Teaching Reflective Practice

What?

• … did I learn?

• … was I trying to achieve?

• … actions di I take?

• … feelings did I evolve in others?

• … happened today?

• … was my initial reaction?

• … were the reactions of others?

• … was the problem or issue?

• … was good or challenging about the experience?

• … feelings did it bring up for me?

• … was I expecting?

So What?

• … does it tell me?

• … does it imply about my learning/ attitudes/ methods?

• … does this teach me about myself?

• … does this teach me about my knowledge or skills to respond to the situation and to others?

• … literature/ scholarship/ theories/ standards align to or explain this experience?

• … should I have done differently to make it better?

• … is my new understanding of the situations?

Now What?

• … do I know about myself that will inform my career?

• … do I know about myself that shapes my perceptions of my strengths and interests?

• … do I need to do to make things better the future?

• … do I need to do to improve my behaviour/ knowledge/ skills for the future?

• … steps shall I take to advance my career?

• … steps shall I take to source others who can help me?

• … might be the consequences of changing something?

Relevant Links & Sources: 

• Teaching Reflective Practice

• Rolfe et al.'s (2001) reflective model

• Rolfe et al.'s Reflective Model

• Tony Gambill

• 5E Learning Cycle