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Learning to be reflective

The Institute for Learning's reflective practice model sets out the professional development planning cycle for teachers. This is founded on the principle that continuing professional development (CPD) only results in long-term change when teachers:

• understand the theory behind effective practice
• see examples of effective practice in action
• practise with new approaches
• receive feedback on their performance.

Reflection is important in:

• identifying areas for professional development
• evaluating the impact of professional development activities on practice and learning.

Reflection is not always an easy skill to develop. The Teaching and Learning Programme advocates collaborative practice as a way to generate discussion, to share new ideas about improvements in teaching and learning, and to stimulate reflection on the impact of these ideas on learners and on teachers’ practice. Three video clips demonstrate the power of reflective practice and the part that learners can play.

The resource Supporting your CPD explores activities to stimulate and support reflective practice. Use the CPD builders to explore challenges in different subject areas and to interact with, and use, the resources. Encourage groups of colleagues to create and share their own CPD builders as they work together to research and to address particular challenges within creative professional development programmes.

Resources for teacher educators

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  Supporting your CPD: Learning through reflective practice: Interactive set of tools and downloadable guidance - Info and Web 
• CPD Learning by doing - Info 
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  Engaging learners in their learning: Linear momentum clip 1 - Quicktime 
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  Engaging learners in their learning: Linear momentum clip 2 - Quicktime 
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  Engaging learners in their learning: Linear momentum clip 3 - Quicktime 
• Evaluate your own practice - Info 
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  Activity - Web 
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  Top tips - Word 
• Reflection - Info 
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  Refection - PDF 
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  Planning and reflecting on an activity - Word 
• Reflection - Info 
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  Teachers reflecting on their work - Quicktime 
• Teaching so that learners learn - Info 
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  Teaching so that learners learn - PDF 
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  Getting started: Video - Web 
• Learning by doing - Info 
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  Learning by doing - PDF 

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