Student Reflection

Monday Memo 11/10/13

Great Quote:  "We assume that reflection is an inherent ability in all of us and that students do this regularly; the reality is that students either don't reflect on their own learning or come to the wrong conclusions."

Our learning on Tuesday was bolstered by the comments and questions offered during the session.  YOU ARE AN AMAZING GROUP OF TEACHERS.  The encouragement you offered each other will allow us all to grow in a way that will build our students' confidence in their thinking.

The reflection time that you are requiring is habit forming.  The more students do it under your guidance, the more they will do it on their own later.  I watched a geometry teacher on a Friday afternoon get her students to reflect on their new understanding of postulates and angle relationships.  As she walked around the room encouraging and praising, she saw some misconceptions and was able to correct them before students left for the weekend.

As we work through the key elements of lesson design (workshop model), let's ALL keep practicing the art of getting our students to reflect on their learning for the previous 45 minutes of class.

Here is one more quick link on reflection:
http://whatedsaid.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/10-ways-to-encourage-student-reflection-2/