Becoming a reflective teacher is a career-long commitment to never being "finished." As Dr. Marzano’s research suggests, the most effective teachers are those who remain perpetual students of their own craft.
Dr. Marzano emphasizes that we are often "blind" to our own habits. To become truly reflective, he suggests two primary tools: Becoming a Reflective Teacher Dr. Robert J. Marzano.pdf
How do I engage students, establish rules, and build relationships? Becoming a reflective teacher is a career-long commitment
Becoming a Reflective Teacher is a foundational work by Dr. Robert J. Marzano that serves as a professional development roadmap for educators seeking to move from competence to mastery. Marzano’s central premise is that teaching is an incredibly complex act, and the only way to navigate this complexity is through systematic, data-driven reflection. Marzano emphasizes that we are often "blind" to
Watching yourself teach is often a humbling but transformative experience. It allows you to see student reactions and your own body language that you might miss in the heat of the moment.
Marzano’s work often references the "New Art and Science of Teaching" framework, which organizes instructional strategies into categories designed to answer specific questions about student learning. A reflective teacher uses these categories to audit their practice:
Collect student work, assessment data, or observation notes to prove that the change in teaching led to a change in learning. The Ultimate Goal: Student Achievement
