{"id":265,"date":"2024-10-23T11:44:30","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T15:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.umaine.edu\/citl-ta-guidebook\/?page_id=265"},"modified":"2025-01-16T11:59:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T16:59:35","slug":"reflecting-on-and-improving-teaching","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/citl-ta-guidebook\/reflecting-on-and-improving-teaching\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflecting on and Improving Teaching"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id265_bde4b1-c0{margin-top:-20px;}.kb-row-layout-id265_bde4b1-c0 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id265_bde4b1-c0 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id265_bde4b1-c0 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:80px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:75px;padding-bottom:65px;grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 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.kadence-column265_5362b7-8d{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column265_5362b7-8d{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column265_5362b7-8d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column265_5362b7-8d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kadence-column265_5362b7-8d, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column265_5362b7-8d:not(.specificity){margin-top:-15px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column265_5362b7-8d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_5e5675-eb, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_5e5675-eb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_5e5675-eb\"]{font-size:32px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_5e5675-eb mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_5e5675-eb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_5e5675-eb\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_5e5675-eb img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_5e5675-eb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_5e5675-eb\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_5e5675-eb, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_5e5675-eb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_5e5675-eb\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_5e5675-eb, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_5e5675-eb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_5e5675-eb\"]{margin-top:0px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading265_5e5675-eb wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_5e5675-eb\">Reflecting on &amp; Improving Teaching<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_91f7e0-5b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_91f7e0-5b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_91f7e0-5b\"]{font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_91f7e0-5b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_91f7e0-5b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_91f7e0-5b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_91f7e0-5b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_91f7e0-5b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_91f7e0-5b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading265_91f7e0-5b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_91f7e0-5b\">Pause for a moment and think back to your most recent teaching experience. Did the class activity go as you expected? Did students meet the stated learning goals? Could this activity be modified for use in different courses? Asking yourself such questions helps you to reflect on your teaching practice, a key part of improving teaching.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_ad96b1-51, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_ad96b1-51[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_ad96b1-51\"]{font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_ad96b1-51 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_ad96b1-51[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_ad96b1-51\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_ad96b1-51 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_ad96b1-51[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_ad96b1-51\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading265_ad96b1-51 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_ad96b1-51\">Improving teaching is an iterative process that cycles between teaching, reflecting, and modifying. 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.kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:20px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px;}.kadence-column265_9a00f3-bc > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column265_9a00f3-bc > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column265_9a00f3-bc > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column265_9a00f3-bc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:stretch;}.kadence-column265_9a00f3-bc > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column265_9a00f3-bc{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column265_9a00f3-bc{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column265_9a00f3-bc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:stretch;}.kadence-column265_9a00f3-bc > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:#e5f0f9;}.kadence-column265_9a00f3-bc > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column265_9a00f3-bc{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column265_9a00f3-bc{align-self:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column265_9a00f3-bc{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column265_9a00f3-bc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:stretch;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column265_9a00f3-bc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:stretch;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column265_9a00f3-bc{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column265_9a00f3-bc{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column265_9a00f3-bc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:stretch;}.kadence-column265_9a00f3-bc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:stretch;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column265_9a00f3-bc inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_c2ee6e-86, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_c2ee6e-86[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_c2ee6e-86\"]{text-align:left;font-size:32px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_c2ee6e-86 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_c2ee6e-86[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_c2ee6e-86\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_c2ee6e-86 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_c2ee6e-86[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_c2ee6e-86\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading265_c2ee6e-86 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_c2ee6e-86\">Critical Thinking<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_9392ab-50, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_9392ab-50[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_9392ab-50\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_9392ab-50 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_9392ab-50[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_9392ab-50\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_9392ab-50 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_9392ab-50[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_9392ab-50\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading265_9392ab-50 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_9392ab-50\">Push yourself to analyze all aspects of your teaching. What elements of a class or unit went well? Can you identify&nbsp;<em>why<\/em>&nbsp;a particular concept seemed more difficult for students to learn than you expected? Did issues with technology or materials take attention away from the learning experience? Ask yourself these questions from various perspectives \u2013 think about your own experience preparing and leading an activity as well as how the students may have perceived that activity. Weighing your own time investment against the benefit for students may help you develop learning activities that maximize student learning while being manageable for you to plan. Also consider how elements of the classroom culture may be shaping the learning environment. For example, if you have a small group of students that dominated a discussion, in the future you could design an alternative discussion (such as a chalk-talk) that intentionally engages quieter students.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_e66e33-5f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_e66e33-5f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_e66e33-5f\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_e66e33-5f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_e66e33-5f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_e66e33-5f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_e66e33-5f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_e66e33-5f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_e66e33-5f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading265_e66e33-5f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_e66e33-5f\">Critiquing your teaching may be especially difficult when processing classes that did not go as planned. However, keep in mind that identifying the weaknesses of a particular activity can help them go more smoothly next time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column265_c391f5-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:20px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px;}.kadence-column265_c391f5-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column265_c391f5-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column265_c391f5-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column265_c391f5-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column265_c391f5-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column265_c391f5-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:#e5f0f9;}.kadence-column265_c391f5-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column265_c391f5-a1{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column265_c391f5-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column265_c391f5-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column265_c391f5-a1 inner-column-2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_126644-da, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_126644-da[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_126644-da\"]{text-align:center;font-size:32px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_126644-da mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_126644-da[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_126644-da\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_126644-da img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_126644-da[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_126644-da\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading265_126644-da wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_126644-da\">Recording your reflections<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_8ffa8b-51, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_8ffa8b-51[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_8ffa8b-51\"]{text-align:center;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_8ffa8b-51 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_8ffa8b-51[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_8ffa8b-51\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_8ffa8b-51 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_8ffa8b-51[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_8ffa8b-51\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading265_8ffa8b-51 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_8ffa8b-51\">When developing your reflective practice, aim for consistency. This will help you track your teaching improvements over time. Scheduling a time each week to write about your teaching practice will help reflection become a habit. You can also experiment with various platforms for recording your teaching \u2013 you could use a physical journal, digital writing apps, or notes written directly on teaching materials like handouts or class outlines.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-265_e9a880-b4 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-265_e9a880-b4 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#e5f0f9;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-265_e9a880-b4\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column265_77667b-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:20px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px;}.kadence-column265_77667b-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column265_77667b-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column265_77667b-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column265_77667b-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column265_77667b-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column265_77667b-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:#e5f0f9;}.kadence-column265_77667b-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column265_77667b-67{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column265_77667b-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column265_77667b-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column265_77667b-67 inner-column-2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_194b1f-c5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_194b1f-c5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_194b1f-c5\"]{text-align:center;font-size:32px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_194b1f-c5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_194b1f-c5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_194b1f-c5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_194b1f-c5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_194b1f-c5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_194b1f-c5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading265_194b1f-c5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_194b1f-c5\">Developing a Reflective Practice<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_a382f4-63, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_a382f4-63[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_a382f4-63\"]{text-align:center;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_a382f4-63 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_a382f4-63[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_a382f4-63\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_a382f4-63 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_a382f4-63[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_a382f4-63\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading265_a382f4-63 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_a382f4-63\">Reflecting on your teaching will help you improve throughout your career. However, developing a reflective practice that will allow you to make targeted modifications for future improvement is a skill in and of itself. Key elements of a reflective practice include critical thinking, consistency, and a strategy for planning future improvements. The work that you put into developing a reflective practice can become part of your teaching portfolio, or the documentation that you use to demonstrate the effectiveness of your teaching for use in promotion and job applications.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1ZY_q8HRCpMeXxnOBx_V5B6wEs1te_dJ2rvM_wbiyMk0\/edit?usp=sharing\">See here for more information on what resources can help you document your teaching practice.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id265_27ab43-59{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:30px;}.kb-row-layout-id265_27ab43-59 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id265_27ab43-59 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id265_27ab43-59 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:24px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id265_27ab43-59{background-color:#082e58;}.kb-row-layout-id265_27ab43-59 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id265_27ab43-59 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-top:24px;padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id265_27ab43-59 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id265_27ab43-59 alignfull kt-row-has-bg um-UMSingleBlueAccentInfoBox wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column265_04bd23-b8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:20px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px;}.kadence-column265_04bd23-b8 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column265_04bd23-b8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column265_04bd23-b8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column265_04bd23-b8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column265_04bd23-b8 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column265_04bd23-b8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column265_04bd23-b8{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column265_04bd23-b8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column265_04bd23-b8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column265_04bd23-b8 inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_55b957-82, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_55b957-82[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_55b957-82\"]{text-align:center;font-size:32px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_55b957-82 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_55b957-82[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_55b957-82\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_55b957-82 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_55b957-82[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_55b957-82\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading265_55b957-82 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_55b957-82\">Planning Future Improvements<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_cbede3-3d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_cbede3-3d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_cbede3-3d\"]{text-align:left;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_cbede3-3d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_cbede3-3d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_cbede3-3d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_cbede3-3d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_cbede3-3d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_cbede3-3d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading265_cbede3-3d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_cbede3-3d\">The next step in improving your teaching is applying what you have learned to future lessons. After going through your general reflection, write out specific goals and a tangible strategy that will help you meet each goal. When designing these modifications, make sure that your teaching goals and approaches for meeting them are in alignment.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_7f5b15-55, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_7f5b15-55[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_7f5b15-55\"]{text-align:left;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_7f5b15-55 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_7f5b15-55[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_7f5b15-55\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_7f5b15-55 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading265_7f5b15-55[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading265_7f5b15-55\"] 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