Brookfield Four Lenses
Reflection is a critical skill in becoming an effective teacher as it allows a teacher to review, understand, reform and manage their interaction with students, colleagues, establishment and community, as well as their personal and professional selves. Brookfield (2017) provides four lenses through which to reflect critically on our practice as a teacher: through our student’s eyes; through our colleague’s eyes; through our personal experience; and through theoretical literature. Brookfield’s four lenses are a cogent framework upon which to construct reflective practice particularly as a high school science and mathematics teacher where there is a risk of students disengaging with the subjects.
Reflecting on our teaching through our students …show more content…
Whilst each student is different there is a trend for students to be disengaged with these subjects unless they can move past the abstract nature of the topics. The reflective teacher I hope to be will try to ensure that students understand the real-world implications of the subject at hand, and how they may link with other disciplines across the curriculum. I believe the best reflective practice in this case is to encourage students to let me know if the information I am trying to impart is clear and understood. This could be done openly in the class, or through more discrete and even anonymous measures as many students may feel embarrassed to show they do not understand a …show more content…
Developing and maintaining an understanding of pedagogical theory is vital for a teacher striving to do the best job possible. The theory I have been exposed to so far in the first semester of the Master of Teaching program has enlightened my professional practice and my personal interactions. Some of the literature has confirmed that many of the things that I have been doing are appropriate and even exemplary, whilst some has also forced me to reconsider how I approach certain situations – in particular Howells’ (2012) theory of gratitude. Brookfield’s own works have been very helpful in cementing concepts from a collection of ideas I have gleaned from colleagues, and from trial-and-error
Reflecting on our teaching through our students …show more content…
Whilst each student is different there is a trend for students to be disengaged with these subjects unless they can move past the abstract nature of the topics. The reflective teacher I hope to be will try to ensure that students understand the real-world implications of the subject at hand, and how they may link with other disciplines across the curriculum. I believe the best reflective practice in this case is to encourage students to let me know if the information I am trying to impart is clear and understood. This could be done openly in the class, or through more discrete and even anonymous measures as many students may feel embarrassed to show they do not understand a …show more content…
Developing and maintaining an understanding of pedagogical theory is vital for a teacher striving to do the best job possible. The theory I have been exposed to so far in the first semester of the Master of Teaching program has enlightened my professional practice and my personal interactions. Some of the literature has confirmed that many of the things that I have been doing are appropriate and even exemplary, whilst some has also forced me to reconsider how I approach certain situations – in particular Howells’ (2012) theory of gratitude. Brookfield’s own works have been very helpful in cementing concepts from a collection of ideas I have gleaned from colleagues, and from trial-and-error