Some opportunities of developing reflectivity and lesson observing of beginner folk music teachers

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to present the experience of using the five-step lesson observation method in the development of novice teacher reflectivity. For the last year of their studies, the folk music teachers have a reflective seminary to help them develop their reflectivity. The main problem was that the students were shy if they were observed but they were judgemental being observers. Usually observing someone’s lesson we have feelings and judgments for the first time. To help professional pedagogical conversations we set a five-step method of objective observing. This method can be used when we observe each other’s lessons, even if we look back at our lessons from video recordings. We made qualitative research on how the beginner teachers attitudes change before and after using the five-step method.