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On Reflection

Evidence-based reflection
One thing I think we can all agree on is that teachers are a reflective bunch. Whether it be on the stairs, in the shower, on the bus or lying awake at night wondering why our meticulously planned running dictation wasn’t the glowing success we’d hoped. But how effective is this reflection? That’s the question that’s kept us awake this week. Is it reflection for reflection’s sake or is it actually driving us forward?

As a younger teacher, David would often say that whenever he had a bad lesson, it would stick . . .

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David Byrne has worked in EFL for over a decade and in that time has taught all the ages, levels and exams he could find. He’s worked in Ireland, England, Spain and South Korea, but the majority of his career has been spent in the UK where he currently works for EC English. --- Mark Heffernan has taught English for over 18 years. From the very beginning, he shared lesson ideas and started to run CPD sessions. He spent many years focusing on exam teaching before moving to Queen Mary University of London in 2016, where he teaches EAP and is a module convenor.