Standard 9: Reflection and Professional Development. The teacher is a reflective practitioner who continually evaluates the effects of his or her choices and actions on pupils, parents, professionals in the learning community and others and who actively seeks out opportunities to grow professionally.
Rationale 9: These two reflections were written as part of our Masters coursework and each show reflection of self practice and philosophy as well as reflection on curriculum and instructional components. For the EDT 658 Reflective Journal, self –reflection on our current philosophy and practice was articulated in relation to modern educational theorist and approaches. In my reflection, I highlighted my alignment with the constructivist approach in both my music and technology mindset. Personally, this was a very powerful piece to write because it was able to accurately articulate many of my ideas and theories regarding music education and my classroom philosophy. Having this written as a statement of my “beliefs and ideals” helped me to center my instruction for the year. I feel this would also be a great piece to share with my students as to “why I do what I do”.
The EDT 672 Final Reflection focuses more on the instruction for reflection than the first example. While the personal reflection piece is very powerful, the instructional reflection can also have a great impact on student learning as well. This reflection was written after the design of the instruction plan for the integrated unit for Level 1 on “Carnival of the Animals”. Without this reflection I found it would have been difficult to convey my passion and interest in curriculum integration and the importance of technology (in combination with hands on, musical learning) that exists in this particular lesson/unit design. Because a piece of this lesson I had tried before, this particular reflection was greatly beneficial to student learning as I was able to articulate the dramatic differences in this set of lessons as compared to past work and to be able to demonstrate the potential for growth and learning that could occur if this were to be used in the future.
KSD 9.K.2 The teacher understands critical frameworks for reflecting on teaching practice (e.g. frameworks for social, cultural, and philosophical foundations of education).
The EDT 672 Final Reflection highlights my ability to reflect on the larger picture of overall student learning beyond just the music classroom. With a music curriculum and learning as the foundation, this reflection shows my thoughts in regards to the social (student engagement and interest), philosophical (blended learning and curricular integration), and technology components (1:1 iPad management and implementation and mobile device instruction planning) as they are integrated into my music classroom.
9.S.1 The teacher articulates and defends a philosophy of education to guide his/her practice and contributes to the stated philosophy of the school building/district.
Within the EDT 658 Reflective Journal, I was able to communicate my philosophy and instructional style within the framework of my current position and the mission and vision of our charter school. That philosophy drives my thinking of instruction along with my ability to respond to students needs both as learners and as individuals in a personalized setting.
9.D.2 The teacher is committed to reflection, assessment, and learning as an ongoing process.
These artifacts clearly demonstrate my thinking and commitment in regards to reflection and self-assessment now and in the future. Not only reflecting on my philosophy and current practices, this type of reflection and articulation of instruction is something I continue to set as a professional practice goal for the future. With my work on blogging as well (as part of my PDP and PPG) I have been able to reflect and continually assess the instruction, strategies and outcomes of the learning and teaching in my classroom.
Standard 9: Reflection and Professional Development. The teacher is a reflective practitioner who continually evaluates the effects of his or her choices and actions on pupils, parents, professionals in the learning community and others and who actively seeks out opportunities to grow professionally.
Evidence 9: EDT 658 Reflective Journal and EDT 672 Final Reflection
Rationale 9: These two reflections were written as part of our Masters coursework and each show reflection of self practice and philosophy as well as reflection on curriculum and instructional components. For the EDT 658 Reflective Journal, self –reflection on our current philosophy and practice was articulated in relation to modern educational theorist and approaches. In my reflection, I highlighted my alignment with the constructivist approach in both my music and technology mindset. Personally, this was a very powerful piece to write because it was able to accurately articulate many of my ideas and theories regarding music education and my classroom philosophy. Having this written as a statement of my “beliefs and ideals” helped me to center my instruction for the year. I feel this would also be a great piece to share with my students as to “why I do what I do”.
The EDT 672 Final Reflection focuses more on the instruction for reflection than the first example. While the personal reflection piece is very powerful, the instructional reflection can also have a great impact on student learning as well. This reflection was written after the design of the instruction plan for the integrated unit for Level 1 on “Carnival of the Animals”. Without this reflection I found it would have been difficult to convey my passion and interest in curriculum integration and the importance of technology (in combination with hands on, musical learning) that exists in this particular lesson/unit design. Because a piece of this lesson I had tried before, this particular reflection was greatly beneficial to student learning as I was able to articulate the dramatic differences in this set of lessons as compared to past work and to be able to demonstrate the potential for growth and learning that could occur if this were to be used in the future.
KSD
9.K.2 The teacher understands critical frameworks for reflecting on teaching practice (e.g. frameworks for social, cultural, and philosophical foundations of education).
The EDT 672 Final Reflection highlights my ability to reflect on the larger picture of overall student learning beyond just the music classroom. With a music curriculum and learning as the foundation, this reflection shows my thoughts in regards to the social (student engagement and interest), philosophical (blended learning and curricular integration), and technology components (1:1 iPad management and implementation and mobile device instruction planning) as they are integrated into my music classroom.
9.S.1 The teacher articulates and defends a philosophy of education to guide his/her practice and contributes to the stated philosophy of the school building/district.
Within the EDT 658 Reflective Journal, I was able to communicate my philosophy and instructional style within the framework of my current position and the mission and vision of our charter school. That philosophy drives my thinking of instruction along with my ability to respond to students needs both as learners and as individuals in a personalized setting.
9.D.2 The teacher is committed to reflection, assessment, and learning as an ongoing process.
These artifacts clearly demonstrate my thinking and commitment in regards to reflection and self-assessment now and in the future. Not only reflecting on my philosophy and current practices, this type of reflection and articulation of instruction is something I continue to set as a professional practice goal for the future. With my work on blogging as well (as part of my PDP and PPG) I have been able to reflect and continually assess the instruction, strategies and outcomes of the learning and teaching in my classroom.