Syllabus

Summer, 2011 Dylan Thornborrow, PT, dthorn@district16.org Susan Leet, WWI, sleet@district16.org
 * Reflective Practice **

// Reflective Practice links and supports all elements of the Spring Lake Park Learning Community Framework. York-Barr et al.’s (2006) Reflective Practice to Improve Schools: An Action Guide for Educators, articulates a theory of action for reflective practice that clearly identifies the links between pausing, openness, inquiry, thinking, learning, action, and enhanced student learning(p. 9). //

Monday, June 27th-- in person from 8:30-11:30 p.m. at the DSC Thursday, June 30th- in person from 8:30-11:30 p.m. at the DSC
 * Course meetings **
 * __In person meetings__
 * Participants will also take part in online reflection facilitated through WikiSpaces at least two times.

¥ Participants will be able to describe in their own words what reflective practice is and is not, and the positive (research-based) impact it has on individuals, classrooms, and schools. ¥ Participants will apply reflective practices to their own teaching and learning. ¥ Participants will engage in authentic reflection both individually and in groups. ** Course assessment ** ü **Participants will create a representation of their learning which illustrates how reflective practice is incorporated into actual teacher practice at the individual, PLC, or building level. This will also include the participants teachable point of view.** ü **Participants will reflect through online discussion forums who they are as a reflective teacher, including their own definition of reflective practice, an assessment of their strengths and weaknesses as authentic reflectors, impact of reflection on their practice, and preferred reflection style.** **8:30-11:30**   **3 hours**  || * Self introductions **8:30-11:30**   **3 hours**  || Self-Assessment of individual reflective practice Reflective Practice in action || * Personal Inventory for Reflective Practice
 * Course learning targets **
 * Course Calendar **
 * **Date/Time** ||  **Topic**  ||  **Activities**  ||
 * **Monday, June 27th**
 * Introduction to Reflective Practice
 * Wiki introduction and set-up
 * Review of Syllabus || * What is Reflection? (TPoV)
 * Mental Models (Powerpoint and short article)
 * Read Foreword
 * Wiki set-up and practice on laptops
 * Read Chapter 1
 * Written reflection on Wikispaces ||
 * **//1 hour//** || //“Individual Reflective Practice”// || * //Read Chapter 3, Written reflection on Wikispaces// ||
 * **//1 hour//** || //Reflection for Action// || * //Action-oriented assignment,//
 * //Written reflection on Wikispaces// ||
 * **//1 hour//** || //Research on Reflective Practice// || //Post at least two resources that support reflective practice.// // (websites, books, twitter, blogs, wikis, etc .)// ||
 * **//1 hour//** || //Collaboration// || * //Read and comment on classmates’ postings on Wikispaces.// ||
 * **Thursday, June 30th**
 * Create Final Project; paper, Glog, script, diagram etc.
 * Individual presentations of learning
 * TPoV ||