1. THE REFLECTIVE ACCOUNT

2. Key points Summative! During supervisory training 3000 words +/- 10% Description of critical event x2 Links to educational theory Personal development as educator

3. Professional development… Experience Established ‘knowledge’ Analysis and reflection New approaches to practice

4. Critical event Best to choose something that went badly – more ‘meat’ Be precise; - brief description of the events leading up to the critical event - distil out exactly what the critical event might have been - egs; emotional outbursts from the GPR, lack of student preparation.

5. Link to educational theory Brief use of 1 or 2 seminal pieces of educational theory relevant to critical event Short reference list.

6. Development as an educator How have you moved forward as an educator? How might you approach things differently should they experience a similar event in the future? Be specific

7. Summary This should be a brief 1 to 2 paragraphs tying together the two critical events What the process of writing the submission has meant to the author Any final recommendations that the intending trainer might make to themselves as a result of their reflections. Be explicit and specific

8. An opportunity to map to trainer competencies: - teaching holistically - education data gathering and interpretation - diagnosis and decision making - facilitating learning in others - complex educational circumstances - educational administration - information technology - working with colleagues/community teams

9. Examples…..

10. http://www.infed.org/biblio/b-learn.htm. http://www.infed.org/biblio/b-learn.htm http://www.learning-theories.com http://tip.psychology.org