Title: Reflective teaching: Exploring our own classroom practice | TeachingEnglish | British Council | BBC
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Reflective teaching: Exploring our own classroom practice
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Reflective teaching: Exploring our own classroom practice
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Reflective teaching means looking at what you do in the classroom, thinking about why you do it, and thinking about if it works - a process of self-observation and self-evaluation. By collecting information about what goes on in our classroom, and by analysing and evaluating this information, we identify and explore our own practices and underlying beliefs. This may then lead to changes and improvements in our teaching. Reflective teaching is therefore a means of professional development which begins in our classroom. Why it is important
Beginning the process of reflection
Teacher diary
Peer observation
Recording lessons
Student feedback
What to do next
Think
Talk
Read
Ask
Conclusion
Why it is important
Many teachers already think about their teaching and talk to colleagues about it too. You might think or tell someone that "My lesson went well" or "My students didn't seem to understand" or "My students were so badly behaved today." However, without more time spent focussing on or discussing what has happened, we may tend to jump to conclusions about why things are happening.