Effective Teaching In Schools: Theory And Practice

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[pic] [pic] Pg 3: Reflection Assignment Pg 9: References Pg 10: Appendix 1A Pg 11: Appendix 2A Appendices 1) Summary of the code and conduct of practice. 2) Lesson plan, resources & feedback. 3) Behaviour management workshops help sheets. 4) Lesson plan, resources. 5) SEN pupil review sheet. 6) Weekly reflection & meetings records (primary) 7) Weekly reflection & meetings records (secondary) 8) Guided read (primary) lesson plan. Professional Context This is a reflective essay on my experiences of my first work experience placement at both a primary and secondary school. I am going to critically analyse my experiences and discuss how the experiences have assisted my progress in gaining my qualified teacher status. As the QTS standards are split into clusters, I will be focusing my reflection on the progression of my professional attributes, professional knowledge and understanding and professional skills. I will also be reflecting specifically on the development of my personal knowledge and understanding of science/ primary core subject area and related pedagogy to enable me to teach with some effectiveness across the age and ability range for which I will be trained. (Q14) I aim to develop and harness skills in relation to many of the QTS standards stated in the handbook. “Reflection has come to be recognised as a crucial element in the professional growth of teachers… It is presumed that reflection is an intrinsically good and desirable aspect of teaching and teachers, by becoming more reflective in turn become better teachers.” Calderhead (1993:1) Reflecting on my experiences has helped me identify and pinpoint my strengths and more importantly my weaknesses. I have been able to reflect on the advice and feedback given to me by both my mentors and tutors so I can build constructively on this and can identify

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