Laser Lessons - Lesson

Be able to use learning opportunities and reflective practice to contribute to personal development

This second video from AITSL describes the benefits of coaching. It refers to a teacher but all the points are equally relevant to a teaching assistant. The resources referred to in the video can be found in the extended learning of this lesson.

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Click to read ‘Coaching toolkit for teachers overview’ from the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership. These resources can be used by teaching assistants as well as teachers to enable them to coach or be coached.
The University of Cambridge website has a 'reflective practice toolkit' that includes this section on 'Models of reflection'. This covers the ‘ERA Cycle’, ‘Driscoll's What Model’, ‘Kolb's Experiential Learning Cycle’ and ‘Gibb's Reflective Cycle’.
Find a copy of ‘Brilliant Teaching Assistant’ by Louise Burnham, Published by Pearson Education 2011. Read the chapter on ‘Reflecting on your practice and continuing professional development’. NB You should be able to borrow this book from your local library or it may be available online as an electronic version.

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