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Create a Journal Entry. Think about a “successful” class you recently taught. Create a journal e ntry about this class. What was taught? How was it taught? How was it received? Record any student interactions. Students, Curriculum and Faculty. Improving and leveling student
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Create a Journal Entry • Think about a “successful” class you recently taught. • Create a journal entry about this class. • What was taught? • How was it taught? • How was it received? • Record any student interactions.
Students, Curriculum and Faculty • Improving and leveling student • Bridge programs • Placement testing • Learning Communities • Curriculum • AMATYC’s New Life • Carneige’ Quantway and Statway • New Mathways Project
Students, Curriculum and Faculty • Faculty • Need to take time to reflect • Each of the instructors were asked to look closely at what they were doing in the classroom and to figure out how they could do it better
Reflective Practice • Coaching circles of 6 mathematics faculty • Log classroom activity weekly • Comment on 2 other faculty member’s log • Post a video of classroom activity monthly • Comment on video post • Midterm and end of term reflect on pattern
Tagging Journal Entries • 10 themes with 31 tags • Represents current pedagogical approaches. • Focus on your teaching practice. • Common language for faculty interactions. • Created from an analysis classroom practices. • Creates an accurate picture of your class over time.
Audience Participation • Take out your journal entry • Tag one or two of your statements with an appropriate tag
Audience Shares • Share you Classroom Activity Log • Share how you tagged this activity
Reflective Practice to Improve Instruction Kristin Good kegood@wccnet.edu Doug Mace Doug.Mace@Kirtland.edu