The Gut-Level Teacher Reflection

The end of the year is here and I am sure that the last thing you want to think about is school.

This is a great time for you to grow as an educator. Now that the year is complete is important for you to reflect on your year while it is still fresh in your mind. You can remember those assignments that students struggled with. You know where in your classroom things are because your classroom hasn't been overhauled and cleaned yet. You can remember more or less what went really well this year and what you want to improve on next year.

One of the best reflections I have found is called The Gut-Level Teacher Reflection from the Cult of Pedagogy. It's a simple five question survey that pinpoints what your strengths of the year were and areas you want to improve on as an educator.

My favorite component of the reflection is walking around this years classrooms and finding those areas that make you uneasy. Each teacher has a go to area for putting those papers that you'll one day file. Or those resources that you'll one day use. Jennifer, the creator of Cult of Pedagogy, encourages you to find these spaces and acknowledge their existence.

I like to think of this reflection as a great way to start planning for next year. I am able to identify what is most important to me and my classroom. I plan to work on school work in the latter part of summer and will use this reflection to create a plan of action when organizing and planning for the next school year.
 
For an audio version of this file check out:
 http://www.cultofpedagogy.com/gut-level-reflection-questions/

To download the reflection visit:
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/FreeDownload/The-Gut-Level-Teacher-Reflection-1429271