{"id":114,"date":"2016-01-18T21:40:05","date_gmt":"2016-01-18T21:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/christinaschindler\/?p=114"},"modified":"2016-01-18T21:40:05","modified_gmt":"2016-01-18T21:40:05","slug":"pushing-forward-for-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/christinaschindler\/2016\/01\/18\/pushing-forward-for-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Pushing Forward for Change"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Source:<\/a>Lately, I find myself preoccupied with the idea of change. \u00a0It is all around us and happens whether we are ready and willing to embrace it… or not quite yet. \u00a0Most often, we go on with the ‘new’ and in time embrace the change anyway. \u00a0<\/span>In my teaching, I like change! I am always trying something new whether it be with my lesson design, use of technology, or assessment and evaluation practices. I believe this is key to remaining an engaging and dynamic educator. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This year, my teaching & learning focus is around how I can improve the role of reflection and feedback in the student learning process. \u00a0I am open with my students about this as opportunity for change. \u00a0Together, we talk about and then try new strategies for engaging in the process of thinking about their thinking. \u00a0It is an exciting opportunity for growth and change in their mindset on learning. \u00a0And yet, sometimes it is a bit of a bumpy path on the road to change.<\/span><\/p>\n

For me, one of the the most challenging parts of teaching senior classes is seen in their \u00a0ever-changing outlook on the learning experience (in the big picture). \u00a0With university on the horizon, the drive for marks can easily overshadow the desire to learn more about how one learns. \u00a0I get it! Marks are the key to post-secondary admissions. \u00a0But, what happens next year if students don\u2019t have enough knowledge of their own learning strengths as well as an understanding of their own skills that require further development? \u00a0\u00a0This is a troubling thought for me! \u00a0I truly want my students to engage in questioning and wondering about how their skills and effort on a learning task contributes to their overall success, measured in so many other ways than just a final mark. <\/span>
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\n<\/span>\"Source:<\/a> The student ‘push back’ around the purpose and methods of reflecting throughout the learning process is an ongoing challenge for me, with students identifying time constraints and questioning the value of the process amidst a fulsome academic program. \u00a0The ‘push back’ around meaningful reflection at the end of a project or assignment is a little less as students are growing to understand it as an opportunity to add their comments and process details into the evaluation process. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It is safe to say that since this topic continues to be at the forefront of my personal reflection around teaching & learning, this is my opportunity to tackle it head on! \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

My action plan will focus on how I can engage students in their outlook on meaningful reflection so that they can experience the value of this practice
\n<\/b>as part of their overall learning journey.<\/b><\/p>\n

I look forward to hearing about your experiences with infusing meaningful reflection into your teaching and learning program, at the subject\/ course level, or on a larger school wide basis. \u00a0What does pushing forward through the push back look like to you?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lately, I find myself preoccupied with the idea of change. \u00a0It is all around us and happens whether we are ready and willing to embrace it… or not quite yet. \u00a0Most often, we go on with the ‘new’ and in time embrace the change anyway. \u00a0In my teaching, I like change! I am always trying […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,19,18],"tags":[17,9,20],"class_list":["post-114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-action-plan","category-assessment-evaluation","category-reflection","tag-digital-portfolios","tag-growth-mindset","tag-reflection"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/christinaschindler\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/christinaschindler\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/christinaschindler\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/christinaschindler\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/christinaschindler\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/christinaschindler\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/christinaschindler\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/christinaschindler\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/christinaschindler\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}