Student reflection on learning

Tweet We are 7 weeks into the school year and gearing up for parent teacher conferences later this week. In our school, we try to schedule all conferences on a Thursday evening or Friday morning. This way if multiple folks need to be involved in the conference, we are all in the building at the same time. The evening hours also work much better for parents. As the math specialist I get invited to attend the difficult conferences. If a student is behind or in some cases very ahead of their…

Reflection questions are an important way to boost students' engagement and enhance their learning. You can use them to encourage students to ponder their experiences, understandings, and feelings about what they've learned, their future goals, and many more. In this post, I'll share a wide variety of reflection questions to use in your class.

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The other night I was thinking about how much I love collaborative group work. Although teaching how to work collaboratively can be tough in kinder, I believe the benefits are well worth it. Working collaboratively encourages students to communicate, cooperate, and participate. It asks them to work towards a common goal and also provides opportunity for peer teaching. It is a skill that students will use not only in the classroom but in their everyday lives. With standards focusing on…

How do you pass out report cards in your classroom? In the past few years, I have done everything from just putting them on their desk right or in their mailbox before the bell rang to having an individual conference with each child. Simply putting the report cards in their mailbox did not provide enough feedback for the […]

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We all know reflection is a key part of learning. We ask our students to self-assess, often times modeling how to do so, and eventually our students can get really good at it. Some of our students buy into it right away, but for others it's a struggle. How could I get those students interested in reflecting? How could I get them excited to think about what they learned, how they grew, and the strategies they used to grow? I was wondering all of these things to myself in the morning while I…

Most teachers agree that having students reflect upon their learning is important. But how do you incorporate this valuable reflection time into an already busy day. I've gathered a few ideas of how you can give your students time for meaningful self-reflections and not take up too much of your instruction time. Hand Signals I've found hand signals the quickest and easiest way to give student time for a quick reflect on their learning. 4 fingers mean . . . I know everything that was taught…

An easy personal self evaluation sheet for students to use for reflection. This activity is editable, allowing you to change the framework of the evaluation to suit individual students or your whole class context.