reflection

REFLECTION EXERCISE EXAMPLE

Note: the below paragraph is an example of reflective writing but is only an excerpt. Review the Reflection Exercise Assignment Instructions for details on the expectations for this assignment.

What initially stood out to me in Cecil’s (2014) A Comprehensive Literacy Program for

Grades 4-8 was the idea of the whole set of what constitutes Language Arts. I have always

regarded Language Arts as just reading and writing, but in chapter one, we see that it is much

more. The Language Arts are listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing, and visually

representing. Listening is referred to as “the neglected language art because it is seldom taught”

(Cecil, 2014, p. 7). In another Teacher Education course, we were given the task of actively

listening to a partner for two minutes without responding to anything they said. For me, this was

extremely difficult because I consider myself a chatty individual. This activity made me take a

step back and realize how much we expect our students to listen quietly without responding

during the school day, and it helped me understand how difficult that must be for them. Rarely

does a teacher teach listening, but we assume that our students can go for long periods of time

without tuning us out or focusing on something else. This small passage on listening impacted

my beliefs and helped me to reflect on and reevaluate what I expect from my students versus

what I expect of myself as a teacher.

EDUC 776

REFLECTION EXERCISE ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS OVERVIEW You will complete four Reflection Exercise Assignments in this course. As you develop and move through this course, it is important that you can reflect on, report, and assess your learning throughout your educational journey. These reflection assignments will support your comprehension of new material and connections to learning theories and instructional practices you already know and use. INSTRUCTIONS

Each reflection should address the concepts and principles most meaningful to you during your study. Reflections are NOT to be just a summary of your reading/study. Reflections synthesize new information with prior personal experience and demonstrate your growth of knowledge and skill.

Reflections are 2 – 3 pages of well-organized prose integrating your observations and questions about the course material with at least five current (i.e., published within the last five years) scholarly sources. Use APA formatting, including title and reference pages. An abstract is not required. The title and references pages do not count towards the 2 – 3-page requirement.

As you organize your reflection, include the following elements:

1. A brief introduction paragraph that builds the foundation for your reflection on this module’s Learn material.

2. A discussion of new ideas. What new ideas (theories, methods, etc.) did you learn from this module’s Learn material? What was your favorite/most meaningful idea from the readings? Why? You might want to quote a short piece that you feel is an important idea or something you would like to remember for yourself or share with others.

3. Connections. How does this module’s Learn material relate to other materials you have read as a student, including materials from other courses as well as from this course? Do you predict you will use this information in the future, and if so, why?

4. Share experiences/memories. Comment on whether and how this module’s Learn material relates to your own experiences, either your own history as a student or what’s going on in your classroom/workplace now. Does the information in the material remind you of anything? What comes to mind as you are reading or watching the selections? Write about these experiences or memories.

5. Ask questions. What confuses you? What don’t you understand? Is there anything with which you disagree? What do you want to be sure to have clarified?

6. Above all, react. Write about your reactions to this module’s Learn material, giving examples and reasons for your reaction. Do you think others will feel the same way?

See the Reflection Exercise Example provided with this assignment for a sample excerpt of reflective writing.

Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.

Learn Material:

https://www.apa.org/education-career/k12/classroom-data

https://www.apa.org/

https://www.psychologicalscience.org/