Structured Written Reflection #1

  • Due Jan 31, 2021 by 11:59pm
  • Points 4
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Assignment Overview

 Through this assignment, which will repeat across the semester with different topics, you will reflect on how your past and current experiences have shaped your perceptions, values, and beliefs.

Your reflections should demonstrate an examination of how learning experiences (formal and informal) shaped you as an individual and a pre-service educator.  You are encouraged to use specific examples to support your thinking. Strong reflections will demonstrate your self-awareness and your ability to question your own biases, stereotypes, preconceptions, and/or assumptions. You may include references to the connected homework reading if it is relevant to the ideas you are writing about; however, this is not required.

 Assignment Requirements

 Reflection should be typed (Times New Roman font), double-spaced, and 2-3 pages (approximately 750 words).

Assignments will be assessed holistically using the following criteria: Clarity, Relevance, Analysis, and Critical Self-Reflection (see rubric). Writing should also be free of errors in grammar and conventions.

Assignment Topic & Guiding Questions

 Reflection #1: Myself as an Educator  

  •  Select a picture that represents you as an “educator”. This can a current, a metaphor, or a previous monumental experience that led to you wanting to become an educator.

  • Insert the picture into your reflection (does not count towards the word or page requirement)

 Required Guiding Questions:

  •  How does this picture represent you as an educator?

  • What is meaningful about this picture? 

Other Possible Guiding Questions to Consider:

  • How did your early experiences as a student (elementary, middle, high) shape your beliefs about education?
  • How will your early perceptions of schools and teachers (through your lens as a student) impact your beliefs as a teacher?
  • Was education valued in your household growing up? How did you know?
  • What are your ideas about the role and impact of a teacher on his/her students?
  • What are some personal attributes that may present challenges for you in the role of a teacher?
  • What are some personal attributes that may support you in the role of a teacher?

You may also download the assignment directions here:  Download Structured Written Reflection #1 Overview & Rubric 

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Rubric

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Holistic Evaluation
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4 pts
Full Marks
Clarity: The language is clear and expressive. The reader can create a mental picture of the situation being described. Relevance: The learning experience being reflected upon is relevant and meaningful to student and the topic of the reflection. Analysis: The reflection moves beyond simple description of the experience to an analysis of how the experience contributed to student understanding of themselves, others, and/or course concepts.  Critical Self-Reflection: The reflection demonstrates the student’s ability to question his/her own biases, stereotypes, preconceptions, and/or assumptions.
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3 pts
Significant Marks
Clarity: The language is mostly clear with only minor, infrequent lapses in clarity. Relevance: The learning experience being reflected upon is relevant and meaningful to student and course learning goals.  Analysis: The reflection demonstrates student attempts to analyze the experience but analysis lacks depth.  Critical Self-Reflection: The reflection includes some text where the student began to question his/her own biases, stereotypes, preconceptions.
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2 pts
Partial Marks
Clarity: There are frequent lapses in clarity that make the ideas conveyed hard to follow at times. Relevance: Student makes attempts to demonstrate relevance, but the relevance is unclear to the reader.  Analysis: Student makes attempts at applying the learning experience to understanding of self, others, and/or course concepts but does not yet to demonstrate depth of analysis.  Critical Self-Reflection: There is some attempt at critical self-reflection, but the self-reflection does not yet demonstrate a new awareness of personal biases, etc.
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1 pts
Limited Marks
Clarity: Language is unclear and confusing throughout. Relevance: Most of the reflection is irrelevant to student (does not convey personal experiences) and/or course learning goals.  Analysis: Reflection does not move beyond description of the learning experience(s) or ideas presented.   Critical Self-Reflection: Not attempt of critical self-reflection is evident to the reader.
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4 pts
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Additional Comments
Total Points: 4 out of 4