Draws from a self-analysis of teaching practices by an award-winning professor to present a personal philosophy of teaching and impressions of the student experience. Discusses ideas about the package of material that should be delivered to students, how that package should be delivered, and some special tools to aid delivery. (EV)

Multimedia cases are perceived as bridging the gap between theory and practice in teacher education. Examines how multimedia cases can stimulate reflective thought among preservice teachers. Employs Gestalt psychology as a theoretical lens to examine how seven preservice teachers work with a multimedia case. Concludes that there is still much to…

Describes the process that two professors used to help their graduate students begin to study their respective practices through ethnographic teacher-research. Notes that the systematic and intentional inquiry of teacher-research provided a relevant context for investigation of teaching and learning about literacy. Describes their processes of…

To improve lecturing, teachers should target students' thinking and learning, asking such questions as What do they need to unlearn? What is commonly misunderstood? What is difficult to grasp? Teachers should be skilled in timing and reading nonverbal cues that indicate whether they are connecting with students. (SK)

Notes that by sharing her ideas and her reflective notebook with her students, the author was able to model for her students. Uses three different learning experiences to promote a reflective stance in her writer's workshop: sharing and discussing quality literature; sharing students' writing in a writer's circle; and holding writing conferences…

Describes some dramatic changes in the author's reading instruction, an example of how reflection leads to action in a reflective learning community. Uses her observations to reflect on the reading processes of her young readers and the materials being used to support them as developing readers. (SG)

Presents the reflections of two of the many people who had been active in the Catskill Whole Language Council to reflect on the annual Catskill Retrospection and Contemplation Preconference, which preceded the annual Whole Language Conference. Notes the successful formula included singing engaging songs together, welcoming remarks, and inspiring…

By organizing the research reference game as a mirror, educational video feedback contributes toward creating a new pleasure. The representations of teaching arouse reflection on the action among novices; joint viewing of sessions shot in classrooms are called stimulated recall sessions, case studies, or reflective practice workshops. They allow…

Teachers today must be much more aware of their students and what they bring into the classroom than teachers of a generation ago. This paper explains that to be a good teacher today, it is important to focus on relationships between people, and on hopes and dreams, rather than merely formulas and test scores. (SM)

Develops a model to examine teachers' instructional practice in secondary school mathematics in relationship to their underlying cognitions. Indicates that the value of the model lies in its usefulness as a guide for enabling teachers to reflect on their practice and underlying cognitions in a structured, comprehensive manner. (Contains 54…

Seeks to clarify ambiguity regarding the concept of reflection as it applies to teaching and learning in higher education. Provides an in-depth analysis and synthesis of selected theoretical approaches and explores the implications of reflection for practice. (EV)

Examines the value of reflection as a meaningful way of approaching learning about teaching in order to develop a better understanding of teaching and teacher education. The article explains that an appropriate focus on experience in teacher education can be influential in developing effective reflective practice and that effective reflective…

Uses a scene glimpsed in a university cafeteria (cafeteria workers listening intently to the story another worker is telling them) and a stroll through the campus to reflect on how much professors are storytellers. Finds that the work of teaching is very similar to narrating. (BT)

This article provides some strategies that might help a teacher in dealing with a new course or new content, or just get the year off to a good start. The following strategies are described: (1) Review the new content; (2) Seek help from every resource; (3) Capitalize on what you know; (4) Be organized; (5) Remember the basic science processes;…

This article recommends the teaching journal as a method of instructional improvement. Drawing on teacher education literature, the article reviews the concept of reflective teaching and then describes uses of the teaching journal for college instructors in descriptive, comparative, and critical dimensions. Teaching journals can improve the…