Here We Go

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Here We Go

A daily practice of reflection can extend our learning.

By Tracy Crow

Categories: Continuous improvement, Learning designs

Vol. 38 No 5

While I’m excited that the focus of this issue — Reflecting on Practice — allows us to explore the many opportunities educators have to take a close look at how they teach, I want to flip that phrase and consider what it means when we practice reflecting. The pace of this 24/7 world doesn’t lend itself to reflection, yet we’re more in need of the practice of reflection than ever. Reflection is an opportunity to make meaning of what we experience, and without explicit attention to its practice, experiences can flow by and be quickly forgotten as the next priority pops up. The Standards for Professional Learning include reflection as a critical part of the Learning Communities standard, within the cycle of continuous improvement; within

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Authors

Tracy Crow

Tracy Crow ([email protected]) is director of communications at Learning Forward.

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