Reflective Practice Group “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but having new eyes.” Marcel Proust

Reflective Practice Group (RPG) Agenda 7-9pm Why we’re here tonight The Experiential Learning Cycle (ELC) A shared learning experience Reflection on our shared experience Where we go from here

Why we’re here tonight What Why Reflective Practice I’m here tonight means to me Why I’m here tonight

“Why do we need strong Teacher Learning Communities? Short answer: Why we’re here tonight “Why do we need strong Teacher Learning Communities? Short answer: They increase student learning and The quality of professional life.” Murphy & Sato, Communities of Supportive Professionals, TESOL

Why we’re here tonight “In the Reflective Practice Group … members come to their own conclusions about their own teaching practices. The purpose is to challenge our perceptions of who we are & what we do build strategies to become more effective educators share & learn through each others’ experiences & beliefs.” Seoul, Korea RPG Mission Statement

The Experiential Learning Cycle (ELC) Experience Describe Analyze Plan Action John Dewey 1859-1952 “We do not learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experience.” David Kolb, born 1939 “To learn from their experience, teams must create a conversational space where members can reflect on and talk about their experience together.”

Reflecting as a learner… Reflecting as a teacher…

A shared learning experience Korean numbers lesson 네 아니요 일 1 이 2 삼 3 사 4 오 5 육 6

Steps of the Korean Lesson T shows number of fingers & says numbers Ss practice solo Pairs practice together T teaches “yes” and “no” T points & says numbers, Ss respond Ss tell T where to match words with numbers Dice game ELC Experience

Description of one “slice” What happened? Write keywords: How did you feel in that moment (e.g. nervous, confused, relieved) What happened? What did teacher do? What did your peers do? What did you do? Like a video, no opinion, just facts ELC Experience Describe

Analysis How did it affect your learning? ELC Experience Describe Analyze Write keywords/phrases: Why did you feel that way? What helped you learn? What hindered your learning?

Action Plans What will you do when you teach? Write keywords/phrases: Based on your analysis of what helped and hindered you as a learner….. What will you do when you teach? ELC Experience Describe Analyze Action Plans

A New Experience…. Now you’re ready to try out your Action Plans… …. and begin the reflective cycle again! ELC New Experience Describe Analyze Action Plans

What will you take with you from tonight’s experience? Example: “I’d like to try noticing more details of what happens during challenging moments.” “I want to remember…..”

Reflective Practice Group “Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another.”  John Dewey, Democracy and Education, 1916