{"id":63200,"date":"2022-02-23T16:01:51","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T23:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ctl\/?p=63200"},"modified":"2026-02-12T17:01:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T00:01:55","slug":"teaching-excellence-through-mindful-reflection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ctl\/blog\/2022\/02\/23\/teaching-excellence-through-mindful-reflection\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Excellence Through Mindful Reflection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Did you just complete your annual evaluation and struggle to provide evidence for your commitment to teaching and your teaching effectiveness?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWe do not learn from experience\u2026we learn from reflecting on experience.\u201d<\/em>&#8211; John Dewey<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright wp-image-63201\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4608\" height=\"3456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ctl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/390\/2022\/02\/nick-morrison-FHnnjk1Yj7Y-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"Image of a laptop, notebook, and coffee mug on a table at a coffee shop\" class=\"wp-image-63201\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by Nick Morrison from Unsplash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As Boise State moves toward a greater focus on teaching quality and evidence of teaching effectiveness, reflective teaching is a critical tool in developing a continuous quality improvement, or professional development, plan. This interactive workshop helped participants define reflective teaching, develop strategies for &#8220;self-observation,&#8221; and begin to develop tools and strategies for thinking about their teaching and their teaching effectiveness. Participants left the session with a completed reflection, a second in-process, and a reflective teaching plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This workshop built on the works of Brookfield, Danielson, Fink, Kolb, and our own Framework for Assessing Teaching Effectiveness (FATE).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1PgKJqDGPRPsuvD-3Qws_kMm_XC2nlkfgpglXl9ScIWk\/copy\">Workshop Reflection Tools<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Intentional teaching reflection can help you have more great days and fewer not-so-great teaching days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Get into the habit of reflecting on your work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Think about when you avoid reflection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify what you are good at<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Structure your process across the evaluation period<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make the most of professional development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep your portfolio up-to-date<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Familiarize yourself with the evaluative criteria<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ctl\/initiatives\/implementing-a-framework-for-assessing-teaching-effectiveness-ifate\/\">Show what you have learned<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, follow-up with a <a href=\"mailto:CTL@BoiseState.edu\">CTL<\/a> consultation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-references\">References<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.lww.com\/jcehp\/Abstract\/1998\/18040\/Critically_reflective_practice.1.aspx\">Brookfield, Stephen. Critically reflective practice. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions; 1998;18,4; pg. 197.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powells.com\/book\/-9780787960551\/1-13\">Fink, L Dee. Creating Significant Learning Experiences. Josey-Bass. 2013<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/87567555.2021.1909528\">Shawn R. Simonson, Brittnee Earl &amp; Megan Frary (2021) Establishing a Framework for Assessing Teaching Effectiveness, College Teaching, DOI: 10.1080\/87567555.2021.1909528<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-written-by\">Written By:<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shawn Simonson<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you just complete your annual evaluation and struggle to provide evidence for your commitment&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2704,"featured_media":63201,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3074,122],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archive","category-t-r-e"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Teaching Excellence Through Mindful Reflection - 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