GDECE 104 Professional Teaching Practice 1: Assessment 4 (Critical Reflection on Professional Practice – 2000 words, 30% weight)
“Critical reflection is a meaning-making process that involves a deeper level of thinking and evaluation. It requires engagement with diverse perspectives such as philosophy, theory, ethics and practice and then evaluating these in context, leading to pedagogical decisions and actions that are transformative” (Australian Government Department of Education [AGDE], 2022, p.18).
Early childhood Educators are expected to continuously develop their knowledge and skills as their professional development. Critical reflection is one of strategies for professional development, where educators examine their own practice to improve their teaching and pedagogical practice.
Task Instruction:
Following the early years learning framework (EYLF) principle of “critical reflection and ongoing professional learning” (Australian Government Department of Education [AGDE], 2022, p.18), write a critical reflection of your professional practice based on your experience during the placement. Drawing on principles and practices of early childhood pedagogy (AGDE, 2022) and the Australian Professional Teachers’ Standards (Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership [AITSL], 2011), provide rationale that includes justification of the importance of reflective practices for pre-service teacher in terms of teaching, developing and improving. Use theories, learning frameworks and the Australian Teachers’ standards to support your justification and critical reflection.
Criteria:
Write a critical reflection of your professional practice based on your experience during the professional placement.Provide examples of your experiences from professional practice during the placement as a basis for your reflection.Provide rationale that includes justification of the importance of reflective practices for pre-service teacher in terms of teaching, developing and improving. Make connections to the EYLF and Australian Professional Teachers’ Standards.Use a range of relevant academic literature to support your ideas in discussing your critical reflections toward your teaching practices.
Word count: 2000 (excluding references)
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Formatting: 12-point serif font (eg. Times New Roman). 1.5 or double line spacing.
Referencing: APA7 (please refer to this guide for referencing guidelines)
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GDECE104 Assessment 4: Critical reflection (2000 words, 30% weight)