Reflection as a Teaching Superpower ft. Sally Haughey

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Sally’s Book!

Sally’s Reflective Practices:

“The Big Red Book”

Each child has 20 pages with pictures and notes on them.

Sticky notes

Diary of the children

Personal and deeply meaningful level

List each child in your class before bed at night.

Is there one you always forget? If so, that’s a child you need to make a note to pay attention to.

Sally’s end of the day reflection in a notebook or can mentally just review:

Which students stood out?

Who captured my attention?

What was missing or was needed?

What worked well?

What do I need (to prepare) for tomorrow or next week?

2. Passion and love are what matters to kids and what they remember.

3. Send family reflection form every 6-8 weeks (or whatever intervals work for you) as a check-in!

Some ideas of what to include on the form: “What did your child talk most about this week/month?”, “Any other concerns or celebrations?”

Reflections on Distance Learning:

Distance learning is like learning a new instrument; “Never forget who you are; you’ve just been given a new instrument.” -Sally

Think to self: “I am the expert, I am passionate and my failure doesn’t touch that.” - Sally

It’s OK to fail, make mistakes, and put yourself out there; this is new territory and you’re doing a great job!

Reflect on what worked and what didn’t after each Zoom call with your class.