1. Teaching Reflection: How We Support Students to Integrate Learning
Laurie Jo Wallace;
BEST Initiative, Health Resources in Action

2. AGENDA Welcome and Introductions Positive Learning Environment
Background on Learning Theory
The importance of reflection
Types of reflection
Activities that promote reflection
Life Maps
Concentric Circles
Closing Circle
Integrating refection into your program
Pair activity and Group Report back
Close

3. Review: What is Youth Development?
Youth as resources not recipients
The goal is not to fix youth, but to develop them
Preventing problems does not by itself promote development
Youth are at the table
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4. Youth Development PRACTICAL DEFINITION
An approach by which youth develop the personal, social, academic and citizenship outcomes necessary for adolescence and adult life based on their capacities, strengths, and formative needs.
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5. Youth Development: Levels of Youth Participation (simplified)
Adult-Led-
Adults are the primary decisions makers. They can seek youth input and feedback but it is essential to communicate with the youth that the adult is the final decision-maker. Youth and adults may both may be involved with the implementing the work at this level.
Collaborative-
Youth and adults are sharing the decision making and implementation. Youth and adults can plan and implement the work together and have a mostly equal vote in the decisions being made.
Youth-Led-
Youth are leading the effort at this level, but always with adult support. They might lead a smaller piece of a bigger project, facilitating decisions among themselves, and checking back in with the adults. Or they might lead an entire project. Youth must be prepared with the appropriate skills at this level so they are not set up to fail.

6. How Do We Learn? Tell me WHY Understand what makes me UNIQUE
USE my EXPERIENCE
Let me PRACTICE
Let me SELF-DIRECT
Give me a SAFE ENVIRONMENT
Provide CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK
Adapted from:
Friesen, Kaye, and Associates, Instructional Techniques Workshop (2013)
RMC Health – Bryan, R.L., et. Al., (2009). Health Promotion Practice, 10,

7. BEST Practices in Adult Learning
Freire's education theory
“dialogue”,
“praxis” and most importantly,
the “pedagogy of hope.”
Gardner's eight multiple intelligences theory
multi-modal training methods (e.g., visual, auditory, and kinesthetic techniques)
Understanding the Audience: literacy, language and cultural needs

8. Integrating Meaning: Reflection
Making Meaning
Self to Self
Self to Others
Self to the World
Reflection as a Tool for Making Meaning
Activities; Icebreakers; Closing
Drawing; Role-play; Freeze Frame; Plusses/Deltas; Pairs/Small Groups

9. What is Reflection ?
Reflection: Inner thought processes and self-awareness, and internal responsiveness toward broader societal issues.
From the Holistic Student Assessment (HSA), the Clover Framework

10. Activities for Reflection
Life Maps
Concentric Circles
Closing Circle

11. Strategies for Youth Reflection
Involve youth in planning
From the beginning of the project
Engage a youth-adult leadership team
Engage a youth advisory committee
Involve youth in implementing
Train youth to lead and facilitate
Allow youth to lead and facilitate
Involve youth in evaluating
Ask them what works and what doesn’t
Train youth in assessment work
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12. Build Relationships: Team Building
Provide structures for one-to-one interaction
Allow time for team-building
Allow time to get to know them and listen
Allow time for their creativity to blossom - sometimes outside the box
Allow room for mistakes
Have fun and laugh with each other!
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13. Core Principles for Working with Youth
Listen to young people
Stop yourself from taking over
Encourage opportunities for leadership
Hold high expectations
Exercise understanding: Be patient
Be Authentic
Have fun
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14. Teaching Reflection: How We Support Students to Integrate Learning
QUESTIONS?
Laurie Jo Wallace;
BEST Initiative, Health Resources in Action