The Rutgers Alternate Route Program
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Lesson Reflection Sheet
Self-reflection is a form of professional development. It requires you to think back on the lesson and
consider what you would do differently. Your reflection should consider all elements of the lesson,
beginning with the planning process and overall classroom environment.
Please answer the following questions to guide your reflection:
1. What went well in this lesson? Why?
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2. What problems did I experience? How can avoid these same problems in future lessons?
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3. How did I connect the content to students’ interests? How did I check for student
understanding? What engagement strategies from the teacher toolkit did I use? How did I
leverage technology?
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4. What did I learn from this experience that will help me in the future?
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