Guides: Education Support and Childcare: Reflect on Professional Practice

eBooks

Exceeding the Standards : Planning for Continuous Quality Improvement Comprehensively updated, Exceeding the Standards - Third edition, incorporates all the changes made to the assessment and rating process conducted through the NQS, the seven quality areas and the subsequent changes to the standards and elements. It includes updated tables plus information on the three exceeding themes.

Online Journals

Australasian Journal of Early Childhood Child Care; Australia; Early Childhood Education
Australian Journal of Teacher Education The Australian Journal of Teacher Education is published by the School of Education, Edith Cowan University. Its aim is to enhance the quality of teacher education through the publication of research reports, learned points of view and commentaries.
Every child Every Child puts the spotlight on the early years of childhood. Published quarterly, it contains informative articles on such issues as health, education and social trends, and also book reviews, profiles and guest statements from well-known identities.

Journal Articles

Reflective Practice: Making a Commitment to Ongoing Learning Article topics; Reflective teaching; Teaching--Evaluation; Professional learning communities; Teachers--Evaluation; Teaching--Technique

Websites

Reflective Practice From NSW Government.

Books

Becoming a Reflective Teacher Just as successful athletes must identify strengths and weaknesses, set goals, and engage in focused practice to meet their goals, so must teachers. Learn how to combine a model of effective instruction with goal setting, focused practice, focused feedback, and observations to improve your instructional practices.
Childrens Lively Minds Children's Lively Minds is filled with stories about real children exploring schema, followed by reflection and questions about what children might be learning. Schema theory is happening in your work with young children whether you know it or not. Understanding it and putting intention behind it, can help families and teachers ease frustration with young children's repetitive behavior and allow adults to better support brain development.
Reflecting in Communities of Practice Enhance the quality of your teaching with collaborative, critical, and reflective thinking. This workbook is designed to be used with a group--a community of practice--but it can also be a self-study tool. The exercises help you to understand and practice the key elements of reflective teaching. Ten study sessions provide opportunities to engage with peers as you collaborate and connect theory and best practices in your classrooms. These experiences will help you evaluate and grow your reflective teaching skills; use the Thinking Lens(tm) protocol to align your daily work with your larger goals, values, and vision; gain a heightened sense of self-awareness and a stronger image of children; examine the details of your environment; and challenge yourself with new perspectives.
Reflective practice : a handbook for early childhood educators This book takes readers on a journey that will help them to gain a greater understanding of reflective practice and where it has come from, how it relates to their practice and how they can engage in reflection to build their own professional capability.
Reflective Teaching in Schools Reflective Teaching in Schools uniquely provides two levels of support: Practical, evidence- based guidance on key classroom issues - including relationships, behaviour, curriculum planning, teaching strategies and assessment. Evidence-informed 'principles' and 'concepts' to help you continue developing your skills.
Training Outside School Hours Care Staff : Before School, After School and Vacation Care. "This book is designed as a tool for coordinators of OSHC programs who often have limited time and resources to devote to staff training. With this in mind, the handbook provides interactive questions and scenarios staff can work through independently. However, to be successful in using the tools in this handbook in ways that are best suited to your service, staff are encouraged to share their answers with a supervisor or mentor."