Ask students to reflect on what could have done differently when a class or project doesn’t go well in order to work together to improve future coursework.

Goal:
  • Help students recognize how they could change their behavior to be more successful.
  • Improve your teaching practice and the course.
Reason:
  • Working with your students to improve your class with validate their perspectives and create a better learning environment.
Action:
  • When something doesn’t go well, have an open discussion with students about how it could have been improved.
    • Admitting things you could have done differently can model for students how to reflect on their own actions.

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