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5-minute talk at EduCon 2.6 to get people in schools thinking about how to change their daily schedule to allow for more reflection.
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Scheduling time for reflection
Steve GoldbergTriangle Learning Community
Middle SchoolDurham, NC
...reflection is so critical; there can be no higher growth for individuals or for society without it.
Reflection is the very process of human evolution itself.
-- David Sawyer, director of Students for Appalachia at Berea College
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Science
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Math
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How do you spend your time at school?
Do you have enough time…With students?
With colleagues?To eat your lunch?
To think?
How do you spend your time at school?
Do you have enough time…With students?
With colleagues?To eat your lunch?
To think?Go ahead – take 15 BONUS seconds to think about this question
How could you change the schedule at your school to
allow for more reflection?
bit.ly/EduconTime
Not just a tinkering:
consider a radical change
bit.ly/EduconTimeType that address into your phone -- write it down
Record your reflections later today
Opening Fall 2014Durham, NC
TLC is about developing Empathetic Global Citizens.
It’s hard to empathize when you are racing to “cover” the next piece of the curriculum
World news discussion (2 hours)Reflect at the end
Reflect about math
TLC’s schedule will have lots of time for reflection:
Afternoon project time (2+ hours)
Reflect on what you learned(and assign yourself homework)
TLC’s schedule will have lots of time for reflection:
School day+ Homework…
Most of our students’ waking hours
Students are so busy that they do not have time to think
Could we set the tone for reflection at the start of the day?
• Don’t start with a news program
We can be more thoughtful than that.
• Greet each student personally• Movement & breathing exercises
to wake up and get focused (mind/body)• Reflect on what you hope to do today
Do you reflect on your All-School Assemblies?
(either before or after)
Can students bring technology to assemblies at your school?
Possible areas for more reflection:
• During class (alter the schedule)• Assemblies/Service Learning• How you start & end the day• Lunch• Homework
(let students have some choice)
How could you change the schedule at your school to
allow for more reflection?
How could you change the schedule at your school to
allow for more reflection?
bit.ly/EduconTime