Unpacking Critical Reflection: Strategies for identifying and recording thoughts and experiences, to guide practice

Explore how educators can engage with questions of Service philosophy and practice, to foster a Centre of exceeding quality and practice.

Course Details

As early childhood professionals, it is important to examine what happens within our Service, and to reflect on what things we might want to change. This Webinar is suitable for Directors, Teachers, Educators, and Caregivers who work in the Long Day Care, Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) and Primary School settings.

Join Dr Mary Anne Hall from EPEC Education, as she shows you how educators can engage with questions of Service philosophy and practice, to foster a Centre of exceeding quality and practice.

By the end of this course you should have a deeper understanding of what Critical Reflection is, and how to implenent it to improve your daily practices.

This course is suitable for all early childhood professionals who are involved in program development and implementation. It is recommended for teachers, Childcare Centre Directors, Group Leaders, OSHC professionals and childcare educators.

Topics Covered

• Defining Critical Reflection
• How Critical Reflection is used to improve your daily practices
• Receiving and accepting feedback
• Differences between reflective practice and critical reflection
• Strategies to begin to Critically Reflect
• How to ask yourself questions
• Developing an Action Plan
• Putting your Action Plan into practice
• Tools to Support Critical Reflection
• Real example of Critical Reflection

Templates for critical reflection including:
• Mind Maps
• Weekly Feedback Forms
• Reflection Journals
• Self-Evaluation Surveys
• Program questionnaires