Reflection Journal Guidelines & Template
Studies have shown that reflection upon one’s learning is key to a full learning experience. For this reason, UDL teams who begin with the PATINS UDL Project from the fall of 2007 on will be required to keep a reflection journal. Your team may appoint one person to write the journal, reflecting the team’s thoughts on implementing UDL in the classroom or each member of the team may complete the journal entries and link them to this site here.
How long will it take?
Your team should record in the journal at least once a month and it should take roughly 20-30 minutes to complete. It may take more or less time to complete depending on time constraints and/or the amount of detailed information you wish to include. Add as much information as you like but the minimum requirements are included in the template.
Don’t worry if you find your comments overlap. Try to write something, no matter how brief your response may be, in each section on the template. If you find that you have nothing to write in a certain section this may be telling you something important about how your team is implementing UDL in the classroom.
All information completed in your journal is confidential. These journals will only be used by your team and by the PATINS Project to evaluate your implementation of the UDL grant program. The team’s UDL reflections will be collected at the end of each semester and retained by your PATINS Regional Site Coordinator and shared with the PATINS State Director.
If you have any questions or concerns about your team’s Reflection Journal please don’t hesitate to discuss them with your PATINS Regional Site Coordinator.
There is a link to the template for completing the Reflection Journal below. You may complete the journal electronically on your school computer and submit it electronically or you may print out the template and use it to write your journal and make a copy to submit.
