Developing reflective practice : a guide for beginning teachers

Developing Reflective Practice......Page 2
Contents......Page 8
Notes on contributors......Page 10
Foreword......Page 14
Preface......Page 16
Acknowledgements......Page 24
List of Abbreviations......Page 26
1 What can reflective practice mean for you . . . and why should you engage in it?......Page 28
2 How do you become a reflective professional?......Page 48
3 Who do you think you are . . . and who do you think you will be as a teacher?......Page 66
4 How consciously reflective are you?......Page 82
5 How does your teacher identity fit in with the culture of teaching and the organization?......Page 96
6 Identifying and mapping your complementary support systems: who are your partners in reflection?......Page 118
7 How can you use reflection to develop creativity in your classroom?......Page 134
8 Are you a fatalist or an idealist?......Page 154
9 Frameworks to make small changes with big impact: how can detailed reflection improve your practice?......Page 172
10 How can you make the best use of feedback on your teaching?......Page 192
11 How can you overcome constraints to enhance reflective practice?......Page 214
12 How can e-reflection help develop your practice?......Page 228
13 ‘Reflection, reflection, reflection, I’m thinking all the time, why do I need a theory or model of reflection?’......Page 244
14 Taking the longer term view: how can reflective practice sustain continuing professional development?......Page 262
Appendix 1 QTS standards summary......Page 278
Appendix 2 Grade criteria for the inspection of initial teacher training 2008–11......Page 286
Appendix 3 Using progression grids for staged feedback......Page 294
Appendix 4 Action plan for augmenting mentor support......Page 298
Glossary......Page 300
References......Page 308
Index......Page 320