Enhancing Student Teacher Reflective Practice Through Poetry

This article describes a seminar process in which poetry is used with student teachers to provide a focal point for reflection and introspection. Through this reflection process, students have been able to reflect deeply and personally on their student-teaching experiences, on their own personalitie...

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Published in:The New educator 2012-10, Vol.8 (4), p.308-320
Main Author: Cowin, Kathleen M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Introspection
Personality
Poetry
Reflection
Reflective practice
Reflective Teaching
Seminars
Student Teachers
Teaching Experience
Teaching Methods
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Summary:This article describes a seminar process in which poetry is used with student teachers to provide a focal point for reflection and introspection. Through this reflection process, students have been able to reflect deeply and personally on their student-teaching experiences, on their own personalities in the context of those experiences, and on their relationships with their own students and cooperating teachers. The article includes a description and example of the seminar process used as well as examples of students' reflections. The literature review includes descriptions of alternative methods of using poetry as a reflective tool.
ISSN:1547-688X
1549-9243
DOI:10.1080/1547688X.2012.726587