What are starters and plenaries?

What are starters and plenaries?

When it comes to creating a lesson, starters and plenaries are an essential part of the planning process; they can be a useful tool to focus students at the start of lessons and consolidate the learning that has taken place at the end.

Why should a teacher reflect on his/her lessons at the end of a lesson?

The importance of reflection in teaching Teacher reflection is important because it’s a process that helps teachers to collect, record, and analyse everything that happened in the lesson. It allows teachers to move from just experiencing, into understanding.

Who is a reflective teacher according to you?

Simply reflective teachers are teachers who always think over their teaching practices and methods, analyzing how the course was taught and how the tools might be improved or changed for better learning outcomes.

How does reflection help learning?

It builds stronger connections between learning experiences: Reflective learning is a way of allowing learners to step back from their learning experience, helping them to develop critical thinking skills and, improve on future performance by analysing what they have learned and how far they have come.

What is the aim of reflection?

Reflection is a process of exploring and examining ourselves, our perspectives, attributes, experiences and actions / interactions. It helps us gain insight and see how to move forward. Reflection is often done as writing, possibly because this allows us to probe our reflections and develop them more thoughtfully.

What are the four reflective practice models?

Each model of reflection aims to unpick learning to make links between the ‘doing’ and the ‘thinking’.

  • Kolb’s learning cycle.
  • Gibbs’ reflective cycle.
  • ‘Reflection-in-action’ and ‘reflection-on-action’

What is Kolb’s reflective cycle?

Kolb’s reflective model is referred to as “experiential learning”. The basis for this model is our own experience, which is then reviewed, analysed and evaluated systematically in three stages. Once this process has been undergone completely, the new experiences will form the starting point for another cycle.

What are the four critical lenses?

The four most popular critical lenses used in literary criticism are: a Marxist lens, a Feminist lens, a Deconstructionist lens, and a Psychoanalytical lens . We will be using the fairy tale of Cinderella to demonstrate how these lenses can unpack a text.

Why is Gibbs model good?

It offers a framework for examining experiences, and given its cyclic nature lends itself particularly well to repeated experiences, allowing you to learn and plan from things that either went well or didn’t go well.

What does Gibbs say about reflection?

Gibbs states that by reflecting on your learning experience, it allows you to better your performance as it is happening, as well as improving it for the future. Without this reflection on your own learning, it is therefore difficult to improve for next time.

What is the difference between Kolb and Gibbs reflective cycle?

Whereas Kolb’s model is sometimes referred to as an experiential learning model, which simply means learning through experience. Gibbs’ model is sometimes referred to as an iterative model, which simply means learning through repetition. I used a lot of the Gibbs reflective model while trying to work as a team.

Why do nurses use Gibbs model of reflection?

Reflection is a key aspect of the personal and professional development that nurses are required to undertake to keep pace with the changing nature of practice. It helps ensure safe and effective evidence-based care by allowing nurses to constantly improve their skills.

What are reflection models?

Models (or Frameworks) of Reflection Models, sometimes known as frameworks for reflection, encourage a structured process to guide the act of reflection. There is no right model. It is important to choose the one that feels most comfortable for you and best assists you to learn from your experience.

What are the pros and cons of the reflective models?

If you are not used to being reflective it can be hard to know where to start the process….Pros and Cons of Reflective Practice Models.

Pros Cons
Allow you to assess all levels of a situation Models may not apply in every situation
You will know when the process is complete Reflective practice is a continuous process

What is Rolfes model of reflection?

Professor Gary Rolfe and colleagues (2001) describe another useful framework for self-reflection in their book ‘Framework for Reflective Practice’. It’s based around three simple questions: What? – describe a particular situation, then focus on achievements, consequences, responses, feelings and any problems.

What is Driscoll model of reflection?

The John Driscoll Model of Reflection is a framework for reflection, developed into a structured process to guide reflection. There are several models of reflection and there isn’t one right choice. It’s important to choose the model that matches the person who will be using it.

What is the Atkins and Murphy model of reflection?

Sue Atkins and Kathy Murphy developed their theory and model of reflective practice in 1994. Their theory of reflective practice is based around stopping and thinking about your work and consciously analysing decision to change future action for the better. The theory is built upon analysis of previous models.

What are the steps of reflection?

Stages. The traditional stages of reflection are self-awareness, description, critical analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. This is the cognitive model of learning by reflection.

What is the last steps of reflection?

Making sense of all of these factors allows you to recognise what has been learnt and what changes you should make for future situations. The final stage of reflection is one of change – for example, of how you see yourself, how you see others, your beliefs, your values, your views and/or opinions.

What are 2 types of reflection?

The reflection of light can be roughly categorized into two types of reflection. Specular reflection is defined as light reflected from a smooth surface at a definite angle, whereas diffuse reflection is produced by rough surfaces that tend to reflect light in all directions (as illustrated in Figure 3).