Reflecting & Processing Experiences
Staff and volunteers will deepen understanding and personal meaning-making for youth by facilitating opportunities for reflection.
As a result of ongoing, consistent professional development efforts, staff and volunteers will be able to:
- Facilitate STEM activities that develop understanding of STEM concepts and develop science and engineering process skills.
- Develop strategies and questions that encourage youth to reflect on what they have learned and develop a personal understanding of STEM concepts.
- Guide discussions that help youth make sense of what is happening during STEM activities and understand the science and engineering process skills being developed.
Resources
Skill: Reflecting & Processing Experiences
Developing a Plan
Participants will watch the What Do I Know About Roller Coasters? Video-Based Learning Module to learn to reflect on STEM experiences.
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Developing Strategies for Reflection
Participants will reflect on their current inclusion of reflection in STEM activities and will create common goals to include more reflection in STEM learning.
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Discovering Skills
Participants will practice facilitating the Paper Structures activity to incorporate reflection for STEM learning.
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Making Meaning through Reflecting
Participants will discuss the Making Meaning from STEM Video-Based Learning Module to brainstorm strategies in order to learn how to support reflection.
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Planning to Reflect
Participants will plan a reflection activity with Sink & Float to learn to design opportunities for youth to reflect on their learning.
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Program Considerations
Participants will reflect on their own facilitation of STEM activities in order to add more opportunities for reflection to their program.
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Reflecting through “Plussing”
Participants will see “plussing” and reflect on the Funnel & Sand activity to learn to engage youth in reflection.
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Remember to Reflect
Participants will plan a reflection activity with table tents to learn to design opportunities for youth to reflect on their learning.
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Looking Back
Participants will write table tents to use in their setting in order to help youth reflect on their learning.
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