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Developing Reflective Practice in the context of
Literacy, ESOL and Numeracy

Reflective Practice Module Pilot:  January - May 2009

Developing Reflective Practice in Skills for Life Teaching is a new suite of online materials that are designed for teacher educators and trainee teachers, to develop both reflective practice and subject methodology. Developed for the Skills for Life Improvement Programme by University of Wolverhampton, the materials guide teacher educators by analysing a series of scenarios in the teaching of literacy, language and numeracy.

The critical incidents, derived from students’ experiences, follow issues to do with behaviour, classroom management and methodological issues. The main focus though is on developing teachers as reflective practitioners. Acting as a peer observer, the user advises each of the three teachers on ways to reflect using Schon’s analysis and Brookfield’s lenses for reflective action.

The narrative is presented in a series of videos and comic strips that allow the observer to see what the learners are really thinking. Further details of how the
on-line module works is provided in this article.

The on-line reflective practice module is now ready to pilot.

We are now offering the opportunity for teacher educators and trainee teachers to participate on the pilot between January and May 2009. The following are available for use during the pilot phase:

  • Introduction to the materials
  • ESOL – developing reflective practice in the context of ESOL
  • Literacy – developing reflective practice in the context of literacy
  • Numeracy – developing reflective practice in the context of numeracy
  • Resource Bank

Also available for use in limited capacity is the

  • Reflective Mapping Tool

How to participate in the Pilot

If you would like to participate on the pilot to use and evaluate the materials please send us an email to sflrphelp@cfbt.com.

Once your details are logged, we will respond to you with details about how to access the module and send us your evaluative comments.