Tools+for+Reflecting

media type="custom" key="7359145" align="left" Use the tools below to:
 * find out more about yourself
 * collaborate with colleagues
 * increase your understanding of DEECD teaching initiatives

Knowing our personal character strengths-what’s best about us as human beings - is powerful knowledge. It lets us understand and nurture what’s right with us versus our faults. This idea is the essence of positive psychology. ||
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 * Johari Window || A Johari window is a cognitive psychological tool created by Joseph Luft and Harry Ingramin 1969 in the United States, used to help people better understand their interpersonal communication and relationships. ||
 * Productive Pedagogies reflection Manual || Outlines the 20 Productive Pedagogies with examples of how they may appear in practice. The Reflection Manual can also be used to:* reflect on current classroom practices
 * generate a professional language
 * inform design of curriculum and learning experiences
 * make intelligent decisions about individual student needs. ||
 * SWOT Analysis || SWOT analysis is a strategic planning method used to evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats involved in a project. It involves specifying the objective of the project and identifying the internal and external factors that are favorable and unfavorable to achieve that objective. ||
 * Multiple Intellegences Test for Adults || The Multiple Intelligences concepts and VAK learning styles models offer relatively simple and accessible methods to understand and explain people's preferred ways to learn and develop. ||
 * Principles of PoLT unpacked || This "unpacking"is intended to clarify the intention of each Principle and its underlying components. The examples, while by no means exhaustive, are meant to provide a picture of what each component might look like in practice. ||
 * Leading Conversations about teacher Practice || The e5 profile statements are rich descriptions of how teachers use what they know in the classroom. This resource turns the profile statements into questions and provides a focus for conversation or a workshop. ||
 * VIA Character Strengths Survey || VIA Survey was developed to scientifically measure a person’s character strengths.