Abstract:- Most Teachers think about their work either before they teach, while they are teaching, or after they have finished teaching a class. While many think this is reflective practice, it really only consist of fleeting thoughts that are based on hunches, intuition, or even some actions that happened in the class.
So much is happening in the classroom during a lesson, though, that teachers
Cannot really know or see all that transpires. Reflective practice means more than fleeting thoughts before, during, or after a lesson; it means examining what you do in the classroom and why you do it. Reflective practice also means thinking about the values related to English language teaching, and seeing if classroom practices are consistent …show more content…
Discussion can be based around scenarios from your own classes.
Ii Using a list of statements about teaching beliefs (for example, pair work is a valuable activity in the language class or lexis is more important than Grammar) you can discuss which ones you agree or disagree with, and which ones are reflected in your own teaching giving evidence from you self- observation. *Read
You may decide that you need to find out more about a certain area. There are plenty of websites for teachers of English now where you can find useful teaching ideas, or more academic article. There are also magazines for teachers where you can find articles on a wide range of topics. Or if you have access to a library of bookshop, there are plenty if books for English Language teachers.
*Ask
Pose questions to websites of magazines to get ideas from other teachers. Or if you have a local teachers association or other opportunities for in-service training, ask for a session on an area that interests you.
Most teachers think about their work either before they teach, while they are teaching, or after they have finished teaching a class. While many think this is a reflective practice, it really only consists …show more content…
Questions to consider may include
Who makes the Curriculum?
And
What and whose values does the curriculum embody?
Why Reflective Practice important?
Teachers may ask why they should reflect on their practice beyond the quick after-class muse, which may lead to perceptions such as “That was a good class!” of “That was a bad class!” or “The students were not very responsive today!” Although these musings may act as a necessary starting point for most teachers, they do not produce any real evidence whether the perceptions they leas to are correct or not. For example, some teachers end class happy because they think it went well. Conversely, they may feel unhappy at the end of a class because they have perceived it to have gone badly and, worse, they spent a good deal of time preparing for that particular class. Some teachers base initial perceptions of their
So much is happening in the classroom during a lesson, though, that teachers
Cannot really know or see all that transpires. Reflective practice means more than fleeting thoughts before, during, or after a lesson; it means examining what you do in the classroom and why you do it. Reflective practice also means thinking about the values related to English language teaching, and seeing if classroom practices are consistent …show more content…
Discussion can be based around scenarios from your own classes.
Ii Using a list of statements about teaching beliefs (for example, pair work is a valuable activity in the language class or lexis is more important than Grammar) you can discuss which ones you agree or disagree with, and which ones are reflected in your own teaching giving evidence from you self- observation. *Read
You may decide that you need to find out more about a certain area. There are plenty of websites for teachers of English now where you can find useful teaching ideas, or more academic article. There are also magazines for teachers where you can find articles on a wide range of topics. Or if you have access to a library of bookshop, there are plenty if books for English Language teachers.
*Ask
Pose questions to websites of magazines to get ideas from other teachers. Or if you have a local teachers association or other opportunities for in-service training, ask for a session on an area that interests you.
Most teachers think about their work either before they teach, while they are teaching, or after they have finished teaching a class. While many think this is a reflective practice, it really only consists …show more content…
Questions to consider may include
Who makes the Curriculum?
And
What and whose values does the curriculum embody?
Why Reflective Practice important?
Teachers may ask why they should reflect on their practice beyond the quick after-class muse, which may lead to perceptions such as “That was a good class!” of “That was a bad class!” or “The students were not very responsive today!” Although these musings may act as a necessary starting point for most teachers, they do not produce any real evidence whether the perceptions they leas to are correct or not. For example, some teachers end class happy because they think it went well. Conversely, they may feel unhappy at the end of a class because they have perceived it to have gone badly and, worse, they spent a good deal of time preparing for that particular class. Some teachers base initial perceptions of their