1. Setting aside time for reflection is extremely important in project. Reflection allows students to feel good and accomplished about the project they just completed--it is very healthy for students' learning and helps learning stick. Reflection lets students create their own meaning of different concepts, which is why the learning sticks. Without reflection students might now think about important concepts they learned throughout the project.
2. Students need to reflect and elaborate because it will help them become more accomplished project-doers. Elaborating and reflecting help students with their cognitive thinking and allows them to think about the project in a different light. Elaboration makes the project meaningful to students and makes for more ambitious projects.
3. Building a tradition within the classroom is a really neat concept to promote great project work. Starting a tradition will ignite excitement within the younger students and it will have them prepared for learning and great projects. When the community and parents notice the students' accomplishments from the projects, they will be able to give you support as a teacher.
4. Having celebrations for students after they complete a project, whether it be big or small, is extremely important for their confidence as learners. We as teachers need to make our students feel important, like they just completed the most extraordinary project. Students deserve a celebration! It also allows them to reflect on their project one last time and showcase their project. It also gives us as teachers an opportunity to acknowledge and appreciate their hard work.
5. The concepts from this chapter relate to our project in many ways. Using this project can help us build a tradition for our classroom. We should also make sure to include a time to reflect and elaborate on the project so we can make sure our students are getting the most learning from the project.
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