Reflective Strategy #2: Sentence Stems

Stemming the reflection

Think of an artifact and reflection you would include in your efolio. Complete the following reflection stems about the sample:

  • This example is…
  • I learned that…
  • I changed my mind about…
  • I was surprised to learn that…
  • I am very proud of this example because…
  • I am not satisfied with this example because…
  • Something I would like others to notice about this example…
  • A question I want to pursue as a result of this example…
  • While it may be true that…
  • On the one hand… yet on the other hand…
  • This was quite possibly due to… Alternatively…

Edit your collection of responses to the reflection stems.  Have a colleague read it through.  How well does it articulate your knowledge and understanding of teaching?

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