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Pollard, A. et al. (2008). Reflective teaching: theory and practice. London: Continuum. /content/view/16/28/, accessed on 18/10/2011. Reflective Teaching resources have been designed to support those who want to understand problems, issues and challenges which are encountered in schools.?? The Reflective Teaching Handbook provides overviews of keyissues in becoming and being a reflective teacher and highlights themost important research insights which are available. Readings for Reflective Teaching offers 120 edited selections ofkey texts, and thus provides a compact library for those with relativelylittle time. Notes for Further Reading, accessed through this website,provides guidance about how to explore the literature on particularissues more deeply. Notes for Further Reading are updated regularly by the RT Editorial Team and provide an excellent resource for those with assignments and projects to write or for colleagues who simply need some easily accessible advice on how to get started on a professional enquiry concerning classroom practice and related issues. Chapter Menu Home Page Becoming a Reflective Teacher 1. Reflective teaching 2. Learning through mentoring 3. Evidence-informed classroom Being a Reflective Teacher 4. Social Contexts 5. Values and identity 6. Relationships 7. Learning 8. Curriculum 9. Planning 10. Organisation 11. Behaviour 12. Communication 13. Teaching 14. Assessment 15. Social Inclusion Beyond Classroom Reflection 16. Learning an a NQT 17. School Improvement 18. Reflective teaching society Becoming a reflective teacher 1. Reflective teaching Overview The notion of reflection in teacher education is both multifaceted and dynamic. Its diverse meaning permeates the whole of the book and in the first chapter there is an exploration of its nature. Two books that are fundamentally important as source material are: Dewey, J. (1916) Democracy and Education, New York: Free Press. Dewey, J. (1933) How We