Lesson 4: Professional Reflection and Learning to Improve Practice

Interview
A. Interview the cooperating teacher. Ask the following questions:

1. How do you evaluate your practices in the classroom?

2. Do you think it is necessary to evaluate one’s own practices? Why? Why not?
3. If given a choice, what do you think is the best way that you can do to help improve your
own practices?

Processing
Read carefully and answer the following questions.

1. How does the teacher reflect on her own practices?

2. What can you say about the way the teacher reflects on her own practices?
3. How do you think reflective practice can be further reinforced in schools?

Reflection
Complete following:

1. I realized that
2. I believe that
3. I feel that
4. When I become a teacher, I will