Reflection for learning

I found the information on this particular part really interesting, especially since I´ve had many problems understanding "metacognition" in the past. At the school were I previously worked, the principals insisted a lot on this part but I was not enlightened on how to do it. 

I do realize, however that reflecting on what we have done is really important during the process because it enables us to understand why we are learning a particular topic and most relevantly, on how to use it for future purposes. Last semester, I was facilitating Advanced IV at Tec, which is mainly a writing course. During the semester, I used a lot of peer analysis, in order to provide students with several opinions rather than my own. In the beginning it was tough, due to the fact that they were not critical enough. After reading the entries on the course, I realized it was partly because I failed to provide them with a rubric or something tangible for them to follow. After working for a while, I started polishing the way they had to approach their classmates´writing by telling them in a clear way what they had to look for in the tasks and this proved to be much more fruitful.

What I liked the most about this part were the samples one of the pages provides for getting into this reflection. In my view, this is the toughest part for students get bored of doing the same type of exercise over and over. We have to search for a balance between teacher and classmates ´feedback, as well as own reflection. We also need to encourage this by providing some time in the classroom to address reflection since it will give us a better start for what we will be doing next.