Reflecting on Your Professional Learning

(Note: This post was created as a continuation of the post "Professional Growth for (New) (Math) Teachers", but it is general enough to apply to any recently professional learning experience.)

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How do you reflect after a professional learning experience?

You might begin by responding to a few good questions, like: 

• How has your thinking changed? 
• What is important for you to remember from the experience? 
• How does what you learned align with your personal goals?
• Who else needs to learn this?

That last one is huge! If you have a blog, consider writing a post so that your learning becomes public and permanent.

If you don't have a blog, maybe it's time to start one? If so, help is available.

Here are two nice options for framing a written reflection:

Option 1: What, So What, Now What?

• What have you learned?
• So what? How will that impact your practice? 
• Now what? What do you want to learn next?

Option 2: Mirror the Reflecting Conversation structure from Cognitive Coaching.

• How did it go?
• How do you know?
• Why is that so?
• How did you grow?
• How did this help you know?

Hey, congratulations on your new learning!
Now... what's next for you?