what is reflective practice
approach that enables professionals to understand how they use their knowledge in practical situations and how they combine action & learning in a more effective way
why use reflective practice
-reflective instructions are effective instructors
what are the 3 kinds of questions reflective practitioners ask
- is what i am doing effective? are students learning
- is what I’m doing aligned with research to research - based theory
- is what i doing aligned with my teaching philosophy, values and beliefs
reflective questions about learners
- how effective was my lesson
- did i maximize time on task & academic learning time
- did learning occur
- what could be done different
- how can i keep students engaged & interested
- what should i do next
reflective questions about research and researched based theory
- is what & how I’m teaching aligned with research or researched based theory
- is there body of research to support the strategies and type of instruction
- what more can i learn
reflective questions about your values and philosophy
- is my lesson and teaching practices aligned with values
- is is it consistent with what i believe to be the purpose of education in our society
- is it consistent with my education philosophy
what is taxonomy of reflection
creating - what should i do next
evaluating- how well did i do
analyzing - did i see any patterns in what i did
applying - where could i sue this gain
understanding - what was important about it
remembering - what did i do
what are the 6 types of reflection questions
- remembering
- understanding
- applying
- analyzing
- evaluation
- creating
