Description
For your Final Reflection in this course, I would you to would like you to pull up your Initial Reflection and re-read what you wrote at the beginning of the semester. Use your Initial Reflection as a touch point of reflection to talk about about what has changed as a result of your experiences in this course in terms of yourself, your heart, you knowledge, and about your beliefs about teaching and learning
Remember– these are your reflective thoughts about you as a health teacher now that you have learned more about teaching, and teaching health. There are no “right” or “wrong” answers to the questions below. You are simply capturing in writing what has changed since the beginning of the semester. You are describing who you are and what you believe at this moment in time by reflecting back on any changes you may make in your approach to teaching and learning for children’s health as a result of your experiences in this class.
Note: The instructions for this exercise are written to be intentionally broad. This exercise is intended to provide you the freedom to deeply reflect on what emerges as most significant and important to you. The hope is that you will write for your own benefit — not for a grade, and not for the intent of seeking a particular response from me. I intend to respectfully meet you where you are at now as an student, a learner and an emerging educator. As you read these prompts, note they are written as if you are already a teacher! Think of yourself as a health education with your own classroom. Who will you be now as a teacher? How will you teach? Picture yourself in the role of educator, armed with all the new knowledge and understanding you have worked hard to achieve this semester, and answer the following prompts
Why – Discuss the changes for each of the following
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Why do you believe teaching is important? What has changed about your answers since the beginning of the semester?
Has your preferred path of teaching changed? Why or why not?
What – Discuss the changes for each of the following:
What has changed about your objectives for being and becoming a teacher?
What do you now believe about the essential emotional skills of a teacher?
What do you now believe are essential skills a teacher needs for providing positive feedback and engaging with students?
What are the most significant things you have learned about building classroom activities and assessments?
What are the most significant things you have learned about classroom management?
How – For each of the prompts below, discuss what has changed about your answers between now and what you wrote at the beginning of the semester. Describe specifically why or why not; how or how not change has occurred.
How will you make decisions about your content; about what to teach?
How will you make sure your objectives achievable and relevant to the current requirements for health education?
How will you create a path for your students to achieve your learning objectives? How will you know if the learning objectives are being met?
How do you believe that negative evaluation of student performance should be done?
How will you solve problems in teaching? How will you teach your students to solve problems?
How do you want to make a difference in the lives of your students?
How do you think you can make health education for children better?