I wanted an experience that would challenge me to analyze and
reflect on my classroom practice.
The findings of this study also suggest that teachers should
reflect on their classroom practices in order to incorporate technology and inquiry into their teaching more effectively.
Professional development programs in which teachers collaborate with other teachers,
reflect on their classroom practices, and receive support and feedback have been shown to foster teachers» professional development (Grossman, Wineburg, & Woolworth, 2001; Huffman, 2006; Loucks - Horsley, Love, Stiles, Mundry, & Hewson, 2003).
The school devotes resources to ensure that teachers have time and opportunity to
reflect on their classroom practice and learn from one another.
In this hybrid role, I have been able to work alongside policy leaders making decisions that impact public education while
reflecting on my classroom practice and representing teachers and students at the state level.
Support meetings in which you will develop action plans, collaboratively plan,
reflect on classroom practice, share ideas and hold each other accountable for implementing what you are learning.
Not exact matches
Perhaps teachers could
reflect on how teaching these skills can be an integral part of their
classroom practices.
Similarly, in a case study of four middle school math teachers who participated in a yearlong series of ten video club meetings to
reflect on their
classrooms, teachers in the video club «came to use video not as a resource for evaluating each other's
practices, but rather as a resource for trying to better understand the process of teaching and learning» in a supportive, nonthreatening setting (Sherin and Han, 2004).
The goal was to establish a program that
reflected the diversity of the field itself, bringing artists, teaching artists, researchers, administrators,
classroom teachers, and out - of - school educators together for a year of study
on the foundational issues that inform all aspects of arts education theory and
practice.
Lenz, LeFors, and the teaching teams at each school spend time every week reviewing student results and sharing
classroom observations to
reflect on and enhance their
practice.
It has made me
reflect on my own
practice in the
classroom and what things i can do better.
Other times, individual teachers might be asked to
reflect on questions tied directly to their personal
classroom practices or goals.
We will focus
on applications to the
practice of education, from
classroom teaching to school leadership, so that we are equipped to
reflect upon and improve our work as educational practitioners, scholars, and activists.
This
reflects the call by government for a more clinical focus
on teacher preparation whereby would - be graduates are required to observe and be engaged in
classroom practices in a systematic and sustained manner with quality teachers; teachers who are identified and upgraded as lead or mentor teachers.
Tech Tales fits into the
classroom agenda by allowing students to
practice language and writing skills, adopt ways to
reflect on the components of a multimedia story, and, most importantly, articulate the lessons of their lives.
Establishing an initiative to transform the way in which schools encourage professional growth by moving from isolated training to training that
reflects directly and positively
on classroom practice can be (in and of itself) a compelling incentive for faculty.
I hope to have the chance to
reflect on my own
practice and leave prepared with a stronger sense of my educational values and how I will convey them in the
classroom.
This research - based program focuses
on the premise of PLAN, TEACH,
REFLECT, APPLY, with teachers examining their own
classroom practice for the goal of student academic success.
This environment appears to have enriched their
classroom learning by providing opportunities to «see» the progressive models of teaching they learn about in their coursework, provided opportunities — unconstrained by the hours of the school day nor by geographic location — to observe,
reflect on, and analyze teaching
practice, and expanded their virtual internship experience by providing multiple approaches to literacy instruction.
Like themselves, their partners were developing their teaching
practice by
reflecting on their progress toward their PDI goal through the use of
classroom video.
After
reflecting on the literature's place in their own situated
practice, teachers should determine if and how these research - based
practices exist in their
classrooms and schools and then try them.
The advantage of capturing video is simple: while teaching, teachers can not stop to
reflect on their
practice, but video enables them to remove themselves from the demands of the
classroom and to step back and examine
classroom events (van Es & Sherin, 2008).
This level of our training encourages teachers to
reflect on, and take greater responsibility for their teaching as well as become more innovative in their
classroom practice.
This level of training encourages teachers to
reflect on and take greater responsibility for their teaching, as well as become more innovative in their
classroom practice.
Participants will
reflect on their own instructional
practice, examining existing units of study or planning new ones that integrate active learning strategies in their blended
classrooms through posing challenge questions, problems, or scenarios in order to develop an authentic project - based learning environment.
Develop a shared language for describing their
classroom practices, a language that helps them
reflect on, monitor, evaluate, and improve what they are doing in their respective
classrooms.
Participants engage in the in - depth study of relevant course materials, establish a training
classroom, do
practice teaching, conduct workshops for teachers and caregivers at their home site, observe in
classrooms and provide feedback to staff, meet with agency administrators to inform them of their progress, and keep a training journal to document and
reflect on their activities.
Unless they are extraordinarily motivated and surrounded with powerful resources, teachers rarely have the opportunity or the time to stay abreast of current educational trends, contribute significantly to professional communities (online, face - to - face, or print), or thoroughly
reflect on their
classroom outcomes and, subsequently, revise their
practice.
(1.2, 2.6, 4.6)
Reflect on the moral and ethical core of your teaching
practice and
on the relationship between your moral / ethical core and your identity and life experiences (TPE 6.1) Collaborate with classmates in professional learning communities (PLCs) to analyze and evaluate the complexities of ethical
classroom teaching in culturally and linguistically diverse school settings (TPE 6.3)
Educators should critically
reflect on their own decision - making
practices as well, whether those affect a
classroom, a grade level, a school, or a community.
The Ohio RESA gives Resident Educators the opportunity to
reflect on their
practice and receive objective feedback, based
on evidence they have chosen, through the submission of a video of their
classroom teaching and written commentary.
They may examine student work,
reflect on their own instructional
practice, and read current research
on best
practices, but most of their discussions focus
on sharing what they do in their own
classrooms.
The teachers also had opportunities to share, discuss, and
reflect on their teaching
practices with other teachers and experts after applying what they learned from the PD in their
classrooms.
This approach provides instances of teaching theory for analysis and examination and allows prospective teachers to study and
reflect on the efforts of existing teachers who have incorporated technology into their
classroom practice.
It supports teachers in understanding: what a
classroom number talk is how to follow students» thinking and pose the right questions to build understanding how to prepare for and design purposeful number talks how to develop fractional reasoning and strategies for operating with fractions, decimals, and percentages PRODUCT PERKS Video Clips: The online video clips provide a visual platform for teachers to
reflect on their current
practices and target essential understandings from their readings.
Preservice teachers who will teach in high - needs schools do need to understand that race, class, and privilege impact their
practice, but the ability to
reflect constructively
on the issue requires being able to survive in a
classroom.
She found the questions
on a
practice exam to be largely unrelated to what she was learning in the
classroom, and this was
reflected in the scores she attained.
Our findings indicate that RCE (a) enriches
classroom learning by providing a view of progressive literacy teaching learned in coursework; (b) provides opportunities — unconstrained by hours of the school day nor by geographic location — to observe,
reflect on, and analyze teaching
practice; and (c) expands students» internship experience by providing multiple approaches to literacy instruction.
This publication highlights a series of video clips in which participants in a recent Reform Support Network convening of the Teacher and Leader Effectiveness / Standards and Assessment Community of
Practice reflect on the work of translating college - and career - ready standards from policy adoption by States to reality in the
classroom.
Again, the purpose is not to evaluate the observed teacher but to give observers a benchmark to
reflect on what works and what doesn't in their own
practice, how they might adapt the strategies they've watched to their own
classrooms, and to brainstorm solutions with colleagues.
In the end, all educators will need
on - going, job - embedded opportunities to
practice,
reflect on, adjust, and enhance their skills in order to ensure that these new formative
practices are working in their
classrooms and with their students.
The project also uses a self - directed weekly reflection tool called the Quick Check, a 10 - minute online survey that helps teachers
reflect on how they are integrating
practices and tracking positive and challenging behaviors in the
classroom.
As African American boys experience a much higher rate of suspensions and expulsions from preschool settings than do other children (Gilliam 2005), these relationship - building techniques are particularly relevant for teachers as they
reflect on their own
practices and biases — especially toward African American boys — in early childhood
classrooms.
The Student booklet consists of 10 modules and is structured with the following features to enhance the program implementation, i.e., (1) Resource sheets for some of the skill - based modules, (2) A
practice exercise to generalize the skills at home and community settings beyond the
classroom, (3) A key message and important points from each module, (4) A rating sheet to describe enjoyment and usefulness of the module, and (5) A skills checklist for students to
reflect on and assess their understanding and skills learnt.
After getting out of the
classroom and
practicing in the real world, come back and
reflect on what worked and didn't work.