Reading Reflection #4
Chapter 4: Strategies for Discovery
1. Discuss the potential pitfalls in project design.
- Long on activity, short on learning activities
- Technology layered over traditional practice
- Trivial thematic units
- Overly scripted with many, many steps
2. Discuss the features of a good project.
- A good project must require "a flexible framework" for the people in the group. A group must think about the importance of straying away from traditional thinking when starting a project. In order to engage learners, there has to be a situation set up in which they want to ask questions, want to learn more, need to know something that don't already know, and believe it is really important to them, and to the community to find out.
3. Discuss where project ideas come from.
- project plans developed by and for other teachers
- news stories
- contemporary issues
- student questions or interests
- a classroom irritant put to educational use
- a "mashup" of a great idea and a new tool
4. Discuss the steps to design a project.
- revisit the framework
- establish evidence of understanding
- plan the project theme or challenge
- plan the entree into the project experience
5. Discuss on how concepts in this chapter relate to your topic/project.
- This topic relates to my project because my group member and I have to set up a procedure in order to make the outcome of this project successful. The concepts in this chapter really helped me understand all that I need to include in my project in order to make it seem better. I also think know what are the flaws of designing a project are is also beneficial to me because everything has pros and cons.
Project ideas really do come from anywhere. As a teacher you can gather a conglomerate of ideas from friends, family, the newspaper, something you heard from a coworker to give your students ideas. The kids would enjoy brainstorming ideas and coming up with topics and ideas to use as well. It makes them feel more involved in picking their own project topic.
ReplyDeleteThe genesis of project ideas, comes from your ability to use your imagination. Using your imagination allows for you to think of creative and inventive ways to present your project to your peers. Being able to think of creative ways of presenting allows for you to keep the audience engaged, as well as helps to them to remember the information.
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