Critical Reflective Practice
Madeline Albrittain
The first step: Awareness
Teacher Inquiry in which both teachers
and students are growing and gaining
knowledge
One question may lead to discovery of a
larger issue at play
Helps identify assumptions
Questions that lead to investigation
SHIFT IN OUTLOOK (Rodgers p. 864)
Connections
Generates more
questions to
explore
Willingness to change and
grow, personally and
professionally
Taking action post-reflection
--> praxis (Freire)
Students and teachers are
able to engage in higher-
order thinking (Fecho p.
153).
Make meaning, in-depth
Reflective thinking...involves (1) a understanding, examining context
state of doubt, hesitation, perplexity, Examining data and research
mental difficulty, in which thinking Questions assumptions "that may
originates, and (2) an act of searching, make teaching easier but ultimately
undermine our long term goals
hunting, inquiring to find material that
(Brookfield)
will resolve (Dewey p. 12) Empathizing with students
Critical reflection can also take place
in collaborating with colleagues and
across curriculums.
Critical Critical
Inquiry Reflection
What? Why?
Action Culture
What now?
Part of critical reflection is
considering the multiple
perspectives that enter a
classroom on a daily basis
Iceberg (visible and invisible
components; constantly
changing