WALT self-reflect on our year’s learning to share with our whanau in our reports.
Success Criteria:
- Choose two challenging learning experiences from this year to reflect on.
- What did you find challenging about each of these learning experiences.
- How did you manage to cope with each of the challenges?
- What difference has this made to you as a person and a learner?
Teacher Example:
Self reflection of my year as a learner:
Two challenging learning experiences for me this year were about taking a class to Camp Kaitawa for the first time and teaching through a rich task for maths. Firstly, what I found challenging about Camp Kaitawa was that this was a new area and I wasn’t at all familiar with the Urewera National Park. I had to think about all the little safety details when taking 26 children away on long walks, in the dark, up hills, in caves, down the side of banks, on and in the water. I managed to cope with this challenge mainly because I became a learner by actively learning, listening, observing, asking questions, discussing ideas and taking a risk with some of my ideas. I am now more confident at taking risks when facing new challenges. Secondly, I found teaching maths through a rich task very challenging because I’d never taught maths like this before. However, I coped with this by being willing to take on board an idea from Mr Kenny. This really helped me to understand what I was doing so that I could help my class learn about how we could use statistics in real life situations. I now see the value of listening and learning from others to grow my learning.
My two challenging experiences were Optimist Yachting and Writing.
Firstly I found Optimist yachting challenging for me because I had never gone Optimist yachting so I didn't know what to do and the paddle was really heavy so my hands were tired. I managed to cope with it by asking my buddy what to do and I took breaks every 20 seconds.
The difference it made to me was that now I am confident unuf to face new challenging experiences in my life.
Secondly I found writing challenging because when I wrote my persuasive writing I didn’t have any Ideas to write about. I managed to cope with it by thinking of what I like and what I don’t like. I liked dogs and didn’t like cats so my topic for my persuasive writing was Dogs Are Better than cats.
The difference that it made to me was that now I can think of ideas faster.
