Assess4.+a+development+plan

a development plan 2

Draw up a personal and professional development plan that:

will help you develop as a reflective practioner will help you address the major professional issues you face

Smart objectives needed included an appropriate support network [] developing a personal development programme []

Reflection is not limited to past events, it can also be used to prepare us for future events "for anticipation and planning" (Moon 1999 quoting (Van Manen, 1991)

Understanding and accepting myself as a human being, understanding my learning styles, understanding my teaching styles, understanding they exist and are connected but without oversimplfiing Moon (1999) said reflection can lead to personal development and ultimately to empowerment and emancipation but achieving this result ...

create a routine....this is what I recommend (based on my own experience) when people want to start fitness training, and then stick with it, after a few months it becomes part of your life...the same apply here. Time should be set up on the the time table and used for reflection and research

A reflective practitioner can have many qualities and ideas on his practice depending on his believes. Believes which can be based on personal experience, on reflection based on personal experiences, reading, research or reflective enquiries. The following list shows some of the qualities I think we could gain as reflective practitioners.


 * knowledgeable
 * open minded
 * an experimenter
 * a researcher
 * a practitioner
 * a carer
 * a reflector
 * an effective time and space planer
 * knows the difference between deep and surface learning
 * Able to create environments suitable for learning.
 * has support (family and work)
 * can use a range of "tools" to facilitate learning
 * is a good story teller
 * knows that communication is 90% non verbal...not......i believed it but it is not as clear cut even so they interact and we should be aware..
 * keeps up to date with technology
 * is aware of the fragility of the perceived recollection of reflection. (reflection of reflection)
 * has build up many techniques based on reflecting on his practice
 * enjoys learning
 * has "va va voom": plenty energy