My wife has recently started a PGCE in Computer Science and this led to me thinking about my own experience as a trainee teacher almost 20 years ago. Over these two decades, I’ve learned a lot about what makes good teaching, as well as what doesn’t work. Countless mistakes made in the classroom have helped…
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“A teacher who has reflective thinking skills is able to identify problems that may occur in the teaching/learning process and to produce solutions for overcoming such problems.” (Shoffner, 2006). During my PGCE year, I can recall having to maintain what seemed like endless sheets of reflection pages. After each lesson I would routinely jot down…
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