Writing Reflective Journal – Key Points/Note to self

• Reflecting on an incident: What happened? Why did it happen? What can you learn from it? What could be adapted form this learning for use in your practice or research
• What happened? 
• Why did it happen?
• What were the results?
• What can be done?
• What will be done next? (something needs to have happened)

• What took place?
• What do you peers or stakeholders think took place?
• What worked really well?
• What needed improvement or change?
• Why did it happen?
• What were the factors contributing to the success/problem?
• What assumption, beliefs, motives and emotions were involved from you, your learners and your peers / colleagues?
• What theory can you recognise in what took place?
• What external factor had any effect?
• What were the results?
• What impact did the action/s have?
• How do you know?
• How can you evidence the impact?
• What can be done?
• What are the possible ways to improve?
• How could you use some of the success factors in your research / practice?
• How do your peers colleagues think you could use some of the success factors in your practice?

• What can be done next?

Jennifer Moon: The expression of reflection is not, however, a direct mirror of what happens in the head. It is a representation of that process within the chosen medium and reflection represented in writing, for example, will be different to that encompassed in a drawing.

Critical incident: not a dramatic event but is an incident which has significance of you. An event which made you stop and think or one that raised questions for you.