Learning Community of Reflective Teachers - From Whispers to Resonance

Teachers possess a wealth of untapped wisdom and valuable experience. Whether it's in matter of educational policy, curriculum development or textbook selection, teachers carry a trove of information and insights to share.

List of contents

Section One 1. Teacher Development 2. Teachers as Change Agents Section Two: A Learning Community That Strives to Effect A Change 3. Re-designing the learning environment in kindergarten through reflection, collaboration, and teacher ownership 4. Turning second graders into autonomous learners - A teacher’s action research 5. Aligning Teacher Development and Agency with School Vision: An Action Research Study 6. Developing Critical Thinking in Children from Marginalised Communities through Picture Books 7. Breaking Teacher Silos and Enabling Cross Pollination 8. A Storyteller’s Journey into The Teacher’s Mind and Heart 9. Turning passive middle schoolers into self-driven learners through Action Research 10. Building an Ecosystem of Empathy between Students and Support Staff in School Section Three: A New Model of Teacher Development 11. A Pandemic of Pedagogical Transformation

About the author

Neeraja Raghavan is a teacher-educator and Founder-Director of Thinking Teacher, based in Bangalore, India. She is the author of several books, including Teaching Tales Learning Trails (co-authored with Vineeta Sood and Kamala Anilkumar, Notion Press 2018), The Reflective Teacher (Contributing Editor Vineeta Sood, Orient Blackswan, 2015), The Reflective Learner (Notion Press 2019) and co-editor (with Sarojini Vittachi) of Alternative Schooling in India (SAGE Publications, 2008). She enjoys music, philosophy, poetry, sketching, writing and embroidery.

Summary

Teachers possess a wealth of untapped wisdom and valuable experience. Whether it’s in matter of educational policy, curriculum development or textbook selection, teachers carry a trove of information and insights to share.

Product details

• Authors: Neeraja Raghavan
• Assisted by: Neeraja Raghavan (Editor), Raghavan Neeraja (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.02.2024
• EAN: 9781032495101
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3249510-1
• No. of pages: 244
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; EDUCATION / Professional Development, EDUCATION / Home Schooling, EDUCATION / Distance, Open & Online Education, teacher training, Teaching skills and techniques, Study & learning skills: general, Teaching skills & techniques, STUDY AIDS / Study & Test-Taking Skills, Study and learning skills: general, Open learning, home learning, distance education, EDUCATION / Teacher Training & Certification, Open learning, distance education, EDUCATION / Teaching / Methods & Strategies, Teaching in India