Reflective Account: Developing Skills & Resources in Specialist Area

This assignment is a reflective account focusing on the author's practice within their specialist area, utilizing Kolb's learning theory to analyze experiences from a teacher's meeting. The reflection covers concrete experiences, observations, conceptualization, and experimentation. It includes a SWOT analysis identifying strengths like management and communication skills, and weaknesses such as time management and decision-making. The account then provides an action plan to improve skills in resource development and utilization, focusing on time management, decision-making, leadership, understanding student needs, conflict resolution, effective resource utilization, digital technology, and lesson planning. The author aims to enhance their teaching capabilities through these improvements, with timelines specified for each goal.

Focusing on your practice within your specialist area, produce a reflective account
which:
It is seen that having a meeting with teachers and trainees is important. It is vital to note that
such meeting help to enhance knowledge and skills. Also good interaction helps to build
network. Good networks are always helpful. Taking feedback from peers play a significant
role in achieving tasks. The experience is shared through KOLB theory of reflection.
KOLB Theory
It is a learning style theory that has four stages. These stages are in cycle under which
the learner touches all the bases. The discussion related to group meeting is discussed below:
Concrete Experience: In the meeting there were various teachers and all were
experience. Interacting with them enhanced my knowledge and level of understanding. I have
understood that there are various points that should be considered while teaching. I got to
learn various new things while interacting with teachers in meeting. It is important to note
that the other teachers help a lot and develop the skills and required knowledge. It is
necessary to learn in group.
Reflective Observation of the New Experience: Before the meeting I was not
conscious about what will happen in meeting. I was thinking that I will not be able to interact
with them and give my views (Metzger, 2017). But nothing like this happened in reality. I
was given opportunity to speak and my points were also given importance. I was able to
enhance my knowledge. Basically, it is a new experience that interacting with them helps to
bring synergy. They help to develop the areas that are weak and that in turn is helpful to learn
new skills. I am thankful that I have been given opportunity to become part of this meeting.
Abstract Conceptualization: I have got various new ways in which I can provide
education and training to my student. There are different techniques that are used by teachers
so that they are able to develop the same and use them while teaching. How I can understand
them was also explained. It was a learning experience that will definitely help me in future.
As at this time I am taking training but I after some months I will also teach students. So, the
lessons that I have learnt from the meeting will definitely help me.
Active Experimentation: I would really use the strategies while I will teach. Along
with that some of the points will help me to get effective training. Overall, the meeting was a
good experience and it explained me to be punctual and attentive. All this will be helpful for
me. If I will face any problem than network will help me. There are various teachers that are
ready to help. It helps to work in an effective manner. All the interactions and meetings
helped me to be a better me and teach the students in an effective manner. This is due to
support of other teachers and professionals.
Use this research to include points on your SWOT. Your weaknesses should link to
opportunities.
Strengths
 I am good at management. This
helps me to prepare learning notes in
an effective manner. Those are
Weaknesses
 I am bad at time management. It
causes various problems and this is
the reason I am unable to achieve

understandable for all the students.
 I am good at communication skills
and that is also essential and helps
my students to enhance their
experience of learning.
 I am an organised person and keep
each and every thing organised. This
skill is necessary to teach students
about business administration.
 I am good at technical skills and that
helps me to use latest software's
effectively as well as use video
conferencing applications.
 I am good at inclusive teaching and
it helps learner to study in equality.
goals and objectives.
 I am also not good at decision
making skills. Those are required to
work in an effective manner and
become successful.
 I lack leadership skills. It is required
to teach students and to direct them
towards their path.
 I am bad at understanding and that
also causes various problems. As
sometimes I am unable to understand
the problem of learner.
 I am bad at digital technology. This
is challenges that come in path.
Opportunities
 It is seen that due to Covid-19 the
use digital technology is enhancing.
Teacher that have skills related to
using digital technology are able to
make students study effectively.
Threats
 The teachers are also facing variety
of issues due to Covid-19. As
students neither are unable to
understand effectively, nor are they
able to concentrate via digital
platforms.
Produce a plan which identified opportunities to improve their skills in the development
and use of resources. (ref. 5.3)
Produce an Action Plan which identifies where opportunities for improving and updating
your own knowledge and skills in your specialist area can be developed. (ref. 6.3)
Think about professional reading, writing lesson plans, research into current specialist
curriculum developments and updating current developments, specialist staff development

opportunities, awarding organisation specialist training events and online up-dates, specialist
higher-level qualification opportunities, secondment, work-shadowing or work placement.
A good place to start is the TES – teaching magazine https://www.tes.com/ and the Society of
Education and Training - SET https://set.et-foundation.co.uk/.
Action Plan linked to
Developing, Using and
Organising Resources in a
Specialist Area.
What? When? Achieved/
Progress.
1. Time Management skills: It is required by a teacher to
manage the time of students and to complete their course in
time. It is seen that teachers with the help of other teacher’s will
be able to develop time management skills in order to achieve
the work on time.
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2. Decision making skills: It is important to take wise decision
by understanding the requirement of students. There are various
aspects that are dependent on decision of a teacher. It can be
done by practicing case study and taking decisions in an
effective manner. Skills can be enhanced better if worked in
group.
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3. Leadership skills: These skills are required to direct the
students and help them to whenever they face any problem.
Teachers must also be given group projects and must be given
chance to lead the work. The overall work when competed
helps to lead the team.
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4. It is important to understand the needs of students. Then
planning in such a manner that there requirements are fulfilled.
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5. Conflict solving skills: They are required to solve the issues
that arise among students. So, that they are able to focus on
learning and development. It is necessary to have conflict
solving skills as they help to find solution of the problem and
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achieve success.
6. Effective utilisation of resources is also important is it helps
the students to gain more knowledge. It will help in learner’s
development. The teachers are able to use the resources
effectively by working together and asking each other.
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7. Working in such a manner that helps to use digital
technology in an effective manner. This helps to work in
Covid-19 crisis.
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8. Planning in such a manner that helps to make lesson plans
effective and understandable manner.
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