to manage the class their name if I have to talk to them
technique, and I’ve will not work. again. Once there is a check mark
been taking my TA beside their name, that means they
feedback into owe me a recess. I will do this in the
account. I’ve been future and see how it works.
doing a good job at
scanning the room
continuously,
noticing students
who are doing
something they
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shouldn’t be.
Reflection at End of Term:
I have made huge strides in my classroom management throughout this term. I got into the habit of
continuously ‘looking up’ and around the room to take inventory of what my students are up to. I’m
always trying to be cognisant of how I’m standing when I’m teaching; facing them and angling my
body so that I’m turned away as little as possible. At this stage, I am very happy with my ability to
manage a classroom.