The focus of this week's podcast is reflective practice. Cathy Mere and Ruth Ayres join the conversation. Each week Choice Literacy shares the Big Fresh newsletter with a round-up of features around a key topic in literacy education. Click here for ALL links discussed. Timeline 00:00  Welcome 00:28  Lead Essay by Ruth Ayres 03:17  Free For All Content Highlights 10:48  Classic Classroom Content Highlights 16:28 Literacy Leader Content Highlights Free for All Join the Choice Literacy Book Club! We are taking a break in the month of December and will be back in January. Sign up now so you are in the know about #ChoiceLiteracyBookClub. Tara Barnett and Kate Mills use a know and wonder activity to encourage curiosity and independence as their seventh graders begin a new text. This article was first published in 2018. Andrea Smith builds reflection into whole-class discussions in her fourth-grade classroom by beginning an anchor chart with four different illustrations from the covers of a read-aloud. This article was first published in 2017. Melanie Quinn consoles a teacher who is recovering from a disastrous lesson captured on video, and shows the power of a "do-over" for both teachers and students. This article was first published in 2012. Become a Choice Literacy member! We are pleased to announce updates with our group memberships. Literacy Team memberships offer a discounted rate, as well as the ease of managing your team through a group dashboard. Click here to check out all of our membership options.