The Role of Reflection in Teacher Development

This assignment examines the significance of reflection in enhancing teacher professional development. It delves into research findings on teachers' thinking and its influence on their growth. The analysis incorporates practical program evaluation techniques, highlighting the role of collaboration and collegiality in fostering meaningful reflection. Case studies illuminate how reflective practices contribute to effective teaching and school improvement initiatives.

Evaluation and Reflection

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Reflective report ..............................................................................................................................1
Entry 1A...........................................................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
Entry 1b............................................................................................................................................4
Reflective report...............................................................................................................................4
Introduction......................................................................................................................................4
Main body .......................................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................8
Career and personal development plan...................................................................................8
Entry 2 b Professional value statement..........................................................................................10
Entry 2D personal obejectives.......................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13

Reflective report
Entry 1A
INTRODUCTION
Reflection is considered as good practices in every field of education as it is an expected
part of continuous professional development. Evaluation is also an important process for
individuals to make an assessment or judgement about an experience (Mette and et.al., 2015).
Individual carry out its career reflection with an aim to learn from its past experience. In this
reflective report, I will be talking about my experience at university, work environment and my
learning. By reflecting on my previous experience at University, it will improve my self-
understanding. I will learn my weaknesses, strengths and the way to improve them ( Mackie,
2017). This experience was very interesting for me as it is important to become familiar with all
the obstacles which I have faced while working in logistics and operations department of IT
Company. This experience will add values to my career job aspirations.
MAIN BODY
This report will provide an understanding about my personal experience in university and
professional experience in the field of logistics and operations. Through this reflective practice, I
will be able to demonstrate the skills which I have achieved through learning academic and
professional experience as a trainee in logistics and operations management with a group of
diversified people (Aluko, 2014). I have carried out reviews of some literatures in order to
identify the reflective experience, either directly related to learning and professional
development. While working as an employee in operations and logistics department, there are
various skills I have achieved by facing variousimportant challenges and tasks assigned by
leaders and managers in organization. Learning styles are very important for me. This is because;
when I am working in company, I need to know what techniques and methods I should use to
learn at the optimum level. From a professional perspective, I have applied my work with the
pictures, graphs and diagrams (Bolton, 2014). This is because; it is easier for me to learn which
will provide me a better understanding when I will present the information to team leaders. From
the professional visual aspect, academic knowledge is very important for an employee's
perspective. The higher the academic knowledge I have, more options and tasks I can perform
for my employer, increasing my values to the organisation. Throughout my time at organisation,

I have got various feedback on my work (Gibbs,1988). Some of those feedbacks were given by
employers based on their academic experience and knowledge. In this report, I have Gibb's
reflective model in order to provide a complete analysis about the problems which I have faced
while working in team of diversified employees in logistics and operations department of IT
Company. It was very useful for me as it has provided support in making sense of situations at
work so that I can understand what I done well and what I could do better in the future to achieve
my career aspirations (McMillan Weyers,2013). In a placement during my second year when I
was working in operations and logistics under supervision of my senior and team of around 10
members. I was asked to manage the operations tasks which are required while development of
some important equipment and machineries. I was also having the responsibility to provide
understanding about the work to other team members who have newly joined the organization
and were not having complete knowledge about the work. At that time, my senior has assigned a
work which I need to complete by taking support of two newly joined workers so that they will
get knowledge and experience of work. Teamwork is considered as a combination of action of
individuals in order to accomplish a task or responsibilities.
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In order to complete the task, senior has provided time duration of 3 days and after
completion of that work I need to submit the report to the manager about completion of task and
performance of those two employees at workplace (Lawrence-Wilkes and Ashmore, 2014).
Before starting the work, I was not having any information about those two employees and they
have only heard my name from colleague but did know me very well. In order to get information
about them and their background, I have called both of them to have a conversation as I thought
that it would be the best idea to provide understanding about work. During first meeting, I had
introduced myself and then we had a conversation about our field of work and personal
experience to get understand about the qualification of each other. After that, I have stated them
about the work which was required to be accomplished by three of us in deadline of three days.
Through positive interaction with team members, I came to know that both of them were
from different educational and cultural backgrounds. This has created a threat in my mind that
we would be able to accomplish on the time assigned by senior because both of them can will not
work with proper coordination. But after having communication on this topic with both of them,
I have cleared my doubt. Before starting the work, I have provided them information about the
things they have to do by taking support of each other and provided them information about the
resources they have to use. I have also provided them a chance to provide some other unique
ideas to complete the task but they were not having knowledge about the work. While having a
conversation, I have faced some difficulties due to lack of knowledge about handling a group
task and delegation of responsibilities. I have also faced problem while I was providing
information about the work because there was some topic on which I was not having a complete
knowledge and I was not able to provide them clear conceptual understanding about those tasks.
When the task started, I was having my responsibilities which I have accomplished
effectively on the basis of learning and experience which I had achieved while working with my
seniors and other team members (Baldwin, 2016). During the task session, a complex situation
was arisen one team member from those two employees have made some mistakes due to lack of
understand and clear information. Both of them was blaming on each other for that mistakes
because I was provided them work that needs to be completed by getting support of each other
but I was forgotten to told that If they will face any difficulty they will come to me and I will
solve their problems. Instead of this, they have made mistakes which has consumed a lot of time.
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On last day, we have decided to correct the mistakes by working together and I have also joined
them so that we can complete the work on decided time.
The task which I have delegated to them was very difficult but I thought that they would
complete it but I have not properly guided them to accomplish the same effectively. The
problems which I have faced during the session was no proper guidance because I was having
doubt on some topics and I have not provided them complete information related to the task due
to which this incident occurred (Zepeda, 2013). Situation was very challenging for three of us
because no enough time was left to complete the task and I was also having responsibility for
making the report. At the end of day, the task was completed by us with proper coordination and
support of each other. I have also made the report by taking support of those two employees. The
task was completed properly and I have submitted the report to manager about the work as well
as performance of those two employees.
After completion, I Had realized that there are various mistakes I have made while
delegation of tasks to the team members because they were not having practical experience. I
have also realized that those tasks were not easy to be accomplished by new joined members. It
was essential for me to provide them understanding about the work experience, overall
information and instructions to complete the task. During this session, I have realized that there
are some skills and competencies which I have to achieve in order to remove my weaknesses
such as communication, conceptual, ability to provide guidance, leadership qualities, team
management and planning as well as organising skills.
CONCLUSION
As per the above reflection of work experience, I have realized that team work is an
important tool which is required to accomplish the tasks effectively and efficiently. Effective
communication between team members provides major support in completion of tasks properly
and removing asl major obstacles. While working in a team, it is essential for individuals to have
effective skills, knowledge, ability and experience. I my personal experience, I have realized that
I have to work upon some skills which are required to build my career aspiration. I have also
realized that proper monitoring and support must be provided by a team leader to his
subordinates in order to resolve the work based problems. If this type of situation will arise in the
future, I will apply the learning and experience which I have achieved in this task.
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Entry 1b
Reflective report
Introduction
From the assessment of self reflection on personal and professional development, various
important information my performance in organisation as an employee and team members is
analysed. Continuous learning is required to be undertaken by professionals in organisation as
well as students to enhance their skills and competencies (Baumer and et.al., 2014). An
individual will be able to achieve its career aspirations by analysing the need of skills,
knowledge and abilities to perform the task. There are various important roles and
responsibilities need to be performed by managers and subordinates collectively in organisation
in order to achieve the organizational objectives. With team efforts, problems that arise at the
time of working on projects can be resolved easily. In every organisation, it is essential that their
must a proper and effective communication between team members so that task can be
effectively and efficiently. In present report, I have used two important models which are used
to provide self reflection on skills such as Gibb's reflective model and Lawrence- Wilkes and
Ashmore models.
Main body
In previous discussion, I have determined personal experience by using the Gibbs
reflective model. This model is based on the analysis major five stages on the basis of situation
faced individuals in their personal and professional. Another important model is reflective
rational enquiry model which is used to provide critical reflection of experience, knowledge and
skills are developed career and areas where is need of improvement. Important reflective model
which is introduced by the Author Lawrence- Wikes and Ashmore in the year 2014. In this task I
have needs to determine experience ,self and knowledge which I have achieved through practice.
In order to explore the previous event as critical incident is value judgement and the basis of that
judgement is important attached to the meaning of the incident. Critical incidents are created or
produced by the way we consider the situation, According to Stevenson and et.al., (2013), the
incident which I have determined has made an impact on me due to the fact that no proper team
work and ineffective delegation of responsibilities can be critical in professional life as would be
demonstrated in the critical incident chosen. This model is an considered as REFLECT model
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which implies to seven stage of self reflection such as remember, experience, focus, learn,
evaluate, consider and trial (Chen, 2014). This is based on assumption that an individual will get
an analysis of skills, knowledge and performance by remembering the past academic and work
experience. In my personal and professional life, main aim is to be develop my career in the
information technology sector and being a successful business executive in IT organisation.
My aim and objectives is to work and establish business in the e- business software
development and data digitalization aspect of the information technology world. This sector I
believe is the most lucrative sector in IT and I believe the experience I have gained in the
organization I have worked for will be of great help combined with my administrative
knowledge. To develop mu career and administrative knowledge in relation to the information
technology world. In order to my information technology as related to E business software and
data development (Moon, 2013). In order to achieve my objectives I have made various efforts
like development of my own professional and administrative knowledge. The course advance
professional development has provide great impact on career development. In my professional
experience, the incident which I have faced was arised because I have not properly delegate the
work between the two new individuals. Critics analysis of situation determined that an effective
leader in organisation must required proper guidance and support to the team members. After
delegation of task and responsibilities to team members, it also essential for leaders to moniter
the performance of their team in order to analyse the problems which are faced by them while
performance the task. In my case, I was having responsibility to accomplish the work which was
provided by supervisior or senior and needs to be completed within specified time duration of
three days. The task assigned to me was very critical but I was having an experience of working
on similar tasks with my senior (Trede, Macklin and Bridges, 2012). Therefore, I felt that I
would be able to complete the task effeciently in specified time limit. But the major challenging
task for me was to take support of two newly joined employees. During that task, I have
received a major experience of completing the group task by facing various challenges. We have
collectively completed the task effectively, through effective communication and participation
in order to accomplish the task effectively with an aim to provide major support.
There are various important business measures have been taken in to consideration while
completing the group task like analysis of performance standards , research and use of effective
tools and techniques to complete the task (Zuber-Skerritt, 2013). During this group, may focus
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was on attaining positive feedback by successful accomplishment and gaining knowledge
managing as a leader. While communication with team members, I also stated the objectives that
needs to be achieved while completion of task. Task was related to development of new software
for an organisation, based on lastest digital technology. Team members which are alloted by
superviors were freshers and had newly joined the organisation due to which they were not
having any past experience of workin organisation (Murdoch-Eaton and Sandars, 2014). I felt
that it would be difficult for me to provide them knowledge about ways to complete the task
effectively because I had never done this task before. Motive of senior behind to provide me an
experience of managing a team and providing knowledge of software development to newly
joined individuals.
Before starting of task, I felt that we will not be able to complete the task due to
difference in perspectives , learning and experience. In order to resolve this issue, I have
organised a meeting for team members in which I have provided introduction about my
knowldege and experience. In this coversation, I have stated information which was provided by
senior to me and resources which are provided to accomplish the task effectively. I have also
made report and presented to the team members during first meeting which was action plan that
needs to be followed for successful completion. This task was having a requirement of proper
research which I have made earlier and provided information research to team members. Further,
the task was started after communication and I have also assigned the duties and responsibilities
to team members but I was having thought they would not coordinate with each other and make
some mistakes. During the task, I was major responsibilities due to which I was not able to
moniter their work. On last day, I have came to know that the task which in have assigned to
them was not properly completed are there was some mistakes that needs to corrected otherwise
we will not be able to meet the dealines. Therefore, I have decided to help them in making
correct the mistakes. Through proper knowledge and support, we all have completed the task
effectively and provided report. After completion, I had realized that there are various mistakes I
have made while delegation of task to the team members because they were not having practical
experience. I have also realized that those task was not easy to be accomplished by new joined
members. It was essential for me to provide them understanding about the work experience,
overall information and instructions to complete the task. During this session, I have realized that
there are some skills and competencies which I have to achieve in order to remove my
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weaknesses such as communication, conceptual, ability to provide guidance, leadership qualities,
team management and planning and organising skills. Evaluation of personal strengths and
reflection has provided an understanding that there are various important business
responsibilities I needs to accomplished with an aim of developing important skills and
competencies. Critical analysis of (Calderhead, 2012), has provided an understanding that team
work will the best measure for successful completion and It is necessary for leader to provide
support to its team members in order to motivate them towards completion of task and
responsibilities.
CONCLUSION
In future, if I will face these type of critical incidents , I will definitely apply proper leadership
skills and moniter the task which I will assign to my team members. Other than this, I will also
develop potential of multitasking through proper time management and prioritize the activities
on the basis of importance. I will develop a complete understanding and clear my own concepts
so as to provide proper knowledge and support.
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TASK 2
Career and personal development plan
Personal development plan is an important framework which is undertaken by
indivuduals in order to reflect upon their own learning, performance and achievements and for
planning of personal, educational as well as career development (Kelly and Cherkowski, 2017).
Self /strengths Opportunities
 Through effective communication and
participation with the superiors in each
task I have developed potential to
perform the task effectively.
 I have excellent presentation skills
which I have developed through
participation in various seminars and
conferences during my academic
session and attending the workshops on
software development which are
organised within organisation.
 With proper research of market trends
and analysis of new and lastest digital
transformation I have developed a
proper understanding about new
softwares and their functioning.
 Through use various technological
resources like computer, it software and
internet. I have developed a
professional and abilities to develop
and design new and innovative
software which are beneficial for
organisation to meet their clients
 Through proper guidance and
supervision od employees I will be able
to develop those concepts in which I
have faced problems while completing
the team task.
 Undertaking research and analysis of
new methods through I can accomplish
the task effectively. By using adequate
research tools and techniques I will
able identify the ways to expand my
knowledge , understanding and
experience related to software
development.
 Using my strengths in
accomplishement of work assigned by
superiors and through this will be able
to provide better output to the
organization.
 Testing viability of financial position.
 Making and learning a happier
experience in organisation.
 Memory improvement techniques.
 Development of professional life as
manager in operations and logistics
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expectations.
 Effective team management skills and
able to perform the task effectively.
 Efficient in solving problems and
provding innovative ideas to complete
the task successfully (Wald, 2015).
 Enthuasiatic personality and ability to
promote team work.
department.
Aspirations Results
 While working in logistics and
operations department in IT company I
have developed some aspirations like
being a successful operations manager
by providing major responsibilities of
growth and development to the
organisation.
 Being professional business manager in
IT company.
 Development of creative problems
solving skills by facing critical
challenges related to work management
and correction of mistaked done by
employees.
 Develop of skills like communication ,
managerials, problems solving
conceptual skills and proper delegating
 Through analysis and measurement of
expected performance and set standard.
I will came to know about
improvements in my performance.
 Undertaking challenges in organisation
to complete with team members and
analysis of results will provide
understand about the improvement in
skills and confidence.
 By managing a team of more than 20
people effectively and achievement I
will be able to analyse the my abilities
to be a professional operations
manager.
 By taking feedback of managers,
supervisors and collegues, I will get
actual and relavant answer about self
improvement in skills and performance
at workplace
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skills.
 A good manager must have good
descriptive and analytical skills of
solving problems, identify the causes of
problems as well as creative and
important options and selecting the
best course of actions.
Entry 2 b Professional value statement.
“To work in an environment of improvement and development and get a job which gives me
opportunities and self development and guide me to achieve personal as well as organization
goals.” I have to be self motivated personality in order to reflect as a a motivater. There are
various important skills.
Setting SMART goals
Desires of learning Task required to be
done
Needs of resources
and support
Target date for review
of results.
Be satified with
leadership skills
I will do this by
approaching to
managers and senior in
organisation in order
to get knowledge and
understanding for
being an effective
leader in a team.
Before this example, I
will practice my skills,
communication and
Professional are
required in the
organisation who are
able to provide
training about
effective operations
management and aids
in development of
qualities of a good
team leader in
organisation. There
It will review this
review this
achievement in the
span of 3 months in
my organization.
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knowledge on my own
and by the help of
research I will develop
understanding about
qualitied of good
leader.
are various important
business relationships
and responsibilities
have been developed
by professional with
team effectiveness.
Conceptual skills By reading books and
participating in
training sessions
which are organized
by the people will get
the organisation to
support the knowledge
and experience of
leaders and managers.
Technological
resources and facilities
are required to learn
while working and
undertaking reseach o
different topics related
to informational
technology in order to
build a professional
experience.
Within 2 to 3 months
will review my core
concepts about latest
methods and skills
required to complete
the skills.
Managerial skills I have needs to
develop skills which
are required to
perform the roles and
responsibilities of
manager in
organisation so as to
gain the importance
and develop career in
the field of
information
technology.
Facilities of learning,
training and
development is
required within
organisation. On the
job and off training
sessions must be
organized by
enterprise.
Within 2 to 3 months
will review my core
concepts about latest
methods and skills
required to complete
the skills.
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Entry 2D personal obejectives
Short term goals ( next four months)
To develop my own business and administrative knowledge in relation to the information
technology world. To develop my information technology skills as related to the electronic
business , software and data development.
Medium term goals
My aim is to gain experience on strategic and manipulation of problems in other to get the best
solution and creation of alternative and exceptions. Working for an organisation in team in
order to analyse the work pattern in this field and ways through which organisation are
achieving growth and development.
Long term Goals
My long term aim to develop my career in the field of information technology industry and
being a successful business excutive in the information technology sector , I discovered that the
world is going to be digital continously and ther will be major opportunities of growth and
development in this field. My aim and objective is to perform the work and establish business
in this sector and provide new software for the commercial business enterprise.
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