Reflection as a Means of Learning

Every concept that a learner has is abstract in the beginning. The more a learner interacts with the material the more concrete it becomes and reflection is important in that process.  Unfortunately, reflection is often missing in classrooms.

To increase reflection and slow down the learning process, one idea is to have students create reflective resumes. (Thank you Karly Moura for the idea.) To create these resumes, I have used both Canva and Google Docs. It really just depends on what you and your students are comfortable using.

Students can complete different sections of the resume based on any criteria that you come up with. If it's the end of the semester or year, a student could reflect upon the entire learning experience, or this could also be used at the end of a unit. 

For my templates, I used very basic information, but feel free to adapt these to your needs. Here are two examples using Canva.com.

I also created a google docs template if you use Google in your school.  You can make a copy of it here.  See my video below for more help, and happy reflecting!!!