Reading Reflection #10

    Setting aside time for conscious reflection helps students reveal things they might not otherwise think about; what they learned and what they enjoyed about learning, their growth as learners, and how and what they want to learn in projects ahead.

    Reflecting is a very important part of the project. It’s a time for the students to look back and see how much they learned. You could bring back the pre project assessment and show them what they thought before the project so they can compare what they know now. This is also a time for you as a teacher can get input. The students could give you suggestions on what they liked, what they didn’t, and what you could do to make the project better next time.

    When a school does something that will be remembered for generations this is when a tradition is created. Students who do the project will tell their younger siblings about it then they will look forward to doing it. I remember in my school, we had many traditions. In fifth grade, there was the Lego project. In eight grade, there was the egg drop. Senior year, we had Gatsby Days. These kinds of traditions will always be remembered.

    Once the project is done, celebrate! Show students work, put on an event, create a blog, or a hold party. Any way you do it, celebrate learning, and build your schools identity as a place where kids get to learn through projects.

  Once our project is done, we are going to do a questionnaire. This is the time for the students to look back on the project and give us their input. We are also going to have a school wide assembly, where the students can show off what they learned. If we were really doing this project, I hope it would be something that would continue for years to come. It would be a project that students would look forward to doing.