Friday, May 25, 2018

Creative Reflection

I love the reflection questions in this blog entry by George Couros.  This is a great way to end the year and think about how you can challenge yourself next year. Consider posing these questions to your students and giving them an opportunity to create a reflection project for a fun and insightful End of Year idea. Teachers could even model this process by completing a reflection project and sharing it with their students.  "If they see you taking risks in your learning, they will be more comfortable taking their own."

Students can use digital tools or posters to share their reflections and learning goals in response to these questions from the blog or other questions they think of. 

  • What did I do well this year?
  • Why did I do well in this area?
  • Where do I need to grow?
  • What things will I challenge myself with next year?

Some ideas for digital reflection projects:
  • Use Flipgrid,  iMovie, or another recording tool to record responses to reflection questions
  • Create a Google Slide presentation with a slide for each reflection question and add in some visuals 
  • Use Educreations, Pic Collage, Seesaw, Google Drawings,  or another digital tool to create a reflection poster 
  • Use Powtoon for an interactive response to reflection questions
  • Create a reflection infographic 
These are just a few ideas. Consider giving students a choice on the digital tool they use to create.  The questions give them a starting point to reflect on their learning and growth. The creation aspect helps students take ownership and it's fun! 



Articles about reflection and risk taking by George Couros
https://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/5402
https://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/8267

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