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Both Reflections and Evidence are central to your CAS portfolio and are a requirement for passing the program.
You will be submitting reflections about once a month for each of our activities through Managebac.
During our CAS classes, we will discuss the purpose of reflection and the key components of a good one.
Being reflective is an attribute of the IB learner profile...and is central to building a deep and rich experience in CAS.
Being reflective is an attribute of the IB learner profile...and is central to building a deep and rich experience in CAS.
IBO, CAS Guide, 2015 p. 26.
A good reflection asks deeper questions. For example:
What did I do? could become:
Why did I make this particular choice?
How did this experience reflect my personal ideas and values?
In what ways am I being challenged to think differently about myself and others?
How did I feel? could become:
How did I feel about the challenges?
What happened that prompted particular feelings?
What choices might have resulted in different feelings and outcomes?
Reflection IS:
Reflection IS:
honest
personal
done in many different ways
sometimes difficult
sometimes easy
sometimes creative
building self-awareness
necessary for learning
what I did, combined with how I felt
surprising
helpful for planning
done alone or with others
about thoughts, feelings, and ideas
adding perspective.
Reflection is NOT:
Reflection is NOT:
forced
right or wrong
good or bad
marked or graded
difficult
copying what someone else said
predictable
to be judged by others
only a summary of what happened
done to please someone else
a waste of time
only written
only discussion
only led by teachers.
Reflection can be a truly useful experience for you if you let it; for example, when a student could not attend yoga classes due to COVID, she reflected on how she could overcome challenges and persevere with CAS experiences and found ways to continue doing yoga at home by following YouTube tutorials.
Evidence for CAS
Evidence for CAS
Along with reflections, you are required to upload evidence of your experience to ManageBac. Adding extended commentary on evidence could count as doing a reflection. You should also comment on the evidence you upload with your reflections.
Evidence shows you actively involved in the experience and could include but is not limited to the examples on the right.
You must be able to prove that you have legitimately completed the experience.
Photos
Videos
Certificates
Letters from a supervisor
Coach’s reports
Activity Logs (Sign-in/sign-out sheet)
Membership in an organization
Showing the CAS coordinator in person
Links to a personal website
Every month, you are required to submit 3 pieces of evidence for any individual activities that are happening outside of school. For school-based activities, 1 piece of evidence is sufficient.
For reflection, please submit 1 piece of reflection at the end of each month, for each of your activies.
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