Educator Reflection Tips Volume #1: How often do you reflect on your practice?

by Jami Fowler-White, Felicia Fowler (Editor), Lydia Fowler (Editor)

Have you been looking for a simple method to use to help you reflect on your instructional practices? If so, this is the book for you. Educator Reflection Tips offers a unique way for educators to reflect on their practice. The distinctive format of each Reflection Tip provokes readers to think deeply about their current practices, provides snapshot professional development to enhance the knowledge of the reader, and includes resources to further intellectual ability. Additionally, the accompanying Reflection Tip infographics create a ready-made tools which can be used individually, in Professional Learning Communities, and School-Based Professional Development sessions. Volume #1 contains three distinct instructional Content-driven Concepts which focuses on the instructional core and content-specific knowledge. Classroom Competencies that outlines instructional strategies educators can incorporate into their practice. Classroom Culture which provides guidelines for developing relationships and meeting the diverse needs of students. Each Reflection Tip should be looked at as an individual, bite-sized professional development session. Among the topics within this book, you will find the never before seen E.M.P.O.W.E.R Feedback Framework which was created to outline the steps educators can take to help students take ownership of their learning and a Summertime S.L.I.D.E. strategies toolkit to help combat summer learning loss. It’s everything you need to improve your instructional practice all in one book.

122 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 10, 2020

About the author

Jami Fowler-White is an Educational Specialist who began her career as an elementary school teacher at the age of 21. She spent ten years molding and educating young minds, earned National Board Certification in the area of Middle Childhood Generalist, and served as the Technology Coordinator for her school. From there she went on to spend the next nine years, as a Title I Instructional/Professional Development Coach were her primary role was to help teachers strengthen their knowledge of content pedagogy and research-based instructional strategies which could be used to increase student achievement. During this time, she also helped to train other Instructional Coaches within her district, served as a Tennessee Candidate Support Provider and mentor to National Board Teaching Certification First-Time and Renewal Candidates in her state, and became a charter member of the Tennessee Core Advocate Network in the area of Foundational Literacy. After serving as an Instructional Coach, Mrs. Fowler-White was promoted to the role of Assistant Principal at her school, went on to renew her National Board Teaching Certification, is currently serving as a mentor to National Board Teaching Certification candidates across the United States, and is a charter member of the of the National Board Network of Accomplished Minorities. Additionally, Mrs. Fowler-White is also a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. Lastly, Mrs. Fowler-White serves as an Assistant Principal in Shelby County Schools in Tennessee.