Week of January 19th - 22nd | Reflection

We will conclude our semester of IDEAS Project Block with reflection. This whole week, regardless of your past, present, or future projects, will be dedicated to processing the experiences you've made and had since September. Please resist the temptation to envision a new project or move on to a new phase in a year-long. We will explore and play next week; we promise! 

Reminder to Staff: Please pick up student reflection forms from Beckah on Tuesday morning, before school. Please continue with the plans from Friday. Each project advisor will have to determine a schedule for individual conferences this week and support reflection writing. 

A DO NOW: Mix and Mingle
Two minutes to think and maybe write on the questions below:

• What is the most beautiful thing or experience in your life?
• Why does it stand out to you?
• What would it take to share that beauty with others?

Mix and Mingle (4x partners)

Debrief by sharing out a few examples, especially the last part...what would it take to share that beauty with others. Transition into a conversation about projects and motivation, then habits. 

PERSONAL REFLECTION
Each individual student will engage in a formal reflection about their own project and habits this semester. This process has three distinct parts that will occur over the next 5 days:

• Review the feedback sheets completed by your peers and the rubrics completed by staff members. In doing this, use three colors to highlight what you see: Use one color to highlight areas that you CONNECT with or agree with. Use another color to highlight areas that EXTEND your thinking about your project or yourself. Use a third color to high light areas that CHALLENGE your thinking about your project.  Write your own notes on these feedback forms, so that you can keep track of your thinking. (NOTE: While not required, it is recommended that you do this prior to the other steps.)
• Write the formal reflection essay for this semester. Please take time to review the assignment on the language arts website, organize your thinking, be honest with yourself, and write the essay.  (Due Friday.) (Optional outline.) USE Your headline and questions from Friday, to help shape your essay.
• Conference with your advisor to review the details and annotations on your rubrics, to discuss opportunities for and experiences of growth, to expose and distill all that you accomplished through your project and exhibition.