Posts tagged ‘reflection’
Reflections on delivering a CPD session: two
I am an occasional teacher on the Cambridge DTE(E)LLS course, where over the 18 months I deliver 5 sessions around CPD & reflective practice. On the first course I was given the (slightly tongue in cheek) nickname of Cathy ‘reflection’ Clarkson. I really wanted to give the trainees a good experience of the importance of being a reflective practitioner, something that I didn’t experience myself on the ITT.This week was the last of these 5 sessions, where we review CPD activities undertaken, reference these back to their action plans and consider possible future CPD activitiesCritical Incident Questionnaire
Through taking part in the #fslt12 MOOC, I read Heli’s post on Brookfield (http://helistudies.edublogs.org/2012/05/24/stephen-brookfield-inspires-me/) which led me to his critical incident questionnaire (http://stephenbrookfield.com/Dr._Stephen_D._Brookfield/Critical_Incident_Ques… and I used an adapter version of this in this session. Read more ►
Reflection on delivering a CPD session: one
I am an occasional teacher on the Cambridge DTE(E)LLS course, where over the 18 months I deliver 5 sessions around CPD & reflective practice. On the first course I was given the (slightly tongue in cheek) nickname of Cathy ‘reflection’ Clarkson. I really wanted to give the trainees a good experience of the importance of being a reflective practitioner, something that I didn’t experience myself on the ITT.
This week was the last of these 5 sessions, where we review CPD activities undertaken, reference these back to their action plans and consider possible future CPD activities
Reflection using the Conscious Competencies model http://changingminds.org/explanations/learning/consciousness_competence.htm Read more ►
As a new tutor to the PTLLS roles, responsibilities and boundaries
As a teacher I have several roles, I am a guide, a facilitator, an assessor amongst other things. As a ‘teacher-as-learner I’m a reflective practitioner and delivering a class relating to the five aspects of the teaching cycle has led me to writing this post. Read more ►
emoderating – Block 4
Reflections on formal observation of my ESOL class
I’m reasonably pleased with how the class went today. Pinching the warmer off Sam was a good move as it set the topic of the class, which was to review the words the ss have been bringing in every week. It was also a good introduction for the new student to the group as she got to look at all the new words on the board as well as an opportunity to chat with the other ss to find out why they chose their 3 words. Recording the feedback onto the WB also provided a reference point throughout the lesson, which helped to stress four main aspects to ‘knowing’ a new word (meaning, spelling, pron, usage). Read more ►
Characterists of an Expert Teacher
I recently attended an opening speech for a new room at college where teachers can go specifically to undertake CPD activities. On the whole I thought it was an ok opening speech, a little academic and not enough practical examples to be truly inspiring, but the general themes about teaching and learning and the role of trialling new things and having space to reflect on them were linked well the importance of giving teaching space and time for CPD.
3 characteristics of an expert teacher: ( I can’t remember the name of the researcher from this, but I think it was concluded from statistical data, so as someone who leans more toward qualitative research it was a surprise to hear this.)
- A high degree of challenge
- Fast and frequent feedback
- A deep understanding of teaching and learning