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Teacher journaling is a page after the period, not a literature review
After a lesson, write three short notes: what the class did, which learner or group needs another opportunity, and what you will try next. A dated entry helps connect today’s observations with tomorrow’s preparation.
Practical teaching guide, updated September 2026. Use the examples to discuss lesson preparation, classroom observations and follow-up with your teaching team.
What to write
The competency you meant. The check you closed — or did not. One learner or group still grey. One change small enough to run on Monday. Date the entry. A week of those pages is more useful than a seminar on “pedagogical mindfulness.”
Using the guide in your school
Use a notebook or private teaching journal for a short reflection alongside the lesson plan. Keep the entry focused on what you observed, the feedback you gave and one change to try.
Beside the scheme
If the week already lives in Workspace — plan, register, formative marks — the journal is the private margin. Lesson planning is the public page. Mentorship is when someone else reads the margin with you.
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Tags CBC Kenya · Kenya teachers · Lesson planning
After the period
Write it while the lesson is still warm.
The scheme is the week. The notebook is the next try. Workspace holds the evidence both of them need.
