Reflective Practice In Education

The role education should serve in society today is to help develop students into unique individuals. As I read “A Homemade Education” by Malcolm X, I grasped a better understanding of racism in America and felt fired up to continue fighting the unequal system we live in. Throughout my high school career, I read many different books about the history of racism and articles regarding modern day racism. I quickly found interest in the Black Lives Matter movement and I will continue to stand by it for the rest of my life. It is vital for young people to take in the information they read at school and to apply it to real world problems they can possibly help concur.

Reflective practice are methods and techniques that help individuals and groups reflect on their experiences and actions in order to engage in a process of continuous learning. By trying out methods of reflection and personal inquiry we can nurture greater self-awareness, imagination and creativity, as well as systemic, non-linear modes of thinking and analysis. Reflective Practice is a very adaptable process. It is a set of ideas that can be used alongside many other concepts for training, learning, personal development, and self-improvement. We can use Reflective Practice for our own development and/or to help others to develop. Especially in students, to develop their higher order thinking skills.

Description: I had the opportunity to work as a teaching assistant for a graduate epidemiology course, first as a volunteer and then in a paid position. It was an enriching experience, and I was able to do more than simply help facilitate the course. I increased my own understanding of the subject by leading recitation periods, tutoring students, and working with an accomplished faculty member. Teaching also helped improve my communication skills, which include the ability to speak clearly and listen carefully. Both of these skills will help me to be a better physician.

For this assignment, I will be choosing to reflect on Palmer’s book The Courage to Teach. He impressed me as from the beginning since he tells us that the emphasis of throughout the entire book is built on the fact that the identity and integrity of the teacher are the basis of good teaching rather than having good teaching technique since the identity and integrity of the teacher are able to connect with his/her students and hence, connect them to the subject being taught. She should make himself/herself available and vulnerable to “the service of learning”.

Observation of the environment, the children and our own practice and feelings is at the heart of reflective practice. Observation requires a particular mindset and skill set.

As an educator we should know and understand our own culture identity which is the first step to become a culturally competent practitioner. From that we will get to know how our cultural experience has moulded our own life which made us capable to acknowledge how these features impact on others. A culturally competent educator can communicate delicately and effectively with people who have different languages, cultures, religions, genders, ethnicities, disabilities, ages and sexualities and this educator will attempt to provide services which are consistent to the needs and values of the families and children by acknowledging them, and responding to them correctly. An Educator need to improve skills, knowledge, attitudes, perceptions and practices

Real Talk for Real Teachers written by Rafe Esquith has been thought provoking as well as entertaining to read. I have learned a great deal from reading this book and I hope to implement a few of his ways in my future classroom. I can relate too many of the stories that have been told in this book because this is real life in a school environment. I would like to break my summary down chapter by chapter.

The insight that the EYLF sets out to achieve for cultural competence is ongoing learning and reflective practise. Educators need to engage and foster ongoing learning that is required and inclusion from other professionals when engaging in critical reflection. Critical reflection on matters such as professional reading, networking with other professionals in that same field, and learning from and connecting with families and the local community. The reflection includes reflection on relationships and partnerships with families, the extent to which diversity is respected and the curriculum supports high expectations and equity and also each staff members level of cultural competence. The EYLF also encourages children to develop positive relationships with others, and to respect diversity in order to develop social and civic skills, to establish and maintain respectful and trusting relationships with their peers and educators.

To be an effective practitioner there are a lot of skills which are essential to fulfil the success to become one, for example some could be:

Critical Reflection is not an inert process but an active doing kind of process; it is not a performance management strategy. Critical reflection is crucial to becoming a successful teacher. As a beginner teacher you will encounter many contradictions and challenges in school; you will learn to teach in a particular context but will need to be able to transfer your learning to new contexts. Critical reflection will help teachers to do this and further allows us to synthesize different perspectives to help explain, justify or challenge what we have encountered in our own or other people’s practice. It may be that theory or literature gives us an alternative perspective

The South African context provides some unique issues when trying to apply psychological theories/treatments into a diverse multi-cultured country. This issue is largely due to the .of these differences may include: Language, age, culture, religion, gender, sexual orientation, educational level, race, income bracket, class, and other belief systems/social constructs. In the field of clinical psychology there are two options to address these above mentioned issues. Reflective practice and therapist-client matching are both viable options. However, because of South Africa’s unique context this essay will side with reflective practice as the more suitable option.

The term 'reflective practice ' is depicted by Gibbs in I998 in a circle. Which means relating this circle to childcare the practitioner can improve their practice after thought and discussion. Such description, feelings, evaluation, analysis, conclusion and action plan. Reflection is an essential part of working with children in any setting.Think of it as a circular process whereby you think about what you have done and how well it went ,get feedback from

This year is the last year of my educational journey at this ancient university. So, it's a very important year for me. During my course of study, which began several years ago, I made a great effort to learn and experience. I had the opportunity to meet new students representing different cultures and backgrounds. Some of them are studying with me the same specialization: electrical engineering and electronics. Sharing experiences, knowledge is a real gain for any student and their results will be reflected it in the future, especially during the work and employment period. During this semester, I enjoyed studying ENGGEN403, which adds a lot to my knowledge and experience and has improved my knowledge in my field of expertise and helped me

This individualized reflection caters for their differences: differences in teaching experiences, expertise, needs, level of qualification, teaching contexts, personality traits, and so on. In other words, it gives them the opportunity to self-regulate their learning and development on their own in their workplace by using different reflective strategies which they think are appropriate for this individual reflective

Knowledge: Knowledge is necessary to inform professional judgment in practice. Teachers should engage in dialogue, reflection and collaboration to develop, and enhance their knowledge. It is essential to become ‘reflective practitioners’ as this will help to identify and affirm values and beliefs.