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Reflective Teaching and Learning

The document discusses self-reflection in teaching. It defines self-reflection as taking time to reflect on things done and how to improve. For teachers, it means reflecting on lessons and how to teach students more effectively. The document provides examples of how teachers can self-reflect, such as recording lessons to identify errors, and how they can teach self-reflection to students. It notes that self-reflection can help set goals for improvement. In conclusion, self-reflection allows people to improve themselves and their work by identifying ways to become better.

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Reflective Teaching and Learning

The document discusses self-reflection in teaching. It defines self-reflection as taking time to reflect on things done and how to improve. For teachers, it means reflecting on lessons and how to teach students more effectively. The document provides examples of how teachers can self-reflect, such as recording lessons to identify errors, and how they can teach self-reflection to students. It notes that self-reflection can help set goals for improvement. In conclusion, self-reflection allows people to improve themselves and their work by identifying ways to become better.

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Running head: ​REFLECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING 1

Reflective Teaching and Learning

Lynetta A. Denson

University of Phoenix

SPE/578- Models, Theories and Instructional Strategies for

Professor Kenna Brown

November 23, 2020


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What is Self-Reflection?

Self-Reflection is when you take time to reflect on things that you have done and how

you can do it better? Self- Reflection in teaching is reflecting what you are teaching the students

and how you can be better in what you are doing. For instance, you can record yourself on

teaching a lesson and see some errors and how you can make it better so that your students can

get a better understanding, but also remembering you did the best you can as well because you

can be your worst critic. Some ways that you can teach your students self-reflection is to maybe

explain it to them first and get them to talk about themselves with you. Then gradually slide it in

and show them examples and let them self-reflect on themselves. Children may not understand

how important it is to self-reflect but it is our jobs to teach them so they can see where they can

better themselves and find ways to do things differently. We don't want them to be too hard on

themselves either, we just want them to be able to better themselves in certain areas. In order to

set certain goals you have to have self reflection, because that can help to set the goals. For

instance, I have been on my job for 3 years as a paraprofessional and have not moved up and

hadn’t had a big salary change. I went to the principal with my credentials because I know I have

a lot of credentials. I was told I didn't have a LBS1 so I said ok, even though I work at a charter

school and I know they don’t require much as a regular school. I went home and sat and made a

plan and set some goals. I had to self-reflect on what I was going to do to get where I wanted to

go. So the first thing was to enroll in school and get that LBS1 that they required of me and set a

goal of how i was going to do it, how long it was going to take me and when I would walk in and

be that teacher and make the salary that is deserved all while helping the children. Self-reflecting
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and problem solving can work together great. Someone could have a problem and before trying

to solve it, they could sit back and reflect on the issue at hand first especially if it is something

that they could have been through before and help them figure out how they would solve the

problem.

Conclusion

In conclusion Self-reflection is a way to reflect on something a person can do to better

themselves as a person or in a career or some challenging things that they have going on.

Self-Reflecting in teaching can help to better teach students and find other ways to get through to

your students. Students are able to be taught to self-reflect so that they become a better learner.

You can use self-reflection in anything that you do in life, there is always room to better

yourself.
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Reference

Burden, P. R., & Byrd, D. M. (2018). ​Methods for effective teaching: Meeting the needs

of all students, 8/e​ (8th ed.). Pearson Education.

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