As I watched the video of myself teaching, it was hard not to cringe; mainly because I don’t like watching myself on camera and I saw certain aspects of my teaching that I need to work on. The students were all gathered on the carpet, and most of …show more content…
Allowing myself to be my own worst critic and identifying the aspects of my teaching that I need to work on and strengthen, is extremely important to my development as a new teacher. This will help me with my edTPA in the Fall in many ways. Mainly because I now know where I need to improve in order to better myself as a teacher. Also, when I film myself in the Fall, I can look back and see if I reached my goal of improving in certain areas. Then, I will be able to pinpoint the other areas I need to focus on and still work on strengthening every other aspect of my teaching. It is never fun watching yourself teach and being your own worst critic, but it has proven to be very helpful and imperative in my development as a