Learning Journal

A learning journal is a tool used to record and reflect on your learning process, experiences, and progress. It is widely used in professional development, higher education, and early years schooling to transform passive information into active understanding. 

Types of Learning Journals

• Early Years (EYFS): A digital or physical record of a child's "wow moments," often including photos and observations linked to the Early Years Foundation Stage framework.

• Reflective/Academic: Used by students to evaluate their own response to course materials and articulate new questions.

• Self-Learning/Professional: Personal logs for mastering new skills or tracking 12-week learning journeys.

• Specific Formats: Includes metacognitive journals (thinking about thinking) and question journals (focused on inquiry). 

How to Start

1. Be Regular: Update frequently, even with short entries.

2. Be Analytical: Avoid just describing what happened; instead, analyze what you learned and how you can do things differently.

3. Use Prompts: Focus on key questions: What was my experience?, What does it mean for me?, and What is the impact?.