{"product_id":"becoming-a-critically-reflective-teacher-isbn-9781119049708","title":"Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher","description":"\u003cb\u003eA practical guide to the essential practice that builds better teachers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBecoming a Critically Reflective Teacher\u003c\/i\u003e is the landmark guide to critical reflection, providing expert insight and practical tools to facilitate a journey of constructive self-critique. Stephen Brookfield shows how you can uncover and assess your assumptions about practice by viewing them through the lens of your students' eyes, your colleagues' perceptions, relevant theory and research, and your own personal experience. Practicing critical reflection will help you… \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAlign your teaching with desired student outcomes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSee your practice from new perspectives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEngage learners via multiple teaching formats\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstand and manage classroom power dynamics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eModel critical thinking for your students\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eManage the complex rhythms of diverse classrooms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis fully revised second edition features a wealth of new material, including new chapters on critical reflection in the context of social media, teaching race and racism, leadership in a critically reflective key, and team teaching as critical reflection. In addition, all chapters have been thoroughly updated and expanded to align with today's classrooms, whether online or face-to-face, in large lecture formats or small groups. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his own personal voice Stephen Brookfield draws from over 45 years of experience to illustrate the clear benefits of critical reflection. Assumptions guide practice and only when we base our actions on accurate assumptions will we achieve the results we want. Educators with the courage to challenge their own assumptions in an effort to improve learning are the invaluable role models our students need. \u003ci\u003eBecoming a Critically Reflective Teacher\u003c\/i\u003e provides the foundational information and practical tools that help teachers reach their true potential. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. What Is Critically Reflective Teaching? 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Uncovering Assumptions of Power 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Uncovering Hegemonic Assumptions 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Four Lenses of Critical Reflection 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Clarifying the Benefits of Critical Reflection 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Seeing Ourselves through Students’ Eyes 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Learning from Colleagues’ Perceptions 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Team Teaching as Critical Reflection 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Using Personal Experience 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Learning from Theory 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Incorporating Social Media and Back‐Channel Communication 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Applying Critical Reflection to Teaching Race and Racism 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Negotiating the Risks of Critical Reflection 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Practicing Critically Reflective Leadership 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEPHEN D. BROOKFIELD\u003c\/b\u003e is the John Ireland Endowed Chair at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, Minnesota. For more than 45 years, he has taught in England, Canada, Australia, and the United States. A six-time winner of the Cyril O. Houle Award for Outstanding Literature in Adult Education, he is the author of numerous books on teaching, including \u003ci\u003eThe Skillful Teacher\u003c\/i\u003e (2015), \u003ci\u003eTeaching for Critical Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), and \u003ci\u003eThe Discussion Book \u003c\/i\u003e(with Stephen Preskill) (2016), all from Jossey-Bass.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe revised second edition of the landmark book, \u003ci\u003eBecoming a Critically Reflective Teacher,\u003c\/i\u003e offers an updated guide for faculty to the process of becoming critically reflective teachers. Filled with practical tools and expert insight, this volume helps facilitate a journey of constructive self-critique. Stephen Brookfield—the award-wining educator and bestselling author—explains how to confront the ­contradictions involved in creating democratic classrooms by using critical reflection as a tool for ongoing personal and professional development. He explains the best way to unearth and scrutinize teaching assumptions by using four specific lenses: students’ eyes, colleagues’ perceptions, relevant theory and research, and personal experience.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTargeting faculty at all levels and across disciplines, this personal guide explores how practicing critical reflection can help align faculty with desired student outcomes, to view their practice from new perspectives, and engage learners by using varied teaching formats. Critical reflection can also aid in understanding and managing classroom power dynamics, modeling critical thinking for students, as well as working with the complexities of diverse classrooms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis revised second edition includes a wealth of new material and contains chapters on such timely topics as critical reflection in the context of social media, teaching race and racism, leadership in a critically reflective key, and team teaching as critical reflection. All chapters have been thoroughly updated and expanded to reflect today’s classroom formats, whether online or face-to-face, or in large ­lectures or small groups.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for any educator willing to challenge their own assumptions, \u003ci\u003eBecoming a Critically Reflective Teacher\u003c\/i\u003e offers the foundational information and practical tools needed for teachers to reach their true potential.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988796784869,"sku":"NP9781119049708","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119049708.jpg?v=1761781624","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/becoming-a-critically-reflective-teacher-isbn-9781119049708","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}