ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the value of spending extra time describing a teaching interaction because it helps us notice nuanced details, uncover bias, and, in the process, develop agency. It aims to discover ways to respond to the messy parts of teaching. The chapter introduces the use of critical incidents as a way to deepen reflection and build a bridge to the action of teaching. Video and other means of reflection can help capture the complexities in teaching. While the types of insights may be typical of someone who is just learning to teach, using video as a mediator for reflection jump-starts the process. Video plus time in Description gives teachers a "space" to view and think critically about the challenges and complexities in a teaching interaction. However, by spending extended time in Description with the mediation of video, Konnor was able to see ways to improve and refine his teaching, thus improving and refining his student's learning.
