Which phase of teaching practice are you in?

According to Peter Kugel (1993), teachers go through five different phases in their didactic development. Sometimes the focus is on yourself as a teacher, sometimes on the content, and sometimes mainly on what students need to learn. By recognizing where you are in your teaching practice, you can discover new opportunities for growth.

Kugel describes five recognizable phases in the development of teachers. They are not intended as a sequence you must follow, but as different ways of looking at your teaching practice. As a teacher, you move between phases depending on your experience, discipline, student group and course design. The early phases mainly concern delivering teaching. The later phases shift towards student learning. Do you recognize yourself in one of these phases?