CHP 16- Reflection

How has this course help you consider the positive and negative outcomes of the approaches you use in the classroom? How are you going to continue reflecting on your practice during the upcoming school year?

CHP 15- Standardized Tests

How can I use the test results from my students' standardized tests to inform my classroom instruction and curriculum? Should I use test score information to change my instruction and curriculum? Why or why not? How do I feel about being required to use this information for changes?

CHP 14- Assessment

How am I using assessment in my classroom? Am I making regular checks of my assessment practices to ensure that I am being fair to all my students? Am I utilizing other teachers as fairness checks? What can I do to make the assessments in my classroom more effective?

CHP 13- Management (answer several of the following)

What steps am I taking to prevent classroom problems? Am I reinforcing appropriate behavior? Am I creating activities that keep the students engaged and allow me to maintain control of the classroom? Am I making sure that I am able to observe all of my students at any given moment? Do I remain calm when behavior problems occur in the classroom? Am I able to address the problem without embarrassing any student in front of his/her classmates? Am I making an effort to work with the student to resolve the problem?

CHP 12- Meeting Student Needs

Am I taking into account the lower needs of my students (physiological, safety, belongingness and love, and esteem)? What am I doing to ensure that my students are in an environment that is conducive to learning and self-actualization? How can I better address this objective?

Chapter 11- Approaches to Instruction

Many approaches to teaching can be useful to me as a teacher. How can I use technology to further support my instructional approaches? How can I incorporate technology into the classroom in ways other than as a reward or a word processing mechanism?

Chapter 10- Constructivism

Am I taking advantage of situations that allow students to construct their own learning? What steps have I taken recently to incorporate constructivist approaches? What steps can I take in future lessons?