Wishing

Wishing is assessing, evaluating, and reflecting on the process and product. Students begin thinking about how the project went and consider possibilities for the future. Students have the opportunity to reflect on their project and express their desires for the future (Lamb).

Kuhlthau also thoroughly explores this phase of inquiry in her Assessment stage. I appreciate that she connects the feelings of the learner to the various stages. Students may feel a sense of accomplishment and maybe disapointment. This is also the perfect time to provide time for reflection on the project (hopefully their has been prior reflection time also). Students may appreciate the word reflection more than assessment! Something like the following reflection could be adapted to fit the project http://www.bcpl.net/~sullivan/modules/tips/rubrics_elem/stud_rubric.html

I am pleased with my project and the process that went with it. I still feel like Inquiry projects are something I need to work on. I struggle with how much I need to scaffold the kids, how to differentiate the lessons for students, and when to let go. I do recognize how important it is for students to know that the process is as important as the final product. This is a personal struggle for me. It can get messy.
I wish that I had started purchasing materials earlier, which really means that I needed to gather information sooner. I had hoped to get more than four pages done but I know this is something I will continue even after this course is over. Maybe once I have a little time I can complete Tyler's book up to his current age. I wish I had taken better photographs and organized them in some sort of order! I think I ruled out digital scrapbooking too soon. Sometimes technology frustrates me so I was a bit nervous from that aspect. As for my final product I am not entirely satisfied with the way the photos turned out. There was a glare and it was hard to view the whole page and still be able to see the stickers and embellishments. I am going to use Kodak photoshare to present my pictures.
I loved the fact that I could put the pages together any way that I wanted and they don't have to be done in order. I can't wait to begin digital scrapbooking as well.
I also learned that I need to invest in a good digital camera.

Using a KWL chart and Kidspiration software was one of my favorite parts of the project. I knew very little about scrapbooking so it felt really good to answer those questions that I placed in the W column.