Questions to ponder for the reflective essay

Some questions to reflect on for micro-teaching (and teaching in general):

1. How easy/difficult was it to translate the script (i.e. lesson plan) into a live performance (i.e. the lesson)?
2. To what extent did my “stage persona” influence the success of my performance as a teacher?
3. Did I pitch my lesson tasks/activities at a level that was appropriate for some or most - or even all - of my students?
4. To what extent did I achieve my stated learning outcomes with (most of) my students?
5. What unstated or unexpected learning outcomes did my lesson achieve?
6. Could I have achieved more with less in this lesson?
7. How do I ensure that the learning outcomes (knowledge, skills, and dispositions) of my lesson endure or are “internalized”?
8. What did I find particularly challenging about facilitating classroom discussions?
9. Were my questions effective in eliciting students’ higher-order thinking (i.e. analysis, application, synthesis, evaluation)?
10. Was my questioning technique effective in eliciting students’ higher-order thinking?
11. Did I provide (most of) my students sufficient wait time to come up with thoughtful answers to my questions?
12. To what extent did I try to provide students with feedback that was both encouraging and challenging?
13. How would I better prepare my students to develop habits of higher-order thinking?
14. Were students given opportunities to evaluate each other’s thoughts, opinions, and answers? 
15. Why were some of my students disengaged with the lesson? Were these reasons within my “locus of control”?