Reflecting on Our Learning

One of the key skills or attributes that is seen as important for our 21st century learners is the ability to reflect on their own learning and progress.  The ability to reflect on what we have learnt is the first step in recognising our own strengths and even more importantly what we have to learn next.  Being able to design your own learning pathway requires this sort of reflection and is a key attribute of a life-long learner.

At Swannanoa we try to promote the skills of reflection in all sorts of ways.  Recently in R9 Mrs Davidson and a couple of her students have been posting all sorts of learning reflections on the web for parents to share in by using the iOS App, 'SeeSaw'.  Not only does it give some authenticity to their reflections by sharing with an important audience it also allows them to develop some independence using the iPad at a young age for purposes other than just repetition apps.

Here is Thomas from R9 telling us about SeeSaw.  Katie (R9) also shares some learning at the end of the movie.