What is your personal assessment of the survey instrument? As I stated after I complete the survey instrument originally it was a very beneficial instrument which allowed me to see what area I need to grow in. Now that I am near the end of this course I can see how I have grown as a reflective practitioner as a classroom teacher. Furthermore, I have had an opportunity to critic myself and to make changes so that I can maximize who I am as a reflective practitioner. When I compared the first survey to this survey it has shown how much I have developed from the beginning of this course to now. “I have learned to recognize pattern where I did not recognize them before. I know develop long-term plans and not just adjusts teaching practices with current situations but I plan for those situation now.
Results of the 1st Survey:
Which level had the most frequent tallies, most sometimes tallies, and the level that had the most infrequently tallies? After completing the survey these are my results: Level 1: Pre-Reflection: Frequent – 0, Sometime – 3, Infrequent – 11; Level 2: Surface Reflection: Frequent – 2, Sometime – 7, Infrequent – 2; Level 3: Pedagogical Reflection: Frequent – 6, Sometime – 8 and Infrequent – 0; and Level 4: Critical Reflection: Frequent – 8, Sometime – 6, Sometimes- 0.
a. Level 4 – had the most frequently tallies showing that I am more of a critical reflection. b. Level 3 – had the most sometime tallies showing that I am sometime a pedagogical reflection. c. Level 1 – had most infrequently tallies that showed that this is the area that I am least like as a classroom teacher.
Results of the 2nd Survey:
Level 1: Pre-Reflection: Frequent – 0, Sometime – 5, Infrequent – 9; Level 2: Surface Reflection: Frequent – 3, Sometime – 7, Infrequent – 1; Level 3: Pedagogical Reflection: Frequent – 11, Sometime – 3 and Infrequent – 0; and Level 4: Critical Reflection: Frequent – 14, Sometime – 0, Sometimes- 0.
a. Level 4 – had the most frequently tallies showing that I am still more of a critical reflection.
b. Level 2 – had more sometimes tallies showing that I am not surface reflection.
c. Level 1 – still had more infrequently tallies that showed that this is the area that I am least like as a classroom teacher.
Assess your progress on the three indicators you chose in Week 1.
The three indicators that I have choose in week 1 to focus on are as following: 1. Challenges assumptions about students and expectations for students. – Level -4. I sometime struggle with what I believe about student and what they can do therefore, I sometime fail to push them to their maximum potential. 2. Has commitment to continuous learning and improve practices. – Level -3. It is the areas that I struggle the most with and it has cause me great issues in my professional career at times. 3. Modify teaching strategies without challenging underlying assumptions about teaching and learning. – Level 2. I find that there are few time that I want to deal with challenges therefore, I am often stuck in a certain mode, which also cause me the not want to flexible when I need to be. As I move near the end of this course I see where I have moved from infrequent and sometime to become more frequent in these areas to become the type of practitioner that I have strive to become.
Discuss what actions led to this progress, what actions may have hindered it, and what you will do to progress further.
The actions that led to this progress is constantly looking at my style of reflecting and working in the areas that need immediate and constant change. There were times when this was not easy because when you have been teacher for several years you tend to get in a mode of not wanting to change to better yourself. However, I was my realization of completing this master degree that revealed that so many things has changed since the first day I walked into my classroom to this current time. Even more so with me going from an Elementary teacher to a middle school teacher to an alternative school teacher that made me realize that it is not a one size fit all but I must be flexible every day because I encounter different students.
