Estimated time required to complete module: 20 h
Practice of reflection 1
Much of the work teachers do relies on the practice of reflection. Consider for a moment how often you reflect on the outcomes of your teaching or assessment and how it informs your planning. Numerous educationalists agree that effective teacher education programmes promote critical reflection on practice. (See the Reading & resources tab)
| Guide your student teacher to develop the habit of reflecting on lessons and the outcome of informal and formal assessments. This will add immeasurable value to their teaching experience. |  |
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This course has encouraged you to keep a journal reflecting your mentoring journey. So too, you need to encourage student teachers to keep a reflection journal during the time spent at your school. (See also Module 6.) Urge them to make reflective commentary about daily experiences, what they observe, how they feel about it and what they would do differently. This will help them to form their own teaching philosophy. |
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The significance of reflection is further explored in the next two modules but, if we count how many times the word ‘reflect’ has been used in Module 4 only, it is no fewer than 25 times! Reflection is an inextricable part of developing PCK. |