Reflecting+on+Learning

Post ideas, methods or activities for encouraging reflecting on learning here.

End of the Quarter Reflection- After students have gathered materials for a portfolio, this is a tool used for the students to reflect on their learning. They often have no idea how to think about what they've learned, or where they've grown and what they are good at. This helps guide their thoughts so they can see the things they have done in a quarter. user:cartierm

Keep track during speaking activities. For activities that have different words they need to practice, students can have a sort of Bingo card in which they write the names of those they talked to. For example, the bingo card is filled with verbs, and they can write the name of a student if they asked the student a question using that verb. I usually just have them fill out the entire card, instead of playing bingo. For practicing the same thing over and over again, have the students keep track of how many people they talked to. They can count, but a funner way is to have pony beads on a pipe cleaner and each time they talk to someone they move a bead over to the other side. The simple act of moving a bead is enough motivation for most students to practice the same thing several times. Have set requirements of what needs to be said, such as, A asks a question, B answers, then B asks the question, and A answers. user:angelajm00