Session 12: Reflection on Professional Development and

demonstration of Independent Learning cdrom

British Council 2013

Reflection on Professional Development and cdrom

Learning outcomes

By the end of Session 1, Formadores will be better able to:• Reflect on their learning.• Understand the importance of reflection for Personal Development.• Train others how to be reflective.• Understand and use the Independent Learning CD ROM

Reflecting on your learning

• Something new I learned …• Something I really enjoyed …• Something I need to know more about …• Something I found difficult …• Something I didn’t enjoy so much …• Something I will try with my class …

Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle Concrete

Experience(doing / having an

experience)

Abstract Conceptualisation

(learning from the experience)

Concrete Experience

(doing / having an experience)

Concrete Experience

(doing / having an experience)

Concrete Experience

(doing / having an experience)

ActiveExperimentation

(trying out what you have learned)

ReflectiveObservation

(reflecting on the experience)

Concrete Experience

(doing / having an experience)

AnswersTry out new teaching andtraining techniques

Action plan in the Teacher’s

Journal

CReflect on effectiveness

of new techniques)

Plan ways to improve on

new techniques

Try out your improvements(then continue the cycle)

Putting the Action plan into

practice

Reflection in the Teacher’s Journal

Experience from teaching practice and this course

Train others how to be reflective practioners

• Put the steps below in order

A Allow your teachers the space to try out their new improvements

B Allow your teachers the space to try out what the new things have learnt

C Ask your teachers to consider the reasons for their answers

D Ask your teachers to contemplate what they have learnt, enjoyed, not enjoyed, need to learn more of, found difficult, will try out.

E Be available to help your teachers as they become independent reflective practioners.

F Help your teachers to plan ways to improve on the new things they learnt

G Help your teachers to produce an action plan which will help them to develop on what they have learnt

H Help your teachers to reflect on the effectiveness the new things they tried out

Answers

D Ask your teachers to contemplate what they have learnt, enjoyed, not enjoyed, need to learn more of, found difficult, will try out.

C Ask your teachers to consider the reasons for their answers

G Help your teachers to produce an action plan which will help them to develop on what they have learnt

B Allow your teachers the space to try out what the new things have learnt

H Help your teachers to reflect on the effectiveness the new things they tried out

F Help your teachers to plan ways to improve on the new things they learnt

A Allow your teachers the space to try out their new improvements

E Be available to help your teachers as they become independent reflective practioners.

The content of the cdrom

Exploiting texts for speaking activities

Feedback – Praise and encouragement

Constructive criticism

How to analyse language

Pair and group work Giving and checking instructions

Analysis of language tasks

Presenting vocabulary 1

Asking questions Competence based lessons

Presenting vocabulary 2

Eliciting answers Maximising a PLN for professional development

Speaking activities for large classes

Classroom management