Greater focus on
encouraging teacher reflection captured in guiding questions that highlight the need for inquiry cycles.
Not exact matches
Teachers can follow up by building
reflection time into their classroom practices, having students journal about or talk in circle about tough situations they face, and
encouraging students to think deeply about their values and life goals, for example.
Written by a
teacher for
teachers, Teach Like a Pirate is an easy - reading, well connected series of pedagogical stories, provocations and strategies designed to
encourage critical self -
reflection and development of own practice.
PBL changes a
teacher's traditional role through framing the learning, helping students develop ideas, consulting as they revise, and
encouraging feedback,
reflection, and authentic presentations.
When they insist that ideas like school choice, performance pay, and
teacher evaluations based on value - added measures will themselves boost student achievement, would - be reformers stifle creativity,
encourage their allies to lock elbows and march forward rather than engage in useful debate and
reflection, turn every reform proposal into an us - against - them steel - cage match, and push researchers into the awkward position of studying whether reforms «work» rather than when, why, and how they make it easier to improve schooling.
Teachers Observing
Teachers Sparks Discussions, New Ideas Looking for a way to
encourage more collaboration and
reflection among his staff, principal Terry Bradley worked with university professors to implement peer walk - throughs.
In turn, PD offers a potentially meaningful space to immerse
teachers in experiences that
encourage their ongoing
reflection.
Teacher leaders must engage teachers effectively, eliciting their thinking, and encouraging the kinds of reflection that advances teacher underst
Teacher leaders must engage
teachers effectively, eliciting their thinking, and
encouraging the kinds of
reflection that advances
teacher underst
teacher understanding.
From my work with
teachers, I found that these are some of the critical teaching strategies that support students to become assessment - capable learners: Provide time for student
reflection on their learning Involve the students in developing success criteria & rubrics for their own assessment Let students assess their own work & measure this against
teacher judgements Provide feedback &
encourage students to set goals from this assessment Be explicit about what learning progressions look like &
encourage students to use these to set their own learning goals Provide opportunities for students to achieve goals through attending
teacher - led or peer - led clinics And celebrate goals when they are achieved!
He believes
reflection is at the heart of a principal's practice and
encourages school leaders,
teachers, and students to focus on personal leadership in order to create optimal conditions for learning to take place.
Not surprisingly, Betty became disappointed in the lack of participation from her fellow first - year
teachers and eventually ranked the tool least likely to
encourage meaningful
reflection on her teaching.
Data collected from the interviews, surveys, videotapes, and online transcripts were analyzed to explore the effectiveness of the three technology tools for eliciting and
encouraging beginning
teacher reflection leading to improvement of teaching practice.
Videotaping teaching episodes to
encourage reflection is not a new practice in preservice
teacher education (Lambdin, Duffy, & Moore, 1997; Wedman, Espinosa, & Laffey, 1999).
To give instruction and support on creation of an electronic portfolio to
encourage the first - year
teachers»
reflections on their experiences and knowledge.
Portfolio development gained popularity during the study as
teachers began to realize how it might
encourage reflection over time.
Familiarity with technology may support preservice
teachers» engagement with reflective practice,
encouraging preservice
teachers to focus on the
reflection created rather than the form of technology used.
This study was designed to explore technology as a tool for eliciting and
encouraging beginning
teacher reflection, in an attempt to address what technologies could be used and under what conditions they can be used effectively.
An identical analysis was applied to ascertain which technology tools
encouraged the beginning
teachers to engage in
reflection for improvement of their teaching practice.
The potential for technology use to influence
reflection in specific ways
encourages teacher educators to consider the integration of
reflection and technology as an area for further study.
In the following study, the preceding three technology tools were introduced to a group of 10 new
teachers as a means of exploring their use for eliciting and
encouraging reflection on their beginning teaching experiences.
These portfolios
encourage preservice
teachers to develop robust tools for learning, communication, and
reflection to capture the complexities of teaching (Wolf & Dietz, 1998) and to facilitate students» responsibility as active learners in the learning process (Courts & McInerney, 1993).
As reported in this study, beginning
teachers were
encouraged to engage in
reflection through the use of these technology tools, often leading to improvements in their teaching practice.
Which of the three technologies (videotaping teaching, online discussions, and portfolio development) is most effective for eliciting and
encouraging meaningful
reflection among the beginning
teachers?
Exploring technology as a tool for eliciting and
encouraging beginning
teacher reflection.
Electronic portfolio development, online discussions, and videotaping teaching are three technology tools that may
encourage reflection on teaching as it naturally occurs in a beginning
teacher's practice.
The integration of technology into reflective practice, however,
encourages teacher educators to consider the role of technology in preservice
teacher reflection.
The rubric paints an in - depth portrait of
teacher practice that is designed to
encourage professional self -
reflection, with assists from principals asking: «Where do you see yourself now?
Teachers will learn how to use technology with students to
encourage self
reflection.
Jessica shares her
reflections from participating in «Move Beyond Satisfactory: Rally to Unite for Excellence» and
encourages teachers to continue sharing...
Also in the book are «Reflect on the
Teacher» questions to encourage your reflection on the information presented about the fictitious teacher in each c
Teacher» questions to
encourage your
reflection on the information presented about the fictitious
teacher in each c
teacher in each chapter.
Each week, I responded to the preservice English
teachers»
reflections, offering a different perspective,
encouraging new understandings, and providing support as necessary.
Despite its many benefits,
reflection is a relatively uncommon professional practice (Gelter, 2003), suggesting that more must be done at the university level to
encourage preservice
teachers to take reflective practice with them into their future classrooms.
Modifying the informal
reflection assignment to require the use of these less familiar forms of technology would extend the preservice English
teachers» interactions with technology, in general, and provide specific experiences with a different medium that might
encourage future experimentation in the classroom while supporting the development of preservice
teachers» TPACK during university preparation.
Different forms of technology that support individual ways of engaging in
reflection may
encourage preservice English
teachers to expand their understanding of reflective practice beyond the rigidity often associated with university
reflection.
Word was more likely to be seen as
encouraging formal language in
reflection entries, as the preservice
teachers» responses explained: «I maybe talked more formally than I would have if it was handwritten,» «My
reflection was more «formal» because of the Word format,» and «I think it made me more conscious of my spelling / grammar and made me pay attention to make sure my writing was proper.»
She is strong in supporting
teachers,
encouraging reflection, and providing feedback and ideas that are relevant to classroom application.
In addition, preservice
teachers are
encouraged to develop their instructional activities collaboratively (and use collaborative online tools to facilitate the process) and are required to complete a blog (using a resource such as http://www.blogger.com or http://www.edublogs.org) to document the design process and to record their
reflections on the implementation of their activities.
Pope and Golub (2000) have suggested several guiding principles specific to English
teacher preparation for instructional technology integration, including (a) introducing different technologies that support both instructional and pedagogical goals; (b) reinforcing that
teachers should know how to effectively model the use of technologies to their students; (c) addressing how to evaluate technologies for instructional purposes; and (d)
encouraging reflection and evaluation on instruction with and without technologies.
The coach then descriptively captures information from the class, and then the coach
encourages reflection from the
teacher.
Strengths: Realistic assessment of a
teacher's current practice; quicker to organize than other cycles; lighter preparation load for
teacher and coach;
encourages personal
reflection on practice.
Realistic assessment of a
teacher's current practice; quicker to organize than other cycles; lighter preparation load for
teacher and coach;
encourages personal
reflection on practice.
Joan Isenberg and Mary Jalongo
encourage teachers to use
reflection with play to help students identify their learning and build on it in future opportunities to play.
No matter what the skill level of the
teachers involved, Handbook for Qualities of Effective Teachers will encourage a new level of self - reflection and better focus efforts to develop the kind of teaching skills that make a positive difference in the cl
teachers involved, Handbook for Qualities of Effective
Teachers will encourage a new level of self - reflection and better focus efforts to develop the kind of teaching skills that make a positive difference in the cl
Teachers will
encourage a new level of self -
reflection and better focus efforts to develop the kind of teaching skills that make a positive difference in the classroom.
After giving praise,
teachers should
encourage students to take advantage of this opportunity to offer a chance for
reflection
As you work with a
teacher, you not only model behaviors, you model your stance, your beliefs or perspective about teaching and learning, and you
encourage reflection.