Reflective Practice
Digging Deeper Into Your Teaching
Moving beyond the basics requires intentional reflection. These resources are designed to help you analyze your impact and evolve your classroom culture.
Podcast: Teacher Talks: The First Lesson With a New Class
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Jamie Thom is a former middle school teacher from Scotland and Co-creator of Beyond Survival: The New Teacher Podcast alongside Colin McGill.
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Jamie focus on the most important lesson of the school year: the first lesson
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He addresses building relationships
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Establishing classroom expectations clearly
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Focusing on the classroom community before the curriculum
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Confidence matters more than perfection
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Be flexible - but have a plan
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Teaching routines through practice
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Setting a positive tone
Ted Talks: It's Not What You Teach, It's What Kind of Teacher You Are
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Gregory Chahrozian is a 20 year veteran teacher.
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He argues that students learn as much from who their teacher is as they do from what their teacher teaches.
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A teachers qualities become part of the "hidden curriculum"—the lessons students absorb through observation rather than direct instruction.
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Students form first impressions immediately
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Students remember teachers more than lessons
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Teachers are role models
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Teachers are like second parents
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Character is contagious
Ted Talks: Empowing Educators for the Global Goals!
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Mareike Hachemer is A German educator and Global Citizenship Education Advocate
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She focuses on teaching real-world problems.
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She makes a shift from traditional teaching to future focused teaching.
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Collaboration is essential
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Education should build global citizenship
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Teachers are facilitators, not just instructors
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Learning should lead to action
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Purpose increases motivation
Teaching Channel Blog: Preparing New Teachers with Real Classroom Video
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This blog was written my the Teaching Channel Team
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The blog provides a video that makes teaching practice visible
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Allows for teachers to notice important moments.
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Supports reflection and educational growth
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Builds confidence before entering the classroom
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Altogether, the blog introduces effective tools for helping new teachers understand what good teaching actually looks like and how to do it themselves.
Article: Teachers’ Perceptions of Teacher–Child Relationships, Student Behavior, and Classroom Management
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This article was written by Haya Kaplan who is an educational psychologist and researcher.
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The article discusses how teachers need more than just technical training
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Motivation is essential for teacher success
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Supportive induction improves retention
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Mentorship should be growth-focused, not evaluated
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School culture plays a major role