SEVEN
The Teaching Session Concludes
The After-Action Review
Teachers improve not only by being conscious of what’s taking place in their classrooms in real time but by reflecting on what took place. It’s a question of sifting the gold from the stream of consciousness. To that end, I’m going to share my stream of thoughts after I leave the classroom. As you’ll see, it’s a crowded stream.
After Class
As the period ends, I begin to feel good about the overall ebb and flow of the class session. Collectively, we made progress in the learning process, but why do I feel good about it? What’s the evidence that it was a good class, other than that it’s over?
In the session, I highlighted the difference between espoused values and enacted values. ...
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