REFLECTION

Investigation

A. Investigation Stage (required): Describe the steps you took to investigate whether you would go forward with this experience.  Then explain how you decided it would be feasible, worthwhile and/or needed?

A1. How have you identified and verified the need for this experience? Discuss ties to your personal interests, skills, and talents, and to information from Media, Interviews, Surveys, and Observation.  If you are investigating an experience designed to benefit others, what steps would you need to take to certify that the recipient(s) would actually benefit and that their human dignity would be affirmed?

A2. What permissions, registrations, monies, other resources, etc. would you need to obtain in order to live this experience? What deadlines must be met? With whom could you collaborate? Youth? Educators? Family? Community members? Community organizations? Is this an experience that is already available for you to sign up to participate with, or would you be enlisting others to help bring your own idea to life?  Are there any parts of this idea that you are not sure how to make feasible?

Question A3 options that appear in ManageBac will correspond with the Learning Outcomes selected.

A3a. Please reflect on how you expect this experience will help you grow relative to the learning outcome "Identify own strengths and develop areas of growth." IB notes that with this Learning Outcome, "Students are able to see themselves as individuals with various abilities and skills, of which some are more developed than others." 

A3b. Please reflect on how you expect this experience will help you grow relative to the learning outcome "Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills in the process." IB notes that with this Learning Outcome, "A new challenge may be an unfamiliar experience or an extension of an existing one. The newly acquired or developed skills may be shown through experiences that the student has not previously undertaken or through increased expertise in an established area."

A3c. Please reflect on how you expect this experience will help you grow relative to the learning outcome "Demonstrate how to initiate and plan a CAS experience." IB notes that with this Learning Outcome, "Students can articulate the stages from conceiving an idea to executing a plan for a CAS experience or series of CAS experiences. This may be accomplished in collaboration with other participants. Students may show their knowledge and awareness by building on a previous experience, or by launching a new idea or process." 

A3d. Please reflect on how you expect this experience will help you grow relative to the learning outcome "Show commitment to and perseverance in CAS experiences." IB notes that with this LaunchPad ManageBac Logout Learning Outcome, "Students demonstrate regular involvement and active engagement in CAS." 

A3e. Investigation stage: Please reflect on how you expect this experience will help you grow relative to the learning outcome "Demonstrate the skills and recognize the benefits of working collaboratively." IB notes that with this Learning Outcome, "Students are able to identify, demonstrate and critically discuss the benefits and challenges of collaboration gained through CAS experiences." 

A3f. Investigation stage: Please reflect on how you expect this experience will help you grow relative to the learning outcome "Demonstrate engagement with issues of global significance." IB notes that with this Learning Outcome, "Students are able to identify and demonstrate their understanding of global issues, make responsible decisions, and take appropriate action in response to the issue either locally, nationally or internationally." 

A3g. Investigation stage: Please reflect on how you expect this experience will help you grow relative to the learning outcome "Recognize and consider the ethics of choices and actions." IB notes that with this Learning Outcome, "Students show awareness of the consequences of choices and actions in planning and carrying out CAS experiences." 

A4. Investigation stage: What are the risks associated with this experience? List them, starting with the greatest. What can you and other participants do to protect yourselves, others, the environment, property, etc. from these risks? 

A5. Investigation stage: What plans and considerations must you make to balance your participation in this experience with your school work and other activities?

A6. Investigation stage: What are your personal goals related to this experience?

A7. Investigation stage: If this is a Service experience, please confirm that you will not be paid.

Preparation Stage

B. Preparation Stage (required): Once you made a firm decision to undertake this experience, what did you do to prepare for it?  How did you know it was ready to go?

B1. Preparation stage: How will you obtain the permissions, registrations, monies, other resources, etc. that you need to participate in this experience? How will you meet deadlines? 

B2. Preparation stage: If your experience involves a group of people or you need help with implementation, how will you bring the group together or recruit? (See question A2 above.) Are there safeguards in place to ensure that everyone is treated ethically?

B3. Preparation stage: Which aspects of the Learner Profile will you develop or exercise as a result of this experience? Reflect on how.  As a reminder, IB Learners are: Knowledgeable, Balanced, Reflective, Thinkers, Caring, Principled, Risk-Takers, Open-Minded, Inquirers, and Communicators.

B4. Preparation stage: What social and civic issues are related to the experience you are planning?

B5. Preparation stage: What are some of the different points of view for the people involved in this experience? How are you ensuring that all voices/points of view are heard and given respect/consideration? 

B6. Preparation stage: How will you demonstrate/document your involvement with this experience? Have you included evidence of your preparation on ManageBac under "Reflections and evidence"?

Midexperience Reflection

C1. Midexperience reflection: How is your plan going? Do you need to make any modifications to your original plan? Describe them. Also describe the impact, if any, that these modifications will make on meeting the Learning Outcomes and other goals you originally selected and described. 

C2. Midexperience reflection: Are you following your plan for demonstrating your involvement with this experience? What kind of evidence are you gathering? Have you taken the opportunity to include any of it on ManageBac under "Reflections and evidence"? 

C3. Midexperience reflection: How do you feel about your involvement and progress related to this experience? 

Activity Report

D. Activity report (required): What happened? How did it go? How well did you meet your goal(s) for the experience?

Postexperience Reflection

E. Postexperience reflection (required): 1. What significant events happened during the various stages of this experience?  2. What are/were my emotions and feelings about that?  3. What new ideas do I have rising from this experience? 4. What new questions do I have rising from this experience?  

E1. Postexperience reflection: What have you achieved from this experience? 

Question E2 options that appear in ManageBac will correspond with the Learning Outcomes selected.

E2a. Postexperience reflection (required): Please reflect on how this experience helped you to grow relative to the learning outcome "Identify own strengths and develop areas of growth." IB notes that with this Learning Outcome, "Students are able to see themselves as individuals with various abilities and skills, of which some are more developed than others." 

E2b. Postexperience reflection (required): Please reflect on how this experience helped you to grow relative to the learning outcome "Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills in the process." IB notes that with this Learning Outcome, "A new challenge may be an unfamiliar experience or an extension of an existing one. The newly acquired or developed skills may be shown through experiences that the student has not previously undertaken or through increased expertise in an established area." 

E2c. Postexperience reflection (required): Please reflect on how this experience helped you to grow relative to the learning outcome "Demonstrate how to initiate and plan a CAS experience." IB notes that with this Learning Outcome, "Students can articulate the stages from conceiving an idea to executing a plan for a CAS experience or series of CAS experiences. This may be accomplished in collaboration with other participants. Students may show their knowledge and awareness by building on a previous experience, or by launching a new idea or process." 

E2d. Postexperience reflection (required): Please reflect on how this experience helped you to grow relative to the learning outcome "Show commitment to and perseverance in CAS experiences." IB notes that with this Learning Outcome, "Students demonstrate regular involvement and active engagement in CAS." 

E2e. Postexperience reflection (required): Please reflect on how this experience helped you to grow relative to the learning outcome "Demonstrate the skills and recognize the benefits of working collaboratively." IB notes LaunchPad ManageBac Logout that with this Learning Outcome, "Students are able to identify, demonstrate and critically discuss the benefits and challenges of collaboration gained through CAS experiences." 

E2f. Postexperience reflection (required): Please reflect on how this experience helped you to grow relative to the learning outcome "Demonstrate engagement with issues of global significance." IB notes that with this Learning Outcome, "Students are able to identify and demonstrate their understanding of global issues, make responsible decisions, and take appropriate action in response to the issue either locally, nationally or internationally." 

E2g. Postexperience reflection (required): Please reflect on how this experience helped you to grow relative to the learning outcome "Recognize and consider the ethics of choices and actions." IB notes that with this Learning Outcome, "Students show awareness of the consequences of choices and actions in planning and carrying out CAS experiences."

E3. Postexperience reflection: How will the things you learned through this CAS experience impact other aspects of your life? 

E4. Postexperience reflection: Has this experience led you to contemplate a next step? What is it? 

E5. Postexperience reflection: How have you demonstrated what you learned by participating in this experience? 

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