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Introduction
NotetotheReader
Asacademicsandpractisingteachers,weholdthesetruthstobefundamentalto
ourprofession:educationneedstostemfromascientificfoundation,allowingfor
adeepunderstandingofthelearnerandthelearningprocess.Second,itoughttotest
scientifictheories,notionsandhypothesesindailyteachingpractice,forwithoutthis
step,itrisksremainingdetachedfromtheworldoftheclassroom.Finally,itshould
encouragereflectiononvariousaspectsofthelearningprocesstoestablishgoodpat-
terns,andsubjectunwantedresultstocriticalrevisionandmodificationinthefuture.
Teformatusedineverychapterofthisbookreflectsthisattitude.Ourintentionis
topresentasolid,research-basedframeworkthatwillprovideteacherswithadvice
andguidanceandallowmembersoftheteachingcommunitytore-examineand
reflectontheirteachingpractice.Understandingthecomplexityofcontextsinour
profession,wewishtoencouragethereadertoexperimentwiththeideaspresented
inthisbook,contemplatetheoutcomes,anddisseminatetheirexperienceamong
theirfellowteachers.Wehopethattheformatusedineverychapterofthebookwill
beconducivetofosteringreflectiveteachingpracticeinpre-andin-serviceteacher
professionaldevelopment.Teauthorstrustthattheimplementationofthemodel
inthispublicationwillhelpthereaderonthepathofteachingdevelopmentand
successfullypreparethemforthedemandsoftheirprofession.
TechaptersarebasedonKolb’sreflectivemodelandbeginbyreferringtotheRead-
er’sexperience,continuewithaninvitationtoreflectiveobservationandabstract
conceptualization,andconcludewithacallforactiveexperimentation.Troughout
thebook,aniconnavigationsystemhasbeenusedtoguidethereaderthroughout
thecontents.Tefollowingkeyexplainsthemeaningofeachiconandoutlinesthe
structureofeachchapter.
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Lead-In
Tisshortsectionprovidesageneralintroductiontothesubjectofthechapterby
invitingthereadertopreliminary,topic-relatedcontemplation.
Activation
TeaimofthissectionistoprovidetheReaderwithadeeperreflectiononthetopic
byactivatingtheirbackgroundknowledge,thushelpingthemgainamorespecific
senseofexpectationregardingthecontentofthechapter.