Wednesday, October 26, 2016

The Reflective Teacher

The reflective teacher realizes the benefits of reviewing their methods. Reflective practice results in modified planning and formative assessment that improve lessons. Recap provides a great resource for students and teachers. It keeps an ongoing record of reflections to questions entered by the teacher.

Recap as a PD Tool

The Reflective Teacher Model, TAP, and the IB program are just a few models that require teachers to reflect on lessons and necessary modifications for improvement. As administrators conduct professional development throughout the year, allowing teachers to reflect gives administrators access to their growth. Throughout the school year, principals can document and share positive changes as well as areas of improvement that teachers make. This not only supports a growth mindset within your school community, but it displays support for teachers and their efforts.

Recap as a Reflective Tool for students

Students need opportunities to reflect on lesson as much as teachers do. Recap allows students to create a short response to questions. There are several ways to implement this in classes, especially those that are in a 1:1 computing environment. Teachers can go beyond entrance/exit slips and incorporate fun characters from Pokemon Go or other games that students identify with. In addition to creating a Recap-Go activity, teachers can allow students to move around to stations while answering questions about each one. Teachers can select the amount of time that students can record for a reflection. Watching a few quick videos sure beats carrying home notebooks that students are using for journal writing.

If you’re searching for a free and easy tool to use in your classroom, look no further.
Visit: https://letsrecap.com/



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