Sherbakova N.R., Shiyan O.A. “Dialectica” program developmental classes. Reflective notes as a professional tool

Sherbakova N.R., Shiyan O.A. “Dialectica” program developmental classes. Reflective notes as a professional tool // Preschool Education Today. 2011, Issue 1 - p. 57-61.

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2011, 1

Nataly V. Scherbakova
Teacher of Preschool Educational Establishment #1602, Moscow (Russia)

Olga A. Shiyan
Cand. Sci. (Pedagogy), Leading Researcher, Child Development Laboratory, Research Institute of Urban Studies and Global Education, Moscow City University, Moscow, Russian Federation

Abstract

Development of creative thinking is one of the major goals of preschool education, achievement of which largely depends on teachers and their abilities to set proper tasks for children and arrange their realization. The important part of this work is an ability to conduct classes in accordance with children’s answers, which requires good level of self-reflection – awareness of successful and unsuccessful interventional actions. And taking special notes of them is one of the most efficient ways to develop such ability. The article provides with an example of reflection notes taken during physics class with senior preschoolers. Children retell the fairy-tale on behalf of different characters. Besides the documentary part of the notes where the actions taken are depicted, the notes include commentaries of the conducting teacher and of the scientific supervisor of the project.