Diagnostic

Diagnostic Goal: The goal of this diagnostic is have students write 200-250 word reflections on what they believe makes for "good teaching."

Diagnostic Description: Before we write these reflections, we will reflect on a short video. You may decide to respond to the video in your reflection - it's up to you. If you choose to incorporate the video, however, remember this: we are writing in this class towards an audience that is "outside" our class. Imagine yourself writing to another sophisticated LaGuardia student, like yourself, but who is in another class. Therefore, you have to "introduce" the video (and its main ideas) if you incorporate it.

You may also decide to reflect on positive experiences you've had at LaGuardia or other institutions. I only ask that you don't cite specific individuals by name. It will be imperative for you explain why you feel you've encountered good teaching, and how it was done, too. Are there any strategies you've witnessed or participated in that you'd want to repeat yourself?

Finally, you may want to take a few moments at the beginning of your writing to jot down some notes, ideas, and plans for the piece. Do you want to simply write this as a straight reflection? Or is it possible to do some light organizing first, to make this a better read for the reader?