Reflective Teaching and Teacher Educational Development.

Hi all,
Reflevtive teaching is a recent trend in language pedagogy.It basically aims to introduce the teacher,as a practitioner, to the diffrent ways of exploring and reflecting up on his/her teaching practice in the clasroom.In other terms reflective teaching can serve an effective means to inculcate in teachers,be them novice or experienced, the sense of self evaluation and self -inquiry as a basis for pedagogical decisions and educational development.

So ,how can one become a reflective teacher?Are you a reflective teacher?If so, what strategies do you implement in such a process?

Please discuss!

Definition
Reflective teaching is a process where teachers think over their teaching practices, analyzing how something was taught and how the practice might be improved or changed for better learning outcomes. Some points of consideration in the reflection process might be what is currently being done, why it's being done and how well students are learning.

Methods
You can use reflection as way to simply learn more about your own practice, improve a certain practice (small groups and cooperative learning, for example) or to focus on a problem students are having. Some methods you can use are shown below:

Keep a Journal
After each class, take some notes about what was taught and how students responded, positive or negative. Did they understand the material? Do you need more prep time to effectively teach the lesson? Reflect on this information at the end of the day, noting what you could do differently, or what worked well.

Student Feedback
After a lesson or activity, or at the end of the class, ask students to briefly and honestly describe what they learned, and what, if anything, didn't work well in the lesson. Allow them to provide the feedback anonymously. Collect the responses and take notes in your journal on their observations for improving or changing your teaching practices.