Self reflection is a great tool to make myself better. Once I know how to teach my students in a way that is meaningful, with understanding that I'm not perfect, then they will begin to learn in new ways. I am a teacher and I may not do it right the first time. But not redoing my lessons will only fail my students. If I can practice good reflection and reteaching, then I can teach my coworkers the same practices.
The QAIT model is a great place to start when it comes to lesson design and instruction.
- Q- Quality of Instruction
- A- Appropriate Levels of Instruction
- I- Incentive
- T- Time
Collaboration is key when it comes to helping others in your building. Once they know the steps to take, I will need to make myself available to guide them along the way. I should be able to show them what I do in my lesson planning to make sure that what they are teaching goes along with the QAIT model. When it comes to teaching, it's easy to just tell but that's not effective. I will need to show them what I'm doing and give examples of instruction following these steps.
When I become a better teacher, then I can help those around me do the same.
Great thoughts on effective instruction! I loved the QAIT model and how everything is interrelated instead of being separate.
ReplyDeleteMost definitely! It makes planning much easier!
DeleteMarissa, I appreciate your emphasizing the importance of collaboration with other teachers. We do feed off each other by sharing great ideas, what's working and not working in our classroom, encouraging each other to try new strategies. It sounds like you're a leader in that category. Kuddos!!
ReplyDeleteCollaboration is so important! We all have the same goal in the end and we need to help one another get there :)
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