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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">As the semester comes to a close, we encourage you to take some time to reflect on your teaching experiences over the last months. It
may be helpful to document your thoughts and feelings before the break and then revisit your notes as you plan for the new semester.</span></div>
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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Below are a set of guiding questions you may find useful.*</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What surprised you about your course this semester?</span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What about your teaching experiences this semester brought you pride or joy? Name your greatest successes or accomplishments (any size, big or small).</span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What were your biggest challenges (again, any size!) in your teaching this semester?</span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What did you notice about pace and timing? Where did you or your students need more time on concepts, readings/other materials, activities and/or assignments? Where
did you or your students need less time?</span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What aspects of your course (e.g. topics, materials, assignments) do you intend to keep on your syllabus in the future? Why?</span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What aspects of your course (e.g. topics, materials, assignments) do you intend to change? Why?</span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What helped you to keep up your energy and engagement with your courses and your students this semester? What else would have been helpful? Are there resources
you need to be better supported in your role as a teacher?</span></li></ul>
<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">If you would like to talk through any questions or other issues that your reflections raise, please contact CETLL at
<a href="mailto:CTLOnline@qc.cuny.edu" id="OWA723c6024-f8d7-5028-febb-93332414963c" class="OWAAutoLink" title="mailto:CTLOnline@qc.cuny.edu" data-loopstyle="linkonly">
CTLOnline@qc.cuny.edu</a>.</span></div>
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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">*Guiding questions adapted from materials produced by
<a href="https://www.montclair.edu/faculty-excellence/teaching-resources/reflective-practice/collect-information-about-your-teaching/end-of-semester-reflection/" id="OWAff7a27c3-5a51-e85a-c5a4-9f061bd6f09b" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.montclair.edu/faculty-excellence/teaching-resources/reflective-practice/collect-information-about-your-teaching/end-of-semester-reflection/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly">
Montclair State University Office for Faculty Excellence</a></span></div>
<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Additional suggestions for
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/16/learning/10-ideas-for-reflecting-at-the-end-of-the-school-year.html" id="OWAc6cb43c2-675e-5307-98e3-8f0d20ee4085" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/16/learning/10-ideas-for-reflecting-at-the-end-of-the-school-year.html" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly">
end-of semester reflection</a></span></div>
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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For additional suggestions and reminders for wrapping up the semester, please visit CETLL's
<b><a href="https://www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/end-of-semester-checklist/" id="OWA004a124d-087f-41d2-a8ed-f994d2feb05e" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/end-of-semester-checklist/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly">End of
the Semester Checklist</a>.</b></span></div>
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will be hosting a </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>pre-semester Syllabus Review and Revision co-working session on January
18 from 10:00 am-2:00pm</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">. More details to come. </span></div>
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