"Experience is valuable in helping us to reflect on how we learn- particularly on how, as learners, we experience the interplay between cognition and metacognition. This is crucially important in shaping the effectiveness of learning and in influencing students' motivations to learn."
~Julian Webb
I believe that a reflective practitioner (in the context of a teacher) is one who reflects on their practice, and is constantly on the prowl in finding ways to improve what they do. For me personally, this means that I look for ways to improve how I teach, how I plan my lessons, and how I collaborate with others in and outside of my field. As I have continued in my journey as a teacher, I have taken up the practice of reflecting on what I have done, and what I can do to improve. I am aware that if I do not do this on a regular basis, I can easily end up stuck in a rut where my students may not find my teaching effective, which, to me, is hazardous. Because I want my students to be impacted by how I teach, it is important that I reflect on whether or not the way I instruct and work is effective. In the future, and on this adventure in my practicum I am about to embark on, this means I have to evaluate throughout teaching my lesson as to whether students seem to enjoy the project, are retaining information taught to them, and whether or not the lesson is helping them to enjoy art to a greater degree.
