Take Pause in Quiet Moments: Engaging in Reflection to Guide Instruction

Abstract

With the pressures put on teachers today to meet standards, cover a dense curriculum, and be involved in numerous meetings, taking the time to reflect on instruction may be pushed aside. The authors examined the importance of reflection and its impact on teaching and learning. Reflection allows teachers to evaluate subjective and objective criteria that help them respond and make modifications to lessons. Many teachers engage in reflection intuitively. The authors describe how one teacher fully engages in the reflective process through the use of the reflective SOAP (subjective, objective, assessment, plan) strategy. In an era of accountability, SOAP notes help document instruction and student learning, thus benefiting educators and students. The SOAP notes model can be applied to any content area across all grade bands. One must consider the question of how teachers can fully engage in reflection to improve instruction and meet the learning needs of their students.

Un serious game como recurso formativo en la especialidad de Educación Física del máster de profesorado (A serious game as a formative resource in the specialisation of Physical Education for the Teaching MA)

“…Cuando a los estudiantes se les proporcionan oportunidades para examinar y reflexionar sus creencias y prácticas, son más propensos a verse a sí mismos como agentes activos de cambio (Mezirow, 2006;Ryan & Ryan, 2012), un aspecto fundamental en el ámbito de la formación docente. Además, gracias a los espacios de reflexión, los profesores pueden evaluar criterios subjetivos y objetivos que les ayudan a enfocar de un mejor modo las sesiones (Mills et al, 2020).…”

Cultural Significance of the Baoning Temple Murals in Shanxi, China: Perspectives from Artists and Art Historians Influenced by Cultural Heritage

“…The fundamental goal of this research is to investigate the cultural value of the Baoning Temple murals through the eyes of artists and art historians affected by cultural heritage. The project intends to understand the historical background, artistic techniques, symbolic representations, and interpretations embedded within the murals by engaging with the perspectives of these specialistsm (Mills, Weaver, Bertelsen, & Dziak, 2020). This study has far-reaching ramifications for the field of art and cultural heritage studies.…”