Reflective Practice in Teaching: Pre-service Teachers and the Lens of Life Experience

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This book investigates the ways in which pre-service teachers develop and articulate their professional knowledge by presenting their reflections on contemporary issues and topics they have explored during their own teaching practicums. It uses reflective practice to connect pre-service teachers’ personal backgrounds with their placement experience concerning a self-selected topic, including teacher educators’ reflections on the pre-service teachers’ reports on these placement topics. By illustrating the broad range of issues encountered by pre-service teachers, sharing multiple perspectives on the complexity of classroom practice, and demonstrating the importance of reflective practice, it also provides a valuable mentoring framework. Moreover, the book studies how examining pre-service teachers’ life experience can facilitate in-depth understanding, specifically in the context of pre-service teachers’ reflections on their own practices in different educational settings. In short, the book helps current and prospective pre-service teachers and teacher educators get to know their students and themselves better using reflective practice. Front Matter ....Pages i-viii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Learning from Reflective Pre-service Teachers: Introduction to the Book (Gretchen Geng, Pamela Smith, Paul Black, Yoshi Budd, Leigh Disney)....Pages 3-10 Front Matter ....Pages 11-11 Reflection on Preparing Students for Learning (Pamela Smith)....Pages 13-19 Banish the Graveyard: How Does Classroom Layout Affect Students’ Engagement? (Linda Hamilton)....Pages 21-25 “Johnny Is just Disruptive”: Changing Behaviours Within the Classroom (Terri Miller)....Pages 27-31 Closing the Gap: Improving Reading Fluency in the Struggling Middle School Reader (Agnieszka Medrecki)....Pages 33-37 Direct Instruction with EAL/D Learners in the Northern Territory (Jeremy Roy Hunt)....Pages 39-44 Visuals in the Special Needs Classroom (Brooke Trudgen)....Pages 45-50 The Bigger Picture: Authentic Assessment and Visual Literacy: Applying a Nordic Approach to an Australian Context (Alison Penelope Bosnakis)....Pages 51-56 Mathematics Homework (Mikaila Mary Mangohig)....Pages 57-61 Front Matter ....Pages 63-63 Reflections on Engaging Students as Learners (Paul Black)....Pages 65-71 Motivating Students to Learn: What Works? Intrinsic or Extrinsic Motivation? (Brodie Lee Curtis)....Pages 73-77 The Role of Positive Teacher–Student Relationships: How Can They Help Improve Engagement for Secondary School Students with Challenging Behaviours? (Leah Faye McNeilly)....Pages 79-84 Music in Schools: The Importance of Meaningful Relationships in Music Education (Kirsten Ifould)....Pages 85-90 Blame It on the Boogie: Does Listening to Personal Music Devices Within the Classroom Hinder Adolescent Students’ Ability to Be Mindful Learners? (Caitlin Taylor)....Pages 91-97 Negative Attitudes Towards Learning Languages in the Middle Years: Can These Be Changed by Increased Awareness of Language Learning Benefits and Making Learning Easier? (Zerina Hadziabdic)....Pages 99-105 Front Matter ....Pages 107-107 Reflection on ICTs in Education (Gretchen Geng)....Pages 109-117 Education in the Computer Age: Information Technology and Its Effects on Student Learning in a Classroom Setting (Petros Gerakios)....Pages 119-123 Has ICT Revolutionized the Way that We Teach in Secondary Schools? (Anna Bascomb)....Pages 125-129 Personal ICT Devices for Year 9 Students: A Tool of Engagement or Distraction? (Laura Catherine Checkley)....Pages 131-136 Approaches to Teaching on the Tablet: Why Australian Public Schools Might not Be Rushing to Introduce Tablet Computing to Classrooms (Dominic May)....Pages 137-142 The Utilisation of Virtual Reality to Engage High School History Students (Matthew Froese)....Pages 143-148 The Inclusion of Technology in Mathematics: The Effects of Electronic Mobile Devices in Early Years Mathematics (Emily Jayne Ford)....Pages 149-154 Front Matter ....Pages 155-155 Considering the Role of Well-Being in Education (Leigh Disney)....Pages 157-164 Student Well-Being: Teaching with Empathy and Staff Collaboration (Jeremy Appleton)....Pages 165-170 The Right Response!: Discovering Necessary Skills for Teachers and Parents to Collaborate Positively to Benefit a Child’s Education (Hannah Young)....Pages 171-176 Understanding the Impact of Mobile Phones and iPads on the Sleep Patterns of Adolescents in the Twenty-First Century (Fiona Curtis)....Pages 177-182 Physical Classroom Environment and Anxiety: Primary School Teachers’ Consideration of Their Physical Classroom Environment (Nadia Kristen Lelli)....Pages 183-188 The Effect of Arts Pedagogies on the Emotional Intelligence of Middle to Upper Primary Age Boys (Rachel Platte)....Pages 189-194 The Benefits of Yoga for Primary Students: A Mindfulness Programme (Claire Gitzel)....Pages 195-199 The National School Chaplaincy Programme: An Itch that Can’t Be Scratched: Politicians Satisfying the Church by Exploiting Public School Needs at the Expense of Its Students (Meaghan Jones)....Pages 201-206 Front Matter ....Pages 207-207 Reflection on Education and Society (Yoshi Budd)....Pages 209-215 It’s Not All Fun and Games (Demi Cubillo)....Pages 217-222 NAPLAN Negativity: The Effects that NAPLAN Has on Teachers and Students (Rebecca Alice Wood)....Pages 223-227 Letters to Max: Errors with Empathy Enabling a Growth Mindset for Exams (Elizabeth McGuire)....Pages 229-234 Will Culturally Relevant Content in Mathematics Improve Engagement of Indigenous Students in the Regional and Urban Context? (Blake Watherston)....Pages 235-240 Breaking the Cycle: What Influences Do Families Have on Lower Primary School Students’ Attendance in Remote Communities? (Casey Ellis)....Pages 241-245 Varying Gender Contexts to Increase Female Engagement in PE (Jack Burton)....Pages 247-252 “He Never Wears a Hat”: Listening to Parents’ Concerns (Jing Weng)....Pages 253-257 The Powerless Choice: Mainstream Versus Specialist: The Critical Decision for Parents of School-Aged Children with Mild to Moderate Physical and Intellectual Disabilities (Kathryn Hamilton)....Pages 259-263 Front Matter ....Pages 265-265 Reflections on Reflections (Paul Black, Gretchen Geng, Pamela Smith, Yoshi Budd, Leigh Disney)....Pages 267-275