Assessment of Classroom Instruction
4. Teach Class and Collect Data
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Gathering Data while Teaching
This section won't tell you how to teach because that's not within the scope of the assessment suite. But now is a good time to take a step back and think about how you teach. Below is a list of questions to start with:
While you're teaching, you'll also be gathering data. After this process is complete, you'll be ready to move to the next section: Analyze the Data
| Reflective Break: How Routine Are You in Your Teaching? |
- Have you ever gone into a class to teach without any preparation? If yes, why did you do this and how did the class go?
- Do you usually (or ever) follow routine ways of teaching?
- Are you aware of any routines in your teaching?
- Do you start your classes the same way each time?
- Do you end your classes the same way each time?
- Do you stand or sit in the same place each class?
- Do you call on the same students to answer questions?
- Do you tell the same jokes in different classes?
- Do you keep the same materials year after year and coninuously use them in your classes?
- When was the last time you actively looked for new materials for your classes?
- Do you think teachers should follow routine in their teaching and use of materials? Why or why not?
- When was the last time you stopped for a moment and questioned why you were doing what you were doing in the classroom?
Source: Farrell, T.S.C. (2004) Reflective Practice in Action: 80 Reflection Breaks for Busy Teachers. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. p. 15
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