Goal reflections give students a chance to stop, think about and reflect on a recently completed period of work or unit. They are questions that encourage students to think closely about their performance during that time, and evaluate that performance relative to their set goals. This in turn informs students’ future goals as they can base new goals on how they went previously. 

As with all post activity reflection, goal  reflections improve the quality of students’ ‘thinking and learning’. Focusing on how students’ achieved or completed their work helps them own the process as their own. 

‍Reflecting on a students’ successes and celebrating the progress made reinforces the importance of effort and recognizes improvements.

• Review collective performance
• Discuss learnings as a group and ask students what they will do differently in the next project
• Follow up by asking “What can you do differently next week to help achieve your goals?”