Foundations
Foundations of Reflective Practice
Reflective practice is the foundation the rest of the field is built on. Before the named models, the writing techniques, and the team practices come the basic questions: what does reflection mean in a professional setting, why bother, what does it not do, and how does it actually work in a real classroom?
Moon’s definition, the five qualities of professional reflection, and why thinking about teaching is not yet reflective practice
Brookfield’s six gains, the link between reflective teachers and reflective learners, and the shift in who decides good practice
The honest gains for daily teaching alongside four critiques: vague concepts, individualism, weak attention to language, and shallow practice
Four working principles and the three types of reflection (technical, on-action, in-action) that turn the idea into a daily method
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