130 likes | 287 Views
Reflective Writing: a tool for generalization of learning in the pre-professional field experience. Brooke Blanks, Ph.D. and Debbie Bays, Ph.D. Sarah Crossett, Jillian Ellis, Katlyn Hundley, Nicole Munson Radford University, School of Teacher Education and Leadership
E N D
Reflective Writing:a tool for generalization of learning in the pre-professional field experience • Brooke Blanks, Ph.D. and Debbie Bays, Ph.D. • Sarah Crossett, Jillian Ellis, Katlyn Hundley, Nicole Munson • Radford University, School of Teacher Education and Leadership • 4th AnnualConference on Higher Education Pedagogy • February 8, 2012
The Model North Carolina Teacher Reflection Cycle Helen Barrett Peter Pappas
Students’ Perspectives What do you recall about our first seminar and the instruction on the reflective cycle?
Student Perspectives How was the reflective cycle and writing to structured prompts different from your previous experiences with reflective writing?
FEedback • Students • What effect did our feedback on your reflective writing throughout the semester have on you? • Did you perceive that supervisors followed up on items from your reflections during their supervisory visits? • Instructors
References • Dewey, J. (1910). How we think. New York: Heath & Co.Moon, J. (1999). Reflection in Learning and Professional Development. London: Kogan Page. Zubizarreta, J. (2004). The Learning Portfolio. Bolton, MA: Anker PublishingZubizarreta, J. (2009). The Learning Portfolio: Reflective Practice for Improving Student Learning, Second Edition.Jossey-BassZull, J. (2002) The Art of Changing the Brain. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing