Reflection chapter 10

Reflection helps students realize things they learned from their projects. This will help them what they will take away from the project. Asking students “why is this project important to you?” will help pull out information for their reflections. As a future teacher you will have to be reflective about your job. Having students practice reflecting can also help the teacher improve their reflection skills. Focusing on skill development can have the students realizing the areas they are struggling in. Helping students reflect on the positive experiences they have had during the project will increase confidence, independence, and build connections. The question “what do you want to learn now, and how do you want to go about it?” is great to use at the end of the project to help student elaborate. Asking what’s going to happen now can help the students create independent projects that branch off their last one. To create tradition the project or idea has to be repeated. In the book they mention a teacher doing projects based on local history. The teacher could do this every school to make it a tradition to invite the community, families, and other students into the classroom. This will let everyone know what you’re doing your project on and an opportunity for authentic research of the local history from the people who live there. Celebrating a project will build support from the school and community. Students will also feel proud of the work they have accomplished.