EALAWSON_round_5_take+2

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 * **Title**: ||< Scaffolding self reflection ||
 * **Subject**: ||< Science atomic structure, balancing equations, plate tectonics, astronomy, environmental impact of man, Kinematics and ||
 * **Grade**: ||< 8 ||
 * **Time Frame**: ||< year long ||
 * **Summary:** ||< Teaching students to slowly increase their ability to reflect, revise and improve their methods of learning and producing evidence of learning. ||
 * **Tasks**: ||< 1) After each project in class, students are required to reflect on their learning and creative cycle.
 * First round--ask students to write a short response to "What did you learn?" and "how can you improve your learning"
 * second round--
 * Begin a new NoodleTools project called "NAME reflections".
 * The students will be directed to Balancedtech wiki.
 * They will choose 3 of the sentence stems to begin their self reflections. Then reflect on their work on making a brochure on Static electricity safety.
 * third round--
 * Before assignment of the project on mapping and map uses students will be asked to reopen and read their reflections from previous project on Static Electricity.
 * In the "To Do" list on NoodleTools they will plan their new Mapping and maps project.
 * After completion of the Mapping and maps project they will go back to their REFECTIONS project and add a section on the new mapping and maps project. They will then use 5 sentence stems from Balancedtech that they chose last time and add 3 more sentence stems.
 * Students then engage in a peer review of their work in the mapping and maps project. The student then uses the peer comments to reflect for 2 more sentence stems from Balncedtech.
 * round four--
 * repeat process with next content project to increase complexity of reflection each time. ||
 * Objectives: ||< * Provide self refection opportunities that help students become the masters of their own learning
 * Encourage the students to embrace problems and failures as a launchpad for future successes
 * Develop self confidence in knowledge ||
 * Assessment: ||< Grades will be given as a completion grade for increases in complexity of their learning reflection and implementation of improving their practice ||
 * Resources: ||< * NoodleTools
 * Google Docs
 * Balancedtech. ||
 * **Teacher**
 * Reflections:** || Please share what went well, what was challenging and what you might tweak or modify for your next round.... ||
 * **Examples**: ||< * Links to teacher or student work examples. ||

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