One of my biggest New Year’s Resolutions is to make sure that I reflect and blog/vlog more in the moment. I have not neglected the blog that I started. Many thoughts have been in my head and I will take a moment to make about ten posts around the key moments in my practice. A good friend of mine chastised me for not recording my thoughts more often on this very historic event in teaching males of color in an urban public school classroom. I have an I-Phone that does wonders…why not take a moment to record what my thoughts are and revisit when necessary. I shared that I was still having some esteem issues from seeing myself on camera. So, he indicated that I should just audio record and get over myself in regards to self esteem issues when video recording. “It’s not about what you look like, Craig! It’s about the key lessons you learned in teaching that day. Those are the nuggets of truth that the world will look for. “I am working on getting over myself and I have begun to record my thoughts and it has been rewarding. So, one of the biggest tools I would suggest teachers (emerging or seasoned) should do is record and reflect on their practice as often as they can. Everyone should have a “voice memo” or “voice record” tool on their smart phone that you can save and upload and/or email. You can also video journal using a webcam, smart phone, or digital camera as well. At first I thought that it was crazy to sit up and talk to my phone for three or four minutes about my day. However, when I go back and listen to what I was thinking about student interactions, lessons gone right/wrong, or staff events…it provided insight on what I could do differently when some of those same scenarios may show up again. I say…Don’t knock it until you try it. You never know what you will uncover in detecting the nuggets from reflecting! Be Well!
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