Send page to a Friend How and Why to Reflect The following list has sources with many more means of reflection. Articles discussing the theories behind different types of reflection are also included. To borrow these materials from our library, or for more information on placing orders, contact JCRC at tzedekresources@jcrcboston.org or 617-457-8600. Facilitating Reflection: A Manual for Leaders and Educators has step-by-step instructions for how to facilitate reflection, including sections on communication and group dynamics. It also includes a reflection guide with discussion questions and activity suggestions. This manual was written and compiled by Julie Reed and Christopher Koliba of the John Dewey Project on Progressive Education at the University of Vermont, and is available online at http://uvm.edu/~dewey/reflection_manual. Reflection as an Activist Practice discusses important components of reflection and includes a bibliography of reflection materials. Prepared by Rabbi David Rosenn, it’s particularly useful in a training session for group leaders. Available at http://www.jrf.org/to/nygathering-2002-reflection.html. Reflection Activities for Everyone organizes reflection opportunities by type to appeal to participants’ preferred thought approach: linguistic, logical/mathematical, bodily/kinesthetic, spatial, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal. From A Practitioner’s Guide to Reflection in Service-Learning: Student Voices & Reflections, by Janet Eyler, Dwight E Giles, Jr. and Angela Schmiede. (Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University, 1996). For a copy, please contact JCRC at tzedekresources@jcrcboston.org or 617-457-8600. Reflection, Evaluation and Celebration offers ideas for generating reflection and connects the activity to the evaluation process. It is a chapter from A Practical Guide for Developing Agency/School Partnerships for Service-Learning, a source produced by the Points of Light Foundation. For a copy, please contact JCRC at tzedekresources@jcrcboston.org or 617-457-8600. Reflection Methods lists different types of reflection activities and tips for journal writing. Suggestions include making a “graffiti wall,” participating in visualization, and acting out skits. Obtained courtesy of the Massachusetts Service Alliance. For a copy, please contact JCRC at tzedekresources@jcrcboston.org or 617-457-8600. The Reflection Question Check List provides questions for group to consider after an action experience related to the services they have provided and the process of volunteering. This sheet is produced by Youth as Resources, an Indiana-based organization that aims at empowering youth to change communities. The check list and other resources can be found at http://yar.org. Reflection and Service-Learning discusses the role of reflective thinking and the Four C’s (Continuous, Connected, Challenging, and Contextualized) of reflection. This text is a chapter from A Practitioner’s Guide to Reflection In Service- Learning by Janet Eyler, Dwight E Giles, Jr., and Angela Schmiede. (Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University, 1996). For a copy of this article, please contact the JCRC at tzedekresources@jcrcboston.org or at 617-457-8600. Service Reflection Toolkit is an 8-page guide for leaders and participants to engage in reflection after action projects. It includes a list of the benefits of reflection, the different components of reflection, different opportunities organized by activity length, and information about journaling. Produced by the Northwest Service Academy, it can be ordered by calling 503-736-9814. Their website can be found at http://www.northwestserviceacademy.org/. Storyboard/Video Record is a sheet with information about uses of a storyboard reflection model, and suggestions for how to construct one. This sheet was obtained courtesy of the Massachusetts Service Alliance. Please contact them for a copy. For a copy, please contact JCRC at tzedekresources@jcrcboston.org or 617-457-8600. Three Levels of Reflection discusses the mirror, microscope, binoculars model of reflection. Produced by the Volunteer Action Center of Florida International University, it is available at http://fiu.edu/~time4chg/Library/reflect.html.