Reflective Practice for Professional Development: A Guide for Teachers

✍ Scribed by Carol Thompson

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2021
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 153
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Reflective Practice for Professional Development provides an accessible introduction to the theory and practice of reflection. In ten concise chapters it explores how reflecting on experiences can be used for professional development and help progress knowledge and skills.

Using scenarios, questions and stories, the reader is encouraged to apply the content to their own context, demonstrating the importance of reflection in helping us to make sense as well as make the most of our professional experience. Exploring key themes such as the importance of criticality, models of reflection and connections between thought, language and actions, it considers the ways in which reflection can widen perspectives, generate deeper understanding of professional challenges and enhance creativity.

Full of practical tools and approaches for enriching and recording reflections, this insightful book aims to simplify reflective practice for teachers. It is an ideal guide for anyone who needs to build reflection into their practice or their studies.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half Title
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
List of figures
List of tables
Acknowledgement
Introduction
1 Why should we reflect?
2 Learning through practice
3 Models of reflection
4 The importance of critical thinking
5 Defusing the dynamite
6 Tools for reflection
7 Reflection for creativity
8 Joining up the dots
9 Reflecting with others
10 Turning reflection into action
Final thoughts
Appendix: Overview of 5- and 10-minute reflection strategies
Index