Episode 44: How Self-Reflection Makes You a Great Teacher

#44 How Self-Reflection Makes You a Great Teacher

Today’s topic is something that I feel has helped me significantly when it comes to having a long and successful career as a special education teacher. We hear so often about the burnout rate and how hard being a special educator can be but we rarely hear about the things that teachers intentionally do to keep them going day after day, week after week and year after year.

I’m a sucker for a good quote and one that I like and aspire to is “We do not learn from experience…we learn from reflecting on experience.”- John Dewey

Now I hit on this topic in episode 37 so you can tell that it is definitely something that I think is highly important….and that is Reflection. Reflection is a core component of effective continuing professional development and is key to becoming a skilled teacher.

A teacher’s ability to reflect on what, why and how they do things, and to adapt and develop their excellence in teaching is the one quality above all that makes a great teacher.

 Today’s guest is Jenny Walmsley from Little Learners, Big Feelings and we dig in a little deeper into this whole reflection piece of the puzzle and Jenny gives us a breakdown of the questions to ask yourself when reflecting and then what to do with that information after you have it.

Together, Jenny and I discuss...

• What is self-reflection to you
• The importance of being a reflective teacher
• Why reflection is so much more important after this year’s challenges
• How to reflect and what are different options for different teachers
• How to take action on something you reflected on

Well let us know where we can find you and learn more from you…

Mentioned in the Show...
What's Your Special Educator Superpower Quiz
The Intentional IEP Summer PD Series

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