What is reflective teaching?

Reflection defined

		recognising +
Reflection means		examining +		the way we teach.
		ruminating over

This involves more than just describing what we do or what we have done.

As individuals, each with our own background and experience, we bring certain beliefs, assumptions, knowledge, attitudes and values to teaching.

Our teaching takes place in a social setting that has its own unique characteristics, opportunities and constraints.

Reflective teaching means exploring the implications of all these complex factors with the intention of understanding and improving our practice.

A good place to start is by considering our own pasts, as learners and teachers and reflecting on the beliefs, knowledge and values that we have developed from our experiences.