6.1 The importance of being a reflective practitioner
Referring back to your weekly learning outcomes, by the end of this topic, you will be able to:
- critically review the continuous improvement model for your educational setting
- articulate what it means to be a reflective practitioner and why it is paramount to being a highly proficient numeracy practitioner
- argue how critical reflection feeds into a continuous improvement plan.
Visit Reflective practice in the Birth to Level 10 Numeracy Guide and select the appropriate continuous improvement model relevant to your education setting to review. You can do this by selecting either 'In early years settings' or 'In schools'.
Select the activity below which is applicable to your education setting to complete.
Activity 1: Reflective practice in early years settings
Watch the VEYLDF Practice Principles – Reflective Practice video in the Numeracy Guide.
Activity 2: Reflective practice in schools
Visit Reflective practice in schools in the Numeracy Guide.
The teaching and learning cycle outlines five key elements of teaching and learning and provides questions as prompts to assist educators to use student data to identify learning goals, engage in planning, teaching and assessing students’ learning of numeracy.
Select a resource from your preferred grade level and explore how it support each of the five elements of teaching and learning (Use student data, Identify learning goals, Plan, Teach, Assess). We encourage you to use the questions within the model to guide you.
