Learning through Feedback and Refection !

Reflecting on anything is great and teaching is no different. Reflecting on our work allows us to realize not only what we did wrong, but also things that we did well. If we never reflect back on what we did, nothing will ever change. Even though self-reflection is great it is also nice to get and receive refection from our peers. throughout the course I was constantly reflecting on my peers work. I really enjoyed the format that we used for feedback. We would always think of three pluses( stuff that we liked) and also one wish ( a recommendation). I think that this was a great format because it is always important to tell student's or really anyone what they did well. That should always be the main focus. 

I think it was great practice providing our peers with feedback because this is something that we need to do as teachers.

This is picture of feedback that was provided to me by one of my peers on a lesson for my artifact bag

This is a picture of feedback that I provided to one of my peers on her lesson of artifact bags !
We both used the 3 pluses and a wish format for my feedback.  

Teachers -

 I recommend trying this feedback format with your own students ! 

Before this course I always struggled with giving constructive feedback. Throughout the semester, I had a lot of experience with giving constructive feedback and this is essential for being a teacher. I was never quite sure what to say, I would always feel bad saying something negative. But I have learned that it's actually not a native thing, but a positive thing because they it helps them to improve their work. The same goes for providing students with feedback. Below, I posted some tips for providing students with both positive and constructive feedback. 

Another thing I found very helpful was when planning lessons to create reflection questions to look back on after you finish teaching a lesson. This was very useful and something that I will definilty   use  in future when creating lesson plans. Reflecting back on my planning will help me to create better lesson plans and carry out more effective instruction. 

I loved this picture of cycle that depicts the process of planning, teaching, and reflecting and how they all flow into each other !

I have also learned so much from the feedback provided from my peers and Dr. Smirnova. I definitely believe that this has helped me grow as a teacher.  I have learned so much about reflection this semester and I am very grateful for that.