Reflective Practice Group
The Gwangju-Jeonnam Reflective Practice Group is affiliated with the Korea TESOL National Reflective Practice SIG (Special Interest Group). The Gwangju-Jeonnam Reflective Practice (RP) Group holds meetings monthly, usually the second Saturday of the month and usually in the morning just before the Gwangju-Jeonnam KOTESOL Chapter's monthly meeting.
The purpose of the Reflective Practice Group is to foster self-improvement in one's teaching through reflection and discussion with like-minded members of the KOTESOL teaching community. Topics of discussion vary considerably; peer observations and teaching portfolios are just two recent topics. Follow the Reflective Practice Group on Facebook: Reflective Practice SIG Gwangju-Jeonnam.
The Reflective Practice SIG meetings are being held at Coffee Lab Mujii, very near to GNUE. (Ground floor of the 광주우리교회 Building. Map at bottom.)
Group Facilitators
Jocelyn Wright (Email: jocelynmnu@yahoo.com)
Bryan Hale (Email: Bryan.english.teacher@gmail.com)
Maria Lisak (Email: koreamaria@yahoo.com)
Events Schedule
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Saturday, 12 June 2021 (Online)
Title: The Place of Grammar Under the Heaven of Communicative Competence in English
Facilitator: Dr. Yeonseong Park
Moderator: Jocelyn Wright
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Saturday, 10 April 2021 (Online)
Title: Research in Practice
Facilitator: Tom Wyatt
Moderator: Jocelyn Wright
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Saturday, 13 March 2021 (Online)
Title: Reflective Practice: What is the Optimal Distance?
Facilitator: Adriane Geronimo
Moderator: Jocelyn Wright
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Wednesday, 24 February 2021 (Online, at the KOTESOL IC)
Tom Wyatt: Re-envisioning Authentic Materials Together
Jocelyn Wright: Reflection on Practice with Figures of Speech
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Saturday, 9 January 2021 (Online)
Title: Stylistic Reflection on the Before and After
Facilitator and Moderator: Jocelyn Wright
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Saturday, 12 December 2020 (Online)
Title: Using Authentic Materials in Class
Facilitator: Tom Wyatt
Moderator: Jocelyn Wright
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Saturday, 14 November 2020 (Online)
Title: To Cope or to Change ― That is the Question!
Facilitator: Dr. Yeon-seong Park
Moderator: Jocelyn Wright
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Saturday, 10 October 2020 (Online)
Title: Strategies for Teaching Social Justice
Facilitator: Elexis Nelson
Moderator: Jocelyn Wright
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Saturday, September 12, 2020 (11 a.m.), Online
Topic: A Letter to Covid: Reflective Practice Postcards
Facilitator: Maria Lisak ㅡ Moderator: Lisa Casaus
Host: Jocelyn Wright
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August: Summer Break (No session scheduled.)
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Saturday, July 11, 2020 (11 a.m.), Online
Topic: "How Do I Know?" Action Research and the Scientific Method
Facilitator: Tom Wyatt
Moderator: Jocelyn Wright
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Saturday, June 13, 2020, Online
Topic: Soft Fascination in the Classroom
Facilitator: Dr. Yeonseong Park
Moderator: Jocelyn Wright
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Saturday, May 9, 2020; Online
Topic: Activeness in the Classroom
Facilitator: Kristy Dolson (JIEI)
Moderator: Jocelyn Wright (Mokpo National University)
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Saturday, April 11, 2020; Online
Topic: The Infinite Game of Teaching
Facilitator: Ian Schneider (JIEI)
Moderator: Jocelyn Wright (Mokpo National University)
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Saturday, March 14, 2020; Online
Topic: Reflection on Changes to Our Teaching/practice in a Time of Crisis
Facilitator: Jocelyn Wright (Mokpo National University)
Moderator: Maria Lisak (Chosun University)
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February: Winter Break (No session scheduled.)
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Saturday, January 11, 2020; Reflective Practice Session. 11:00ㅡ12:30
Topic: Reflecting Beyond Practice: The 5th Dimension
Facilitator: Dr. Yeon-Seong Park (Chonnam Natl. University)
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December 14, 2019. Reflective Practice Session. 11:00ㅡ12:30
Topic: Those Precious Gifts
Facilitator: Jocelyn Wright (Mokpo Natl. University)
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November 16, 2019. Reflective Practice Session. 11:00ㅡ12:30
Topic: Reflection on Teacher Identity at the End of 2019
Facilitator: Kristy Dolson (Jeollanamdo Internl. Education Institute)
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September 29, 2019. Reflective Practice SIG Event.
Day of Reflection 2019
Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul
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September 21, 2019. Reflective Practice Session. 11:00ㅡ12:30
Topic: Reflecting on Our Perception of Culture in English Speaking/Listening Coursebooks
Facilitator: Dr. Yeonseong Park (Chonnam National University)
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August: Summer Break (No session scheduled.)
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July 13, 2019. Reflective Practice Session. 11:00ㅡ12:30.
Topic: Reflection on Cultivating Emotional Resilience
Session Facilitator: Vanessa Virgiel (Framingham State University)
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June 8, 2019. Reflective Practice Session. 11:00ㅡ12:30.
Topic: Playing with Letters, Changing Experiences: From ELT in an EFL Context to GELT in the Era of ELF
Session Facilitator: Jocelyn Wright
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May 11, 2019. Reflective Practice Session. 11:00ㅡ12:30.
Topic: Positive Emotions in the Classroom
Session Facilitator: Bryan Hale
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April 13, 2019. Reflective Practice Session. 11:00-12:30.
Topic: Reflecting on Reforming "Violent" Structures in Our Classrooms
Session Facilitator: Jocelyn Wright
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March 9, 2019. Reflective Practice Session (at Chapter Conference). 10:30-12:00.
Topic: Explaining Our Beliefs and Goals to Negative Feedbackers
Session Facilitator: Dr. Yeonseong Park
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February: Winter Break - No session scheduled.
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January 12, 2019. Reflective Practice Session. 11:00-12:30.
Topic: Analyzing Power and Practicein Our Teaching Context
Session Facilitator: Maria Lisak
December 8, 2018. Reflective Practice Session. 11:00-12:30.
Topic: 2018 in Review: Goals Achieved?
Session Facilitator: Maria Lisak
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November 17, 2018. Reflective Practice Session. 11:00-12:30.
Topic: Revisiting Classroom Setup
Session Facilitator: Bryan Hale
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September 8, 2018. Reflective Practice Session. 9:30 a.m.
Gwangju Reflective Practice SIG at Gwangju Biennale
Session Facilitator: Maria Lisak
Details:
To start your reflective practice for fall the Gwangju-Jeonnam Reflective Practice SIG invites you to meet us at this year's Gwangju Biennale. The theme of this art exhibit is "Imagined Borders." At the Biennale we invite you to select 2-3 works of art and explain how they represent your views of your classroom, your research and your world. At lunch we will picnic nearby and share how these art works are salient prompts for reflective practice on our work, our lives, our communities, and our future.
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August: Summer Break - No session scheduled.
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July 14, 2018. Reflective Practice Session. 11:00-12:30.
Topic: Mapping Classroom Action
Session Facilitator: Bryan Hale
Summary: In this session we will use some ideas from complexity theory to reflect on action and behaviors that take place in our classrooms. Hopefully this reflection offers us new understandings about situations we want to change or about situations which suggest possibilities we want to open up.
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June 9, 2018. Reflective Practice Session. 11:00-12:30.
Topic: Are You Teaching Critical Thinking?
Session Facilitator: Jocelyn Wright
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May 19, 2018. Reflective Practice Session. 11:00-12:30.
Topic: Self-Compassion
Session Facilitator: Bryan Hale
Summary
In this meeting we'll look at some ideas and exercises from Mindful Self-Compassion and explore whether or not they could support us as teachers and as people.
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April 14, 2018. Reflective Practice Session. 11:00-12:30.
Topic: Translanguaging
Summary
What is "translanguaging"? What are the boundaries we maintain between languages, and why? What happens when we stop maintaining these boundaries? What translanguaging are we already doing, inside and outside of classrooms? After reflecting on translanguaging, are there changes to our teaching we plan to make?
Session Facilitator: Bryan Hale
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March 10, 2018. Reflective Practice Session at Chapter Conference. 10:30-12:00.
Topic: Reflecting on Emotional Experiences in Teaching
Summary
This reflective session is designed with emotions in mind; participants will be encouraged to reflect on their own emotional experiences in teaching, share these with others, and discuss potential implications for practice.
Session Presenter: Stewart Gray (KOTESOL RP-SIG Coordinator)
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February: Vacation Break. No Reflective Practice session is scheduled for February.
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January 13, 2018. Reflective Practice Session. 11:00-12:30.
Topic: Miscommunication, Conflict, and Our Needs
Session Facilitator: Bryan Hale
Summary
In this session, we will consider some examples of miscommunication and conflict that we have experienced in our teaching contexts. Using a Nonviolent Communication exercise, we will explore and appreciate what these experiences can show us about our needs, and spend some time taking stock of our needs as we begin the new year.
December 9, 2017. Reflective Practice Session. 11:00-12:30.
Topic: Deal Yourself a Card (A Reflection Card)
Facilitators: Maria Lisak & Lisa Casaus
Summary
Stop by our Christmas reflective practice session and pick up a pack of reflection questions. Of course, the end of the year is a good time to think about your teaching practice, but developing a regular reflective practice is an even more important investment that you can make in your teaching, in yourself, and in your students. A database of questions will be shared and every attendee can share based on a prompt question of their choice.
November 11, 2017. Reflective Practice Session 11:00-12:30.
Topic: Teacher and Student Health and Well-Being
Facilitator: Jocelyn Wright, Mokpo National University
October 2017: No Reflective Practice Session Scheduled.
September 9, 2017. Reflective Practice Session. 11:00-12:30.
Topic: Interventions and e-Journaling
11:00-12:30. Facilitators: Jocelyn Wright & Maria Lisak
Summary
In this double-header RP meeting, there will be two 45-minute workshops. Jocelyn Wright will facilitate one on learner and teacher investment. Following this, Maria Lisak will discuss how to capture, organize, and reflect on teaching artifacts multimodally. Both sessions are test-runs of workshops for the "Day of Reflection 2017" to be held in Seoul September 30 for those who cannot attend.
August 2017: No Reflective Practice Session Scheduled.
July 8, 2017. Reflective Practice Session.
Topic: Non-violent Communication III
11:00-12:30. Facilitator: Dana Han
June 10, 2017. Reflective Practice Session.
Topic: Non-violent Communication II
11:00-12:30. Facilitator: Dana Han
May 20, 2017. Reflective Practice Session.
Topic: Non-violent Communication I
11:00-12:30. Facilitator: Dana Han
April 8, 2017. Reflective Practice Session
Topic: Could Our Classrooms Be Kinder?
11:00-12:30. Facilitators: Jocelyn Wright & Maria Lisak
Summary
In this workshop, we will discuss observations of unkindness in our schools, formal elements that affect the kindness climate, and how kindness is promoted and modeled in the classroom. At the end, resources for teaching kindness will be shared.
March 11, 2017. Reflective Practice Session at Chapter Conference
Topic: Mindfully Managing Life in an Increasingly Connected World
10:30-12:00. Facilitator: Jocelyn Wright
February 11, 2017. Reflective Practice Session
Topic: Caring in Our Teaching
11:00-12:30. Facilitator: Jocelyn Wright
January 14, 2017. Reflective Practice Session
Topic: Reflecting on Diversity in the Year Ahead: From Your Classroom to the World
11:00-12:30. Session Facilitator: Maria Lisak, Chosun University Dept of Public Administration & Social Welfare (Lifetime KOTESOL member)
Summary
Join us this January 14th to jump start your reflection plan for 2017! The prompt to get us to think outside of our regular teaching habits centers around diversity: diversity in our classes, our schools, and in South Korea. The morning's activities invite us to think and share about our micro, meso, and macro spaces of teaching and learning. In thinking about diversity in our South Korean classrooms, we can end up exploring the world and mapping out a reflective plan for 2017!
December 10, 2016. Reflective Practice Session
Topic: Celebrating Our Practice
11:00-12:30: Session Facilitator - Bryan Hale
Summary: We will each discuss an event or a part of our practice that we found joyful or fulfilling this year, and do an exercise designed to help us identify and celebrate how our practice was resonating with our needs and values as teachers.
November 12, 2016. Reflective Practice Session
Topic: The Rhythm of Classroom Activity
11:00-12:30: Session Facilitator - Bryan Hale
October: No Reflective Practice Session Scheduled.
September 10, 2016. Reflective Practice Sessions at ALAK International Conference
Doing Reflective Practice: Awareness-Raising for Empowerment
-- Jocelyn Wright
Understanding Our Learners: Being Reflective and Intentional About How We Know Students
-- Bryan Hale
August 13, 2016. Reflective Practice Session
Topic: Are You in Control of Your Classroom?
11:00-12:30: Session Facilitator - Bryan Hale
July: No Reflective Practice Session Scheduled.
June 11, 2016. Reflective Practice Session
Topic: How Playful Is Your Teaching?
11:00-12:30: Session Facilitator - Bryan Hale
May 21, 2016. Reflective Practice Session
Topic: Social Justice and Issues that Affect Korean ELT!
11:00–12:30. Session Facilitator – Justin Ancheta
April 9, 2016. Reflective Practice Session
Topic: How Ecological Is Your Classroom?
11:00–12:30. (Following morning community event – #CleanGwangju Campaign)
Session Facilitator – Jocelyn Wright
March 12, 2016. Pre-Conference Reflective Practice Session
11:00–12:30: Session Facilitator – Stewart Gray with Bryan Hale
February: No Reflective Practice Session Scheduled
January 9, 2016. Reflective Practice Session
Topic: Stories: Past, Present, and Anticipated
11:00–12:30: Session Facilitators – Jocelyn Wright & Bryan Hale
December 12, 2015. Reflective Practice Session (with Social Justice group)
Topic: Transitioning from Reflective to Critically Reflective Teaching
11:00-12:30: Session Facilitator - Jocelyn Wright
November 12, 2015. Reflective Practice Session
Topic: Working Through Teacher-Student Conflicts
11:00-12:30: Session Facilitator - Bryan Hale
October 17, 2015. Reflective Practice Session
Topic: Fear and Anxiety in the Classroom
11:00-12:30: Session Facilitator - Bryan Hale
September 12, 2015. Reflective Practice Session
Topic: How Happy Is Your Classroom?
11:00-12:30: Session Facilitator - Jocelyn Wright
August: No Reflective Practice Session Scheduled
July 18, 2015. Reflective Practice Session
Topic: Reflection for One
11:00-12:30: Session Facilitator - Bryan Hale
Synopsis:
In this meeting, we'll discuss reflecting individually. What are some benefits and drawbacks of reflecting on our own? Are there some pitfalls to avoid? What are some strategies and techniques we can use? This meeting will help us approach doing reflection as an individual, and hopefully also help us appreciate the value of our group reflective practice!
June 20, 2015. Reflective Practice Session
Topic: Levels of Reflection
11:00-12:30: Session Facilitator - Jocelyn Wright
May 2, 2015: Reflective Practice Session
Topic: Interactions Between Cultural Beings in the Classroom
11:00-12:30: Session Facilitators - Jocelyn Wright & Tyson Vieira
April 11, 2015: Reflective Practice Session
Topic: Motivation: Reflecting on Learning Experiences
11:00-12:30: Session Facilitators - Jocelyn Wright & Tyson Vieira
March 14, 2015: Pre-conference Reflective Practice Session
Topic: Seeing Things Differently, Seeing Things Better: Transformational Teaching
11:00-12:30: Session Facilitator - Jocelyn Wright
February: No Reflective Practice Session Scheduled
January 10, 2015: Reflective Practice Session
Topic: Project-Based Learning
Session Leaders: Tyson Vieira (Warm-up), Jocelyn Wright (Main)
2015
2014
December 6, 2014: Reflective Practice Session
Topic: Describing Before Judging: Managing the First Stages of the Reflective Cycle.
Session Leader: Bryan Hale
Synopsis
We will discuss our understandings of the value of describing class events before interpreting them, discuss reasons this might be difficult or challenging, and share ideas about approaching this first part of the reflective cycle.
November 8, 2014: Reflective Practice Session
Topic: Video Observations: Learning Through Others
Facilitators: Tyson Vieira & Jocelyn Wright
October 11, 2014: Reflective Practice Session
Topic: Peer Observation
Facilitators: Jocelyn Wright & Tyson Vieira
September 13, 2014: Reflective Practice Session
Topic: Action Research: Plan, Action, and Effect
Facilitators: Tyson Vieira & Jocelyn Wright
