Caryn Hay
EDT 3470
4/6/12
Chapter 10 Reflection
This
chapter begins by discussing how reflection is a necessary point in learning,
just because students finish an assignment does not mean the learning is over.
Setting aside time for reflection helps students reveal things they might not
otherwise think about, such as what they learned, their growth throughout the
project, and what they want to learn in the future. A good example of
reflection for a project that mostly consisted of writing, would be to ask
students how they grew as writers. Also most importantly help students to
reflect on how gratifying their learning was during the project.
The chapter
goes on to discuss the importance of building tradition and identity within a
school. Your school should be known for something, whether it is sending kids
to competitions for their work or experiments, or if your school has a place to
showcase student’s work within the building. Making a community with students
gives them a feeling of wanting to learn and being apart of something. Give
students a place to celebrate their work, create a blog or throw a celebration
party. Build your school’s identity as a place where kids get to learn through
projects.
This chapter
relates a lot to what we are doing in class. We write reflections weekly to
think about what we learned throughout the reading. We are making websites not
only as an assignment, but also as a place where we can show off and celebrate
all the work we have done this semester.
I like your example of a reflection for a writing centered project. Its nice that you touched on the the students should also reflect on how gratifying the project was. I like that you said to throw a celebration party I think this will make the students feel really good about their work.
ReplyDeleteYou're right, the students' learning never ends, so by giving them opportunities to write and reflect on what they have learned with a specific topic or project will give them more insight and depth about what they accomplished and actually learned throughout the project. I think reflections of any kinds at the end of a project is a good way to wrap up the entire unit.
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