ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses reflective practices by explaining the concept of reflective practices and types of reflection. It provides teacher reflective practices that can ensure production of functional 21st-century globally competitive citizens. Three major types of reflective practices are presented. They are reflection in action, reflection on action, and reflection for action. The chapter also presents the 3Rs (reading, writing, and arithmetic) and 4Cs (critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creativity), and discusses the kind of instructional effects each has on the learner. The application of 4Cs in the classroom requires reformation and revamping of teacher education programs and retraining of teachers to expose them to the 21st-century skills required to prepare the learners to imbibe the 4Cs. Therefore, integration of reflective practices in teacher education programs for professional development is a novelty that helps teachers to be facilitators of learning rather than givers of information.
