Chapter 12: Reflection

Have you ever had that moment when you realize exactly what you should have done or exactly what you should have said, just way after the fact? That is reflection and it helps us better prepare ourselves for the next time a similar situation arises. In this chapter, you will gain strategies that will help you and your learners “reflect and connect.”

Further Reading

• The Importance of Daydreaming 
• Learning Through Reflection
• 5 Ways Daydreaming is Good for You

Further Viewing

• Highlighting Mistakes: A Grading Strategy 

Questions for Discussion

1. What do you feel guilty about as a teacher? Reflect on that and consider how to move forward. Make a plan!
2. Consider every class period a process of “choose-do-review.” How will students be accountable for meaningful reflection
3. In what types of assessments could you “highlight mistakes” to prompt student reflection?