IB Learner Profile Poster - Reflection

   I think that my plan for making my poster wasn't well thought out and very efficient. I originally intended on brainstorming templates then choosing the best and from there on just changing the picture and text. I was supposed to find pictures for my posters but some issue would always come up because I hadn't thought very well into the future and when I said that I would work on that particular image or poster next week, there would be another issue I didn't think about. This threw my plan off-track and I was doing other things when I was supposed to be working on different things. In the end, I ended up with a single template and really bad pictures because I hadn't planned ahead. I should have seriously sat own and thought about what I was going to do and maybe write it down on a piece of paper; brainstorm ideas for each trait and how I would accomplish what I wanted. Planning for the poster was supposed to have helped me but since I didn't really think it out very well, I didn't benefit from it as much as I could have. Although, I didn't plan very well I still had a vague idea of what I wanted and how it would all pan out. If I planned it out more maybe I would have better and more posters.

     My poster could improve by using more text to elaborate on what the trait meant so viewers could really grasp the meaning of the ‘IB Learner Profile’ and let the picture and words sink into their heads so they remember what the IB program is looking for. I think that my poster with the word cloud could use a border so it helps the text stand out more. Another way I could have improved my posters is create new posters to complete the set so I didn’t have one random trait and a word cloud with all the traits.

     If someone were to do this in the future I would definitely recommend planning and brainstorming. For example, they should write down all the traits on a piece of paper and brainstorm picture and word ideas for each trait. Also, it would be easier to have a template so they can just place images and text onto it without wasting too much time.