{"id":712,"date":"2020-08-10T09:04:44","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T09:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.centresupport.com.au\/victorianchildcarecentre\/2020\/08\/10\/1-3-2-critical-reflection\/"},"modified":"2020-08-11T13:36:29","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T13:36:29","slug":"1-3-2-critical-reflection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.centresupport.com.au\/victorianchildcarecentre\/2020\/08\/10\/1-3-2-critical-reflection\/","title":{"rendered":"1.3.2 Critical reflection"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row el_class=&#8221;bg-section1 quality-areas&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;green-back&#8221;]<strong>Critical reflection on children\u2019s learning and development, both as individuals and in groups, drives program planning and implementation.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]We need to identify what it is we are reflecting upon before proceeding. The element says critical reflection drives the program, but what exactly is a program. We need to interchange the word program with curriculum and use the description in the EYLF.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Curriculum:<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>in the early childhood setting curriculum means \u2018all the interactions, experiences, activities, routines and events, planned and unplanned, that occur in an environment designed to foster children\u2019s learning and development\u2019.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>EYLF Page 9<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s pull this apart into individual words and add the critical reflection to see what we need to do to drive the program\u2019s planning and implementation.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Critically reflect upon our<strong><em> interactions <\/em><\/strong>to drive program planning and implementation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Critically reflect upon <strong><em>experiences, <\/em><\/strong>to drive program planning and implementation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Critically reflect upon <strong><em>activities, <\/em><\/strong>to drive program planning and implementation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Critically reflect upon <strong><em>routines <\/em><\/strong>to drive program planning and implementation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Critically reflect upon <strong><em>planned events <\/em><\/strong>to drive program planning and implementation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Critically reflect upon <strong><em>unplanned<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>events <\/em><\/strong>to drive program planning and implementation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Critically reflect upon our <strong><em>environment <\/em><\/strong>to drive program planning and implementation<strong><em> \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong>What is a critical reflection?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The good news is most people are reflecting most of the time. You probably never write down all your reflections or thoughts about what you do as a critical reflection or know it is a reflective process.<\/p>\n<p>The EYLF says \u2018Critical reflection involves <strong>closely examining<\/strong> all aspects of events and experiences from <strong>different perspectives<\/strong>. Educators often frame their reflective practice within a set of overarching questions, developing more specific questions for particular areas of enquiry.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>To create a \u2018different perspective\u2019 we need to imagine ourselves looking at things through different people\u2019s eyes.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image][vc_column_text]What do you see if you look from a child\u2019s perspective (critical reflection) and how has that driven program planning and implementation?[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image][vc_column_text]What do you see if you look from a parent\u2019s perspective (critical reflection) and how has that driven program planning and implementation?[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image][vc_column_text]What do you see if you look from another educator\u2019s perspective (critical reflection) and how has that driven program planning and implementation?[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image][vc_column_text]What do you see if you look from a child\u2019s perspective (critical reflection) and how has that driven program planning and implementation?<\/p>\n<p>Critically reflect upon our<strong><em> interactions <\/em><\/strong><em>from a child\u2019s perspective<strong>. What do you see?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>___________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>How has this driven program planning and implementation?<strong><em>\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>___________________________________________________________[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image][vc_column_text]What do you see if you look from a parent\u2019s perspective (critical reflection) and how has that driven program planning and implementation?<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Critically reflect upon our <strong><em>unplanned events <\/em><\/strong><em>from a <\/em>parent\u2019s<em> perspective<strong>. What do you see?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>How has this driven program planning and implementation?<strong><em>\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><strong>Exceeding Theme Core<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>All educators regularly engage in planned and spontaneous critical reflection on children\u2019s learning and development, as individuals and in groups, and make identified changes to the design and implementation of the program. Critical reflection includes social justice and equity considerations, theoretical and philosophical influence, and how well all educators include the views and input of children, families and the community.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Where is your practice compared to the above statement?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>____________________________________________________<br \/>\n____________________________________________________<br \/>\n____________________________________________________<br \/>\n____________________________________________________<br \/>\n____________________________________________________<br \/>\n____________________________________________________<br \/>\n____________________________________________________[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;menu-ret-post&#8221;]<a href=\"\/karla-learning\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Return to Menu<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<br \/>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[vc_row el_class=\"bg-section1 quality-areas\"][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text el_class=\"green-back\"]Critical reflection on children\u2019s learning and development, both as individuals and in groups, drives program planning and implementation.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]We need to identify what it is we are reflecting upon before proceeding. The element says critical reflection drives the program, but what exactly is a program. 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