Last Day of School: Write a Letter to Your Future Self. What Meaningful Reflection On Student Work Can Do for Learning. The following excerpt is from “Authentic Learning in the Digital Age: Engaging Students Through Inquiry,” by Larissa Pahomov. This excerpt is from the chapter entitled “Making Reflection Relevant.” Characteristics of Meaningful Reflection For student reflection to be meaningful, it must be metacognitive, applicable, and shared with others.
Let’s look at each of these characteristics in turn. Metacognitive Although it’s something of a buzz word, “metacognition” is a state of mind that can be useful for all the core values presented in this book. Authentic Inquiry Maths: I can't do this...yet! You've probably read the many articles and pages written about the power of "Yet" - adding this small word to the end of "I can't do this...
" make so much difference. (Check out Carol Dweck on TedX or Janelle Monae on Sesame Street for starters.) EDge - The Power of Reflection: 3 Ways Educators Can Reflect. Developing habits of continual growth and improvement requires self-reflection.
As we as individuals, staffs, and organizations reflect on our actions, we gain important information about the efficacy of our thinking. These experiences let us practice the habit of continual growth through reflection. - Art Costa and Bena Kallick, Educational Leadership - April 2000 As we begin a new school year, teachers and administrators are focused on lesson planning, assessments, programs, district initiatives, professional goals, and more! There is yesterday's "To-Do" list staring us in the face. When will we take time to reflect?
3 Ways Educators Can Reflect. Andrea Stringer: There is POWER in a VOICE. I continuously promote a growth mindset to my students-take risks, learn from your mistakes and failure promotes resilience.
You know when you are at a point in your career or life when you think, 'Why not? ' Last Saturday my goal was to initiate a #SatChatOc on Voxer group. I did ask myself, what if…it doesn’t work, what if… nobody joins, what if… it fails! Student Self Reflection. 1.
Avoid Yes/No questions. Avoid yes/no questions and phrases like “Does this make sense?” In response to these questions, students usually answer “yes”. So of course it’s surprising when several students later admit that they’re lost. To help students grasp ideas in class, ask pointed questions that require students to use their own prior knowledge. 2. Reflect for Success. In The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, John Maxwell illuminates the importance of learning to “pause to allow growth to catch up with you”.
He refers to this as the Law of Reflection. There is another habit, however, often masquerading as reflection, that can undermine your success. That habit is processing. What I mean by “processing” is an intense stream of thoughts that are focused on analyzing why something didn’t work, what you should have done differently, who was right and who was wrong, etc. From the outside, processing might look like you are reflecting in quiet solitude. Reflection #15: Student Motivation. Transformation Begins With Reflection: How Was ... Just A Few Minutes Of Mindful Reflection Can Do Wonders. Thursday, April 11, 2013 New research suggests that practicing meditation before class can help students focus and lead to better grades.
From the website PsychCentral: “George Mason University professor Dr. Robert Youmans and University of Illinois doctoral student Jared Ramsburg conducted three classroom experiments at a California university to see if meditation might help students focus better and retain information. Their study was published in the journal Mindfulness. Reflecting on Reflection. During my first Educon in late January, I was lured into Jennifer Orr’s “Reflecting on Reflection” session because I am incredibly passionate about reflection.
Personal and professional reflection. As Jen shared the following quote from John Dewey, I suddenly cleared a long-blocked channel of thought that became congested upon my first introduction to John Dewey’s work during my senior year of undergrad. “Reflection is an active, persistent, and careful consideration of any belief or supposed form of knowledge in light of the grounds supporting it and future conclusions to which it tends.”
I loathed studying John Dewey and reflection. I was 22 years old and not yet a teacher. Since I had to succumb to the credentialing requirements in order to teach, I read the mandated books, participated in the discussions, and wrote my papers adequately enough to receive an A. This made me think of a discussion during lunch at Educon one day. He made me question my five year program. About the author. Quad Blogging Reflection Back in January, I made a commitment to: walk the path of Action Research…. to find out if blogging:teachers, who are “actively” learning about and participating in the blogging process (beyond attending a workshop or reading “about” blogging), are setting the stage and building a solid platform for their own ongoing professional development and life long learning?
Educators, who are blogging with their students, can (are) learn(ing) to teach through a 21st century lens (skills & literacies)? Improves students’ writing skills? Motivates and engages students? Touches on multiple 21st century skills and literacies, as well as contribute and support learning fluency.amplifies curriculum content, objectives and skills? Effective Education Fosters Experiences Provoking Quality Reflections. Reflection, Motivation, and Inspiration. Ken Robinson on Passion. Ipads In The Classroom – Christmas Reflection - Keith Rispin » Keith Rispin. A student asked me last week if I was going to “do the iPad thing next year” and strangely I said yes without hesitation.
You would think after all the frustrations I have had and all the bellyaching I have done over this little digital device, I would have at least gave him a five second “ummmmmm” before I answered. When I think about it though, it is a no brainer. I have been given the opportunity by the powers that be, to break new ground in the brave new world of education. Plus, I love technology! 10 ways to encourage student reflection. Split Screen Teaching Optimal learning occurs when students are active participants in their own learning, rather than passive recipients of teacher-delivered content.
For this to be effective, students really need to think about their learning. I worked with a group of teachers recently who felt their young students were not capable of writing meaningful reflections for their end of semester reports. That might be true. Reflections on a Lesson Plan: A Place of Empowerment and Self-Expression. Spend a few minutes at my middle school and you’ll quickly notice students talking over everyone–teachers and each other. Our school has proclaimed to be dedicated to social justice, and I can’t help but wonder how this culture of talking over one another is effective to empower students and help them develop strong voices. My hypothesis is that it is not effective, so what would be?