Bolstering Your Teaching With a Reflective Teaching Practice
Concurrent Session 9

Brief Abstract
Join us as we learn about the reflection process and how to add a reflective practice to your teaching practice. In this session, we will uncover the nuts and bolts of reflective teaching and practice writing short reflections weaved throughout the presentation to get you started on your reflective teaching journey.
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Extended Abstract
Join us as we learn about the reflection process and how to add a reflective practice to your teaching practice. In this session, we will uncover the nuts and bolts of reflective teaching and practice writing short reflections weaved throughout the presentation to get you started on your reflective teaching journey. Reflective teaching means looking at what you do in the classroom, thinking about why you do it, and thinking about if it works- a process of self-observation and self-evaluation. Reflective practice helps you understand your role as a teacher by allowing you to examine your pedagogy, classroom practices, and strengths. Teaching reflections also identify areas to change, improve upon, or revise to include teaching methods and classroom management.
Technical, in and on action, deliberative personalistic, and critical reflection are the five types of reflection we will be discussing and sharing examples of how they are used in practice as well as what you need to complete the reflections and how to start your process for each type.
In addition to writing mini reflections during our session, mini polls are embedded into are presentation to ask questions, solicit comments, and more.