CAS Reflections
How can I develop my CAS project based on reflective thinking?
A CAS reflection provides students the opportunity to think about what they have learned during a CAS activity or project.
Reflections can be visual, auditory or kinesthetic.
These reflections are regularly updated for every 3-5 hours of work done.
VISUAL
Visual reflections can be done through:
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Written
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Blog
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Vlog
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Photography
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Painting
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Animation
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Sculpting/ceramics/mosaics
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Prints


KINESTHETIC
Kinesthetic reflections can be done through:
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Dance
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Theatre
AUDITORY
Auditory reflections can be done through:
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Lyrics
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Rap
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Spoken word poetry

A Reflection IS...
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Personal
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Honest
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Done in many different ways
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Sometimes easy
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Sometimes difficult
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Sometimes creative
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Building self-awareness
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Necessary for learning
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What I did, combined with how I felt
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Surprising
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Helpful for planning
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Done alone or with others
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About thoughts, feelings and ideas
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Adding perspective
A Reflection is NOT...
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Forced
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Right or wrong
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Good or bad
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Marked or graded
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Difficult
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Copying what someone else said
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Predictable
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To be judged by others
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Only a summary of what happened
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Done to please someone else
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A waste of time
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Only written
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Only discussion
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Only led by teachers

A necessary part of turning what you experience into what you know is reflection – time to sit down and consider:
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What you saw and didn’t see
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Who needed you and why you were there?
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What did you learn and what did you teach?
