A personal reflection on the author's professional development applies the principles of thematic cycling to identify six cycles from "a beginner's initial questions," through "more teaching, more questions, and more study," to "taking stock of where I am." Forty years of changes in the field of educating students who are deaf or hard of hearing…

Examines how experienced teachers are trained to act as support providers, understandings they glean from the training, and their interpretation and presentation of these understandings during interactions with beginning teachers. The paper explains that the link between support providers and beginning teachers is the core of the induction…

Proposes that general education curricula often have difficulty remaining faithful to goals of student empowerment. Provides case study of first year composition (FYC). Suggests that a strong commitment to reflection and revision of programs will create curricula that are more questioning and less comfortable with their own assumptions. Proposes…

Examined the Instructional Conversation (IC) as a socioculturally based professional development tool and how it encouraged knowledge construction as it was assisted through dynamic participation among mainstream and bilingual teachers of English language learners. Found that the IC could be instrumental in training teachers about theoretical…

Notes that reflection can support both teachers and students in the aftermath of a disaster. Examines the visual and written works of North Dakota and Minnesota children who were victims of the flooding of the Red River in 1997 as a representational way to gain a broad perspective on children's thinking about their experiences surrounding the…

Describes a theoretical framework for a university master's module for teachers who want to improve their practice and move beyond the intuitive. Discusses an example assignment. (EV)

Describes the experience of a returning, nontraditional, first-generation college student as seen through the eyes of an English instructor who is substantially younger. Discusses the author's anxiety about teaching and relates it to her students' learning processes. (SG)

Discusses theatre educators' role by relating stories of the author's college theatre teacher. Notes that in order to tell stories to this generation, educators need to focus on making time for reflective thought. Concludes that theater can teach audiences to respect others, especially those who are different. (PM)

Discusses how composition teachers can obtain a better understanding of the challenges facing English-as-a-second-language students by writing in their own second language and reflecting on the experience. Notes that by reflecting on these writing experiences, composition instructors can evaluate how they themselves write other languages and…

Determines content area teachers' favorite strategies and why they used them. Examines if the material the author taught was being applied by students in her content reading methods course, and which strategies and methods were being used most frequently. Notes visual aids, analogy, graphic organizers, and notetaking were the most often used…

Paper discusses the pros and cons of college students using the first person singular pronoun in writing and discussion, emphasizing the need to find a balance between the use of the words "I" and "they" and to teach students critical reflection, analysis, sharing, and listening skills. (SM)

Addresses the importance of reevaluation of teaching practices at the classroom and teacher education levels. Reviews the term "reflection," as defined by Dewey, and its process. Discusses whether preservice teachers are capable of reflecting and how a climate of critical inquiry can be fostered. Suggests strategies that promote reflective…

Describes a project that used the process of cognitive coaching to implement the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) standards. Argues that cognitive coaching is a vehicle that helps teachers change and reform both curriculum development and instruction, combats the isolation of teaching, provides feedback, aids in reflective…

Teaching portfolios are making their way into today's classrooms in three important ways: as habits of mind helping teachers define good practice; as processes teachers use for reflecting on their own teaching and learning; and as new teaching strategies mirroring student learning practices. (MLH)

Examines liberatory pedagogy in the context of helping beginning teachers become open to liberatory ideas as they construct themselves as teachers and begin to develop their practice. The paper considers practice and prospective teachers as learners of practice, then examines what this suggests for the construction of opportunities for prospective…