Stephen, Journals are very helpful, but also very personal in that any way that you want to track your thoughts and comments is perfectly satisfactory. For instance, sometimes I'll stumble on a new or different way to explain something. I may jot that down. Some days are routine with not much to note. Other days, my observations about how my class went, why students were or were not engaged, situations I had to deal with, equipment that was or was not working, thought or ideas about improvements -- pretty much, anything out of the ordinary is what is most meaningful as you reflect at some point down the road. Barry Westling