What?
- What are some things you learned during this activity?
- Who else had the same experience?
- What surprised you?
- What challenged your thinking?
- What adjective would you use to define this experience?
- Describe what you experienced during this experience.
- What feelings came up for you during this activity?
- What competency from the leadership and citizenship framework did you practice during this activity?
So what?
- What do you know now that you didn't know before?
- What attitudes and feelings do you have about the experience that may connect with other experiences you have had?
- Are you aware of any other changes that occurred in knowledge, skills, attitudes, or feelings as a direct result of this experience? If so, explain.
- How did you actually learn what is most important to you?
- What part of this project was most valuable for you?
- What was important for how the group worked together?
- What do you understand better about yourself?
- Did you contribute to the group in a way you normally do?
- What are some things that would have made the group experience better for you?
- Can you think of other experiences in your life where you have felt something similar?
- Why might developing this competency be important to you?
- What does this suggest about (the community, communication, self-awareness, etc.) in general?
Now what?
- What do you think you will remember from this experience?
- Can you explain why this might be so?
- What might you do differently next time? Or in a similar situation?
- What will you probably verbally share with or demonstrate to others in the future?
- What are some things you appreciate about the members of this class?
- What changes would you suggest for future group experiences?
- What would you like to take from this experience and apply to our next experience?
- How can you use the knowledge and skills you now have in other settings?
Questions from The Center for Creative Leadership's Leadership Beyond Boundaries: Chapin High School Educator Training
Some questions adapted from Lasting Lessons: A Teacher's Guide to Reflecting on Experience by Knapp, Clifford E. (1998)
Some questions adapted from Lasting Lessons: A Teacher's Guide to Reflecting on Experience by Knapp, Clifford E. (1998)