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Now that I've gone back and read the prompt, and reread the article on iclass....I believe that my originial blog entry adequately addressed the prompt. and will now turn my attention to portfolio development.

It’s been a while now since I read all the articles, etc.  Which sort of proves the value of reflective blogs, I’m forced to go back just a bit and think about what I read almost a week ago now.   Glancing through my notes—highlights on Diigo, etc.,   a couple of things do come back as having made a big impression on me.

One—an expected time period for a problem based learning project is 3-7 weeks.  This allows time for students to plan their work, schedule tasks, set goals,…

So, the question of the day is--how can I effectively incorporate more reflection and metacognition into my curriculum. Well, as an ITRT, I don't have a class of kids and I can't...at least not on an on-going basis.

However, knowing what I now know about the value of metacognition and reflection, I can more effectively talk to teachers about the possibilities presented by blogging --from what I've already seen I could tell my own stories quite similar to the one told about the middle…

Reflecting on the value of reflection.

I'm probably one of those who might've fallen into the trap of ridiculing refection as being all "touchy feely."  The readings have certainly challenged this type of thinking. 

For years I've had a belief in the value of reflection.  Every so often in my devotional life--my walk with the Lord--I've started to keep journals, I've always felt this would be a "good practice" which would allow me to see growth, and revisit landmark experiences…

I had a couple more thoughts on the forum that I meant to go back and add, but now I can't remember what they were.

I would like to say that one really healthy thing that I've sort of learned from the class is to take some time regularly (daily?) and do some professonal reading.  I plan to do my final bookmarking tomorrow, and actually don't mind putting off this "work" unti Sunday--the day of rest, because I find this reading to be very enjoyable and relaxing.  Unfortunatly,…