Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Reading Reflection #11
Chapter 11 - Bringing It Home
1. Description of what occurs as a result of using the Project-based learning approach.
- When a successful project comes to an end, you and your students will feel as if you have "been somewhere" together. Your project should leave you with vivid memories, souvenirs and artifacts you have collected along the way, and plenty more ideas for shaping your next learning adventure. Projects open new doors and create connections that you can build into future project designs.
- One way to "bring your project home" is to enter in a contest. It gives you a chance to put your best work forward. You may gain more exposure for your project and your students which all can help raise the profile of what you are doing in your classroom.
- The concepts in this chapter relate to my topic by having and allowing our students to learn from the work that we did in the project and use those skills in the future. Giving students memories on the success of a project gives them positive attitudes of being independent and have them be able to create new and exciting projects in the future.
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Reading Reflection 10
1.Discussion on the importance of setting aside time for reflection
Reflection is an essential component for moving forward. Students can look back on their accomplishments with pride. Reflecting not only hardens their knowledge on the topic but they also create their own meanings by observing their work closely. These also help students find out what they want to do next for a project.
2. Discussion on the reason students need to reflect and elaborate
Students shouldn’t have too many questions left unanswered but at the same time, they shouldn’t have to answer too many questions they already know the answers to. The point of reflecting and elaborating is to look back on your work with fondness and think about what you can do for a new project. For reflection questions, focus on the few things that matter most, those that anchor the learning and get kids thinking about themselves and evolving learners. If you make the questions fun and focused on the achievements they accomplish, the students will grasp the final objective better.
3. Discussion on how schools build tradition and identity
Schools these days are known all about their sports. Students and teachers alike get so excited that they also get the community involved. The community helps by getting involved with the fun and helping financially. Schools also have the potential to be known for their academics. More importantly, they can be known for their project based learning ideas. When schools show how effective project based learning is, they can get their community involved and even help open up new resources students can use in their future projects.
4. Discussion on the importance of celebrating a project
Students work hard on the projects they do, it’s only natural that celebrating these projects motivates them and gives them a sense of accomplishment. You can hold a party, display their work, or show everything at the end of the year. Students feel a sense of pride when their projects are celebrated. This also motivates them to work harder in their next project.
5. Discussion on how concepts in this chapter relate to your topic/project
We intend to have a pizza party at the end of our unit. This will be paid for by the sales students have at the farmers market. I think the students will want to do more if they see the fruits of their labor proudly displayed.
Reflection is an essential component for moving forward. Students can look back on their accomplishments with pride. Reflecting not only hardens their knowledge on the topic but they also create their own meanings by observing their work closely. These also help students find out what they want to do next for a project.
2. Discussion on the reason students need to reflect and elaborate
Students shouldn’t have too many questions left unanswered but at the same time, they shouldn’t have to answer too many questions they already know the answers to. The point of reflecting and elaborating is to look back on your work with fondness and think about what you can do for a new project. For reflection questions, focus on the few things that matter most, those that anchor the learning and get kids thinking about themselves and evolving learners. If you make the questions fun and focused on the achievements they accomplish, the students will grasp the final objective better.
3. Discussion on how schools build tradition and identity
Schools these days are known all about their sports. Students and teachers alike get so excited that they also get the community involved. The community helps by getting involved with the fun and helping financially. Schools also have the potential to be known for their academics. More importantly, they can be known for their project based learning ideas. When schools show how effective project based learning is, they can get their community involved and even help open up new resources students can use in their future projects.
4. Discussion on the importance of celebrating a project
Students work hard on the projects they do, it’s only natural that celebrating these projects motivates them and gives them a sense of accomplishment. You can hold a party, display their work, or show everything at the end of the year. Students feel a sense of pride when their projects are celebrated. This also motivates them to work harder in their next project.
5. Discussion on how concepts in this chapter relate to your topic/project
We intend to have a pizza party at the end of our unit. This will be paid for by the sales students have at the farmers market. I think the students will want to do more if they see the fruits of their labor proudly displayed.
Reading Reflection #9
1. Description of a method of understanding prior-knowledge of students
By finding out what students understand prior to the lesson, you as a teacher have a general idea of what objectives take the most importance over others. You know what areas of study will need to be addressed the most and what areas only need to be fine tuned.
2. Discussion on the importance of establishing anchors for a project
Students won’t all be in the same place learning wise at the end of the lesson. Just like they weren’t all in the same place at the beginning of the lesson. Anchors help you gain a sense of where students are starting and how far they are going as they work to meet learning goals. At the end of the lesson, you also have a better understanding of where every student is.
3. Description of several ways to assess what students learned during the project
Some ways to assess what students learned include tests, asking what they learned, creating something new, model real world assessments, and submitting work for publication or contests. A test is the most traditional way to assess students’ knowledge after a project. Asking students what they learned offers less pressure on the students and acts like a simple talk. But modeling real world assessments is the best way, I believe, because they are used in the real world. The more students get a better understanding of how they’ll be assessed in the real world, the more they’ll be prepared.
4. Discussion on how concepts in this chapter relate to your topic/project
We’ve looked at the different ways to assess what the students learned. This is difficult because each student learns at a different pace and probably learned something different than their partner. Finding the right assessment is key to growth for the next project.
By finding out what students understand prior to the lesson, you as a teacher have a general idea of what objectives take the most importance over others. You know what areas of study will need to be addressed the most and what areas only need to be fine tuned.
2. Discussion on the importance of establishing anchors for a project
Students won’t all be in the same place learning wise at the end of the lesson. Just like they weren’t all in the same place at the beginning of the lesson. Anchors help you gain a sense of where students are starting and how far they are going as they work to meet learning goals. At the end of the lesson, you also have a better understanding of where every student is.
3. Description of several ways to assess what students learned during the project
Some ways to assess what students learned include tests, asking what they learned, creating something new, model real world assessments, and submitting work for publication or contests. A test is the most traditional way to assess students’ knowledge after a project. Asking students what they learned offers less pressure on the students and acts like a simple talk. But modeling real world assessments is the best way, I believe, because they are used in the real world. The more students get a better understanding of how they’ll be assessed in the real world, the more they’ll be prepared.
4. Discussion on how concepts in this chapter relate to your topic/project
We’ve looked at the different ways to assess what the students learned. This is difficult because each student learns at a different pace and probably learned something different than their partner. Finding the right assessment is key to growth for the next project.
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