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The Reflective Teacher

KNR 364: Senior Seminar in Physical Education Teacher Education. The Reflective Teacher. An ongoing process engaged in by effective teachers

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The Reflective Teacher

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  1. KNR 364: Senior Seminar in Physical Education Teacher Education The Reflective Teacher

  2. An ongoing process engaged in by effective teachers “The physical education teacher understands the importance of being a reflective practitioner and its contribution to overall professional development and actively seeks opportunities to sustain professional growth” (National Standards for Beginning Physical Education Teachers, 2003) Reflection

  3. Reflective Cycle

  4. Help you to bridge the gap between being a student of teaching and being a teacher of students Help you to manage the complex nature of teaching in schools Help you to learn from your experiences Purpose of Reflection

  5. Reflective Framework for Teaching in Physical Education (RFTPE)

  6. Teaching skills and methods Reflecting on past experiences and applying new technical knowledge to better understand the situation Technical

  7. Contextual level of reflection Occurs as a reaction to a problem that comes up in your class that is unexpected Situational

  8. Dialectical Level Refers to social constructions (race, SES, gender, etc.) Sensitizing

  9. Describing: What happened? Justifying: What did you do and why? Critiquing: How did it go? Three steps in RFTPE

  10. Tsangaridou & O’Sullivan, 1997 What did they do? What did they learn? So what? The Role of Reflection in shaping physical education teachers’ educational values and practices

  11. Micro reflection: day to day practices • Pedagogical issues • Content • Social issues • Ethical and moral issues • Macro reflection: informs practice over time • Subject matter issues • Societal concerns • Contextual issues Types of Reflection

  12. Teaching context and experiences were the biggest catalysts for reflection Teachers’ values about education served as the foundation for reflection Conclusions

  13. Micro reflection helped teachers to fine tune their teaching Reflection is an essential component of professional development Experience can lead to professional development only if it is accompanied by reflection Implications

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