‘We are the change that we seek’: developing teachers’ understanding of their classroom practice
‘We are the change that we seek’: developing teachers’ understanding of their classroom practice
This paper describes an innovative approach to continuous professional development using Exploratory Practice (EP), a form of practitioner research developed in second language teacher education and professional development. One of the goals of EP is to empower teachers, so that they can develop a better understanding of their classroom environment, and from this, devise strategies for enhancing learning opportunities for students. It draws on a framework of Critical Learning Episodes (CLE) as a tool to enable them to investigate their practices in classroom interaction. This approach has guided a group of university teachers to understand their classroom practice which has, as a result, led to novel insights by the teachers, improved learning opportunities for students and a better quality of life for all in the classroom.
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Slimani-Rolls, A.ssia
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Kiely, Richard
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2014
Slimani-Rolls, A.ssia
9335f895-a9d3-49a1-a434-66afe2f665ee
Kiely, Richard
2321c0cb-faf6-41e2-b044-2c3933e93d6e
Slimani-Rolls, A.ssia and Kiely, Richard
(2014)
‘We are the change that we seek’: developing teachers’ understanding of their classroom practice.
Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 51 (4), .
(doi:10.1080/14703297.2014.894328).
Abstract
This paper describes an innovative approach to continuous professional development using Exploratory Practice (EP), a form of practitioner research developed in second language teacher education and professional development. One of the goals of EP is to empower teachers, so that they can develop a better understanding of their classroom environment, and from this, devise strategies for enhancing learning opportunities for students. It draws on a framework of Critical Learning Episodes (CLE) as a tool to enable them to investigate their practices in classroom interaction. This approach has guided a group of university teachers to understand their classroom practice which has, as a result, led to novel insights by the teachers, improved learning opportunities for students and a better quality of life for all in the classroom.
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e-pub ahead of print date: 7 March 2014
Published date: 2014
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