Reflective Practices and Health Care

For instance, in the collaborative coaching experience, I learned to respect my colleague opinions and shared new ways on how to promote learning (Laureate Education, 2010b). Collaborative professional development helps teachers acquire new skills where they establish positive relationships with other educators. It is very critical for all schools to implement collaborative professional developments because teachers learn to respect each other’s ideas, work collaborative, and learn new skills that will definitely make a difference in student learning. Implementing collaborative professional development in schools is very important and beneficial for teachers because it affects student learning in many positive ways. One way is that teachers experience working collaborative with other educators and acquire new skills that they will model later for their students in the classroom.

Reflective practice is a great concept and an empowering process that allows educators to grow both ... ... middle of paper ... ...t the same pace. It is important to decide how to teach students in a manner that is useful in order to find ways to better improve the quality of education in the classroom both in the present and the future. One of the areas or practice that I think needs researching includes obtaining reliable and valid predictors of future student achievement which reflects an accurate measure of change over time. With this, I can revise my lesson plans and classroom curriculum accordingly and move along with student achievement as it progresses locally as well as across the country. I can also study the revisions made to standards and practices as well as study new legislation which directly affects student performance (such as revisions to laws like No Child Left Behind).

The content delivered in PD sessions must be based on high expectations that clearly show how these skills would be used in the classroom, and should “use models that have been proven to make a difference for adult learning” (Mooney & Mausbach, 2008, p. 95). By connecting material that has been proven to improve teaching practices to actual daily teaching, teachers will be more successful at implementing new skills into their everyday teaching and improvi...

Teachers must possess and exhibit an array of features that demonstrate their ability to create successful learning experiences. Teachers ought to cause successful learning, create interest, and increase competence and confidence in students (Wiggins, 2010). Observation and reflection are great tools for professional growth. “Reflection is an integral part of teaching. It is the reflection on the past that allows you to grow in the future” (Kottler, Zehm, & Kottler, 2005).

A motivating classroom is perhaps defined as an environment where learning is facilitated by the impact of the teacher's efforts. Attention also has to be given to the need of the students through meaningfulness. Meaningful connections between teachers and their students is also a catalyst for a better learning atmosphere. Meaningful context and applied learning undoubtedly correlate with the lives of students (Walsh, 2003). In order to use creative engagement s... ... middle of paper ... ...1996) indicated that well-motivated language learners realize the progress they are making, hence they are motivated to achieve further effort and success.

Self-assessment sparks better student learning as students are reflecting on their learning and are able to see more clearly their strengths and weaknesses. To become lifelong learners self-assessment is essential. Self-assessment in post-primary schools helps students learn to learn (Sebba et al., 2008). ‘For example the explicit goals of the self-assessment might include identifying specific areas for future improvement. If this is achieved it might be regarded as an important outcome relating to learning to learn.’ (Sebba et al., 2008).

This learning and teaching process has greatly shaped and influenced my delivery methods and has vastly improved and strengthened my capabilities as an instructor. I believe the duty of an instructor is not limited to the effective delivery of the course material. An instructor must take a holistic approach in his classroom by inspiring and encouraging students to greater heights in order to achieve their full potentials. The instructor must help cultivate a good study habit and where applicable the instructor must inspire life lessons such as work ethics, confidence, independence and discipline. This information passed along to the students in a subtle way has the potential of shaping their lives positively long after they have taken the class and parted ways with the instructor.

This lesson will allow them to enhance their thinking skills, which will help them identify similarities and differences. Resources will be available for the students to help them complete this project successfully. Learner diversity is a big deal with this lesson plan, and it is very important because it helps

In contemporary nursing practice, nurses need to integrate scientific knowledge and nursing theories prior to providing optimal health care. Nursing theories guide nurses to treat clients in a supportive and dignified manner through client centred approaches. However, it is challenge for nurses to practice client centred care in daily realities due to heavy workloads. In order to assist nurses to decrease the gap between ideal and real practice, Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) develops Best Practice Guideline of Client-centred-care (Neligan, Grinspun, JonasSimpson, McConnell, Peter, Pilkington, et al., 2002). This guideline offers values and beliefs as foundation of client-centred care, and the core processes of client-centred care can facilitate provision of optimal nursing care.

It also tends to involve the individual practitioner in being self-aware and critically evaluating their own responses to practice situations. The point is to recapture practice experiences and think about them critically in order to gain new understandings. This is understood as part of the process of life-long learning. Critical Incident Definition Critical Incidents are regarded as valuable learning tools for nurses. (Bailey 1995).