Title: Reflective practice
Headings: Reflective practice
Reflective practice
What does the research say?
The advantages of reflective practice
Reflective practice attitudes and attributes
Attitudes
Attributes
Essential modes of, and lenses for, reflection
The modes of reflection
The lenses for reflection
The autobiographical lens (self)
The student lens
The colleague lens
The theoretical lens (literature and research)
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Content: Often called 'closing the gap' reflection, it focuses on closing the gap between what is and what might be. Reflection-within is inquiring about personal purposes, intentions and feelings. Teachers might question what is working well, what's keeping them from taking action, what's keeping their perspective limited, or why they reacted in a particular way. This is very similar to self-reflection. The lenses for reflection
Additionally, within each mode of reflection, it's useful to reflect through various lenses. Brookfield suggests using the following 4 lenses for reflection. The autobiographical lens (self)
The autobiographical lens, or self-reflection, is the foundation of critical reflection. It requires teachers to stand back from an experience and view it more objectively. This lens allows teachers to become aware of aspects of their pedagogy that are effective or that may need adjustment or strengthening. The student lens
This lens allows teachers to view their practice from students’ perspectives and is often a consistently surprising element for teachers.