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Reflection...
is essential for our growth as teachers. Over the past two years, Patrick and I have experimented with various ways of reflection on our practice. For us, individual journals, dialogue journals, and conversations form the basis for our growth.

Individual Reflection

Dialogue

Entry 1 (March 2005):

It was an interesting feedback session today because this way of doing things just sort of emerged... (read more)

Reflections

Entry 2:

So I think back again to co-teaching and co-planning. It is time consuming, it is hard and it is not my top priority...(read more)

Regents Pressures

Following Questions

Entry 3:

We started doing narrative progress reports with students...(read more)

Seeing Students

Entry 4 (April 2005):

At the end of class today we had an amazing moment...(read more)

Dialogue Journal (January 2005)

O.k. so I have been in your 9 th grade class for 3 days now and I feel we have a much better working report in that class than we do in our 11 th grade class. So why is it working with the 9 th graders and not working as well with the 11 th graders? (read more)

Entry 5:

There are times when I am frustrated with the process I have different expectations of students, I hear different things and realize that I need to take a step back to breath and let go of control....(read more)

 

Entry 6 (June 2005):

Thoughts on the year...(read more)

 
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