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Enhancing Growth Through Reflection in Learning Communities

Reflection is a vital component in professional learning communities, where action paired with reflective practice leads to meaningful growth. As Peter Reason stated, "Action without reflection is meaningless activity," highlighting the importance of evaluating experiences to refine teaching practices. Structured collaboration fosters an environment that prioritizes experimentation and outcome-focused strategies, enhancing student learning and promoting professional morale. Colleagues are encouraged to engage with each other, offering insights that challenge existing theories and inspire continuous adaptation and improvement.

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Enhancing Growth Through Reflection in Learning Communities

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  1. The DES Learning Community Let’s Pump it Up!

  2. WHY REFLECTION?

  3. “Action without reflection is meaningless activity. Reflection without action is mere academia.” Peter Reason, 1998

  4. “Mere” • Mere in British English refers to a lake that is broad in relation to its depth

  5. Academia • Academia, Acadème, or the Academy are collective terms for the community of students and scholars engaged in higher education and research.

  6. The Professional Learning Community “If there is anything that research community agrees upon, it is this: The right kind of continuous, structured collaboration improves the quality of teaching and pays big, often immediate, dividends in student learning and professional morale in virtually any setting.” DuFour and Eaker, 2005

  7. Colleagues should learn to prod each other toward growth and development: • Action orientation • Promoting experimentation • Outcomes focus • Value on results, not intentions

  8. Reflective practitioners must find structured opportunities to consider their own experiences and corresponding theories of action, but sometimes they require a gentle nudge (or even a sharp elbow) from colleagues to consider alternative theories and frameworks.

  9. Such reflective activities encourage all members of a learning community to see how their decisions and actions are based on theories that can (and should) be adapted and adjusted continually as new information and understanding emerge.

  10. Active listeners • Refrain from delving into their own similar quandaries • Offer clarification • Question and probe • Bring out depth • Expose motivations and intentions • Push for elaboration

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