El Dorado Hills Jiu-Jitsu Helps Kids Learn Through Reflective Teaching

     At El Dorado Hills Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu we are constantly looking for different ways to make a difference in our teaching. Our kids jiu-jitsu class is one which we have constantly studied, reviewed, and changed over and over. One method of teaching we have recently implemented in our teaching is the concept of Reflective Teaching.
     Reflective Teaching is a universal teaching concept that can be applied to all teaching situations. It was a concept our Instructor Eliot Kelly studied while working towards his graduate degree in Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language and SFSU. In reflective teaching, the teacher takes some time at the conclusion of a lesson to evaluate their performance and the students performance to see what went well and what did not go well. The process is not finished there. In reflective teaching, the teacher looks to understand why things went well and why things did not go well. Understanding the why leads to deeper self understanding for the teacher, and eventually lead to better teaching in the future. Reflective teaching also requires the instructor to think about what they would have done differently if they were to teach the lesson over again. Following this process of reflective teaching not only allows the teacher to see what went wrong and what went well, but also helps the teacher develop new strategies to better their teaching style.
     At El Dorado Hills Jiu-Jitsu we perform this task on a weekly basis among our instructors, always looking to enhance ourselves and inspire the student to be their very best. How did the students react to the instruction? Were they all paying attention and continuously engaged? Did they get a workout? Was their mind equally engaged as their body was? Did they have fun? What did they learn from the explicit and implicit instruction? What have they retained? How did I correct their mistakes? How did I praise them? How did I motivate them? How did I check their retention? Was my explanation clear? This list goes on.... One method we have incorporated is in recording our live instruction on film. Doing so allows the instructor to look back on the video and see what they may have not noticed during the lesson. Looking back on a video taped lesson give the instructor to actually watch their lesson as though they were a student.
     This is our commitment to our students at EDH Jiu-Jitsu. Continued growth and development towards excellence!

EDH Jiu-Jitsu 

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