Reflections/Research

After feeling overwhelmed with all the data collecting I have decided to try streamlining the process a bit. I am doing daily reflections, rating myself on a scale of 1-5 and I am giving my students exit cards that also have a rating on them. The rating cards ask "How do feel?". I didn't want to be specific because I want their honest feelings about how they feel at the moment they get the card. I want to see if there are certain days students feel better or worse. I am also looking to see if the majority feel a certain way. For the reflections I am doing a free write before/after I get done teaching. What I have learned so far is that I am nervous before I teach and sometimes I am a bit scatter brained! After I teach I tend to over analyze and focus on the negative. I am trying to change my perspective and outlook to a more positive one. I am going to continue doing this and tweaking it, to find a system that works for me.