ELTWeekly Vol. 3 Issue#103 | October 31 | ISSN 0975-3036
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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
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.”
Read the complete article at http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/articles/reflective-teaching-exploring-our-own-classroom-practice
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