LaFargue+Student+Reflective+Learning

Early Adopter: Inquiry & Design Challenge My Destination Postcard:



"My goal for the year is to have students focus on reflective learning. By the end of the year they should feel confident with the tools they have been equipped with to explain and teach the mastered concepts. Even though I know I will "fail" along the way I will always be learning!"

Brittany LaFargue
mathematical reasoning and ideas clearly to another person.
 * ====Spring Branch Middle School ====
 * ====7th Grade Pre AP and Academic ====
 * ====Mathematics ====
 * ====Topic: Making Thinking Visible (Student Reflective Learning) ====
 * ====Focus Questions: ====
 * ====How does student reflection impact true understanding of a concept? ====
 * When they write in a math class, your goal will be to communicate
 * Where can I embed these opportunities in existing activities/lessons?
 * What type of prompts/questions will promote deeper self- reflection?
 * How can I measure the quality of student reflections?


 * ====Resources: search for existing resources (articles, websites, blogs, videos, etc.) - please be sure to add them to our [|Diigo] ====
 * Who else is thinking about your topic? The importance of Writing in the Math classroom
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>>> ===== ===== >>> >>> >>> <span style="color: #808000; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">Pre-assessment - how will you determine the base-line of your students in your target area? >> >> **Mining the Effort** >> >> ** An Opportunity in Overalls ** >> How is your journey like that of a storyteller? Of a researcher? >> What are you measuring?
 * What are they finding?
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 * ======[|http://balancedtech.wikispaces.com/Documentation+and+Reflection+Prompts]======
 * Walking the Walk
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">How are you prepared to Walk the Walk this year? How will your journey reflect action research ?
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">Please go to your personal learning journal page and respond to the following:
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">Identify your Goals & Objectives
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">What Obstacles/Problems do you anticipate?
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">What Strategies will you use to overcome these obstacles?
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">What resources and materials will you share via our EA wiki and learning community?
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">Data Collection:
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">Action Research Assessment and Evaluation:
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">How will you measure success?
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">I will measure success by the growth of their writing from the beginning.
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">How will you know if you have succeeded?
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">I will know that the students are succeeding by the
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">What will you collect as evidence of success?
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">I will collect writing samples as evidence of success.
 * What artifacts of your personal learning have you been collecting?
 * I have been collecting samples of writing on Edmodo.
 * My journey is very much like a story teller because I don't know the ending. I am continually unravelling the story as I go.
 * As a researcher:
 * As a researcher:
 * What patterns are surfacing?
 * What themes are emerging?
 * What does your data suggest?
 * As a learner:
 * Where have you allowed yourself to be vulnerable in this process?
 * How are you allowing yourself, your professional learning to be 'seen'?
 * In what way(s) have you found the courage to be 'imperfect'?
 * What //a-ha!// moments, elements of a 'spiritual awakening'/"breakdown" have you experienced? What might these insights suggested to you?
 * What story is unfolding from your research?
 * (//just bullet point notes for now//)

>> Working on the Work
 * ===== Activity: =====
 * 1) Individually, design a student resource, activity type, or mini-challenge to try in the classroom over the next month to test. Then, get feedback from partners.
 * 2) Try out resource, activity type, or project during the month(s), documenting plan, process, execution and reflection and collect student work samples.
 * <//please add link to Round 1 activity//>
 * < // please add link to Round 2 activity // >
 * < // please add link to Round 3 activity // >

//Please create a page for your activities that will help others understand the steps you are taking in your inquiry and design process.//

**Creating Your Activity Page [[image:InqDesign.png align="right"]]**

 * 1) Please make a new page:
 * Title: <name, topic, Round 1>
 * Template: activity design
 * Tag : design, campus
 * 1) SAVE your page
 * 2) Check to be sure your page appears at the top of our Activity Share page

//example:// Jennifer F. Round 1