blogging reflections

I was inspired by Suzie Boss' article, "High Tech Reflection Strategies Make Learning Stick." As a teacher who believes firmly in the value of reflection before, during, and after learning, this article highlighted some great ways to encourage this reflection process in ways that might be more appealing to students than simple paper-and-pen writing. I especially liked the questions that Anne Davis suggests teachers ask their students to reflect upon: "What did you learn? How do you know you learned it? What got in the way of your learning? What helped your learning? How did you feel?" These questions really scaffold the reflection process for students who may have a difficult time coming up with an answer to a more traditional question about what they learned. There is something about the blogosphere and knowing that someone else can actually read your journal entry that hopefully will inspire students to really think hard and deep about how they answer these reflection questions and how they present their thoughts.

Ruby Stardrum