MTDS Glossary
Reflection-In-Practice
The immediate present through attention - Augustine’s Model of Time
Teaching includes “the head and the heart and [teachers] must feelingly know what is the appropriate thing to do in ever changing circumstances with children who are organized in groups but who are also unique as individuals” (van Manen, 1995, p. 33). Teachers who are reflecting-in-practice are present in the moment attending to what is happening in the classroom while simultaneously aware of their own thinking within the moment. Reflection-in-action is “think[ing] about something while doing it” (Schon, 1983, p. 54), which allows teachers to contemplate situations as they are unfolding and to make decisions that allow them to adapt in the moment to meet the needs of students.
Teaching includes “the head and the heart and [teachers] must feelingly know what is the appropriate thing to do in ever changing circumstances with children who are organized in groups but who are also unique as individuals” (van Manen, 1995, p. 33). Teachers who are reflecting-in-practice are present in the moment attending to what is happening in the classroom while simultaneously aware of their own thinking within the moment. Reflection-in-action is “think[ing] about something while doing it” (Schon, 1983, p. 54), which allows teachers to contemplate situations as they are unfolding and to make decisions that allow them to adapt in the moment to meet the needs of students.