Notes from class with L. Dorn 1/25/11

Why Reflect?

• With reflection, teachers can proactively take control of their own professional lives.

Robert Hargrove - Masterful Coaching - great book to use with coaching

Reflective Practice in Action - Preview

• pg7 - take control of your own actions!
• Self-reflection promotes
• empowered decision-making
• systematic analysis
• keen observation skills
• collaborative attitude
• conceptual knowledge
• Reflective teachers can look back on events and make changes to his/her craft.
• pg 8 - burnout - miserable place - feelings of not having control - devasting
• reflection can help you to put yourself back into control - power - action
• primed for burnout - if feeling out of control
• negative talk - should be cut out!
• pg 9 - burnout - comes from being anxious, bored, overwhelmed...
• pg 13 - 3 phases of reflection

How can this information be shared with teachers?

Theories of reflective models:

• pg 18-20 -
• anticipatory reflection
• recollective reflection
• interactive reflection
• these all should be part of a coaches craft

pg 22 Most educators don't receive beyond the first 2 levels of reflection.

Reflective tools

• dialogue journals
• cluster meeting

Coaches should ask the 2 part question when working with teachers - pg 32 investigate the types of questions you ask:

• What did you do?
• Why did you do?
• Stay away from the how?

Pg 26 Getting Started

Pg 38 Examples of Reflections

pg 46 Reflection through video and/or audio

pg 54 Group Reflections

Classroom Observations

Cluster Visits