3-2-1 Reflection

"Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action."
James Levin

OVERVIEW

The 3-2-1 Reflection serves as post-instructional activity that helps students to focus their ideas and synthesize large amounts of information.

IMPLEMENTING THIS ACTIVITY

Decide what the focus of the reflection will be.
Enter this topic into the blank space of the template.
Make and distribute enough copies for each of your students.
Explain the directions and expectations for this reflection.

Students will determine the three big/main ideas from a lesson or assigned reading.
Student will specify the two immediate actions they plan to take as a result of what they have learned
Students will reveal one major insight that resulted from what they read/learned.

Collect the reflections and evaluate the reflection to determine the student’s level of understanding prior to the next lesson or reading.

REFERENCE

► Adapted from: Blueprints - A Practical Toolkit for Designing and Facilitating Professional Development CD.
www.ncrel.org/tools/bp/index.html.
Retrieved on January 8, 2007.