Reflective Practice for Educators

Professional Development to Improve Student Learning

Karen F. Osterman, Robert B. Kottkamp

• Publisher: Skyhorse
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN: 9781632205681
• eBook ISBN: 9781632209849
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education Teaching Methods

Written for teachers, administrators, and professional development specialists in schools and universities, this book is an educators' guide to reflective practice. In clear, accessible language, the authors explain the potential to create meaningful change in schools and show you how to integrate reflective practice effectively into the daily work of schools.The book: - Explains reflective practice as a professional development strategy and its importance for school reform
- Offers ideas and practical strategies to facilitate collaborative, data-based inquiry, dialogue, and problem-solving in schools
- Describes reflective practice in action and illustrates its power to create meaningful change in classrooms
- Shows how reflective practice is an important step in creating professional learning organizationsReflective practice has the potential to renew your sense of optimism, commitment, and efficacy as you learn how to support meaningful professional growth, shape a culture of learning, and make important changes in students' learning.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• About the Authors
• 1. Reflective Practice, School Reform, and Professional Development
• 2. Engaging in Reflective Practice: A Cycle of Experiential Learning
• 3. The Keystone of Reflective Practice: Gathering Data
• 4. Facilitating Reflective Practice in the Workplace
• 5. The Problematic Student
• 6. Bullying and Victimization in the Classroom
• 7. Teachers and Kids as Reflective Practitioners of Their Learning
• 8. Reflective Practice for Empowerment
• References
• Index