Student reflection

It’s so important to be intentional and to think about not only the types of math questions we are asking but also the pattern in which we’re asking them.

I have recently been looking for new ways to end lessons. Aiming for more of a focus on reflection, I created a poster for my classroom: *Click here for the high-quality, printable PDF version. I …

Tweet We are 7 weeks into the school year and gearing up for parent teacher conferences later this week. In our school, we try to schedule all conferences on a Thursday evening or Friday morning. This way if multiple folks need to be involved in the conference, we are all in the building at the same time. The evening hours also work much better for parents. As the math specialist I get invited to attend the difficult conferences. If a student is behind or in some cases very ahead of their…

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An easy personal self evaluation sheet for students to use for reflection.

A simple reflection sheet for junior students after an incident/issue has occurred. It designed for the student to discuss the problem with teacher and provide students with the opportunity to reflect upon what could be done better next time. Hope it is useful!

When students are not following behavior expectations, Fix-It Tickets are a great way for students to self-reflect on their behavior. These student behavior reflection sheets are an awesome classroom management tool to privately manage different classroom behaviors. These fix-it tickets are not to be used in place of building strong teacher student relationships; rather, they are used to enhance them. They give student ownership of behaviors. These behavior sheets can be sent home too!

Do you struggle with helping students process their behaviors and learn to make better choices? Are your time-outs ineffective? Are your students repeating the same negative behaviors? Having strategies for effective behavior reflection is critical to creating a positive learning environment (and staying sane).