Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher

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Houle Award for Outstanding Literature in Adult Education, he is the author of numerous books on teaching, including The Skillful Teacher (2015), Teaching for Critical Thinking (2011), and The Discussion Book (with Stephen Preskill) (2016), all from Jossey-Bass. The CIQ has surprised me on numerous occasions in which I thought I was "bombing" a teaching session. All chapters have been thoroughly updated and expanded to reflect today's classroom formats, whether online or face-to-face, or in large lectures or small groups. Having someone who conveys such similar challenges as my own was quite helpful, both in terms of knowing that my concerns are common, but also by providing practical ways to reflect in different ways and take actions to develop my teaching even further. In his own personal voice Stephen Brookfield draws from over 45 years of experience to illustrate the clear benefits of critical reflection.

In addition, all chapters have been thoroughly updated and expanded to align with today's classrooms, whether online or face-to-face, in large lecture formats or small groups. Most appealing is Brookfield's openness to how the various techniques may be individually tailored by educators to fit unique situations. This is the second Brookfield book that I have read, after starting with his revised edition of The Skillful Teacher (2015). One particular dimension of this book that has served me well as a teacher is the Critical Incident Questionnaire (CIQ). All chapters have been thoroughly updated and expanded to reflect today’s classroom formats, whether online or face-to-face, or in large ­lectures or small groups.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. The second edition that is being reviewed here saw the light of day in 2017, more than two decades after the first. What I love about this simple, anonymous survey is that it provides clear insight into how students experience my teaching. Targeting faculty at all levels and across disciplines, this personal guide explores how practicing critical reflection can help align faculty with desired student outcomes, to view their practice from new perspectives, and engage learners by using varied teaching formats. Stephen Brookfield—the award-wining educator and bestselling author—explains how to confront the contradictions involved in creating democratic classrooms by using critical reflection as a tool for ongoing personal and professional development.

Chapter 6 outlines the critical incident questionnaire and gives a case study illustration of its use. At the very point that I thought I was failing, numerous students gave feedback that suggested the opposite. Brookfield demonstrates a kind of transparently rarely conveyed in our sharing about becoming more effective in our teaching. Houle Award for Outstanding Literature in Adult Education, he is the author of numerous books on teaching, including The Skillful Teacher(2015), Teaching for Critical Thinking(2011), and The Discussion Book(with Stephen Preskill) (2016), all from Jossey-Bass. I have seen Stephen Brookfield in conferences and he is a brave educator, open to tackle some of the issues most of us would rather not.

Educators with the courage to challenge their own assumptions in an effort to improve learning are the invaluable role models our students need. Chapter 5 describes how to use learning journals, and other techniques to see through students' eyes. Chapter 1 lays out the concept of reflection in general terms and then focuses on explaining what is distinctive about critical reflection. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.