Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Reflection #6: Lexie Sittsamer

Covers Chapter 6, Project Launch -- Implementation Strategies, of Reinventing Project-Based Learning, p. 93 to 112.

Discuss how technology tools can encourage students to be reflective and evaluate their own strengths. (p.95-96)
  • blogging -- reflect through learning process
  • ProfilerPRO -- survey --> identify: interests, strengths, and weaknesses
  • SurveyMonkey / Zoomerang -- online surveys
  • **all are self-assessment in comparison to whole class  

Describe several ways in which you can get students’ minds ready for a project. (p. 96-99)
  • prior learning assessment 
    • KWL (Know, What to know, Learned)
  • free write on topics of interest
  • text set available on topics of interest
  • watch a movie / YouTube video on topic of interest

Discuss the elements of teaching fundamentals first. (p. 100-101)
  • If students don't know how to preform a skill the project won't be able to be completed successfully. 
  • When students start the project, they should not be surprised by any of the project requirements. 
  • The rubric should be given and discussed with students at the start of the project; and work out any of the kinks. 

Describe the important steps in preparing students for using technology in project. (p. 101-103)
  • Access to technology
  • Making sure it all works
  • Lesson on how to use the technology that will be used as apart of the project
  • Approval / License to use technologies / programs

Discuss ways to promote inquiry and deep learning. (p. 100-101)
  • Steps along the process
  • Asses learning along the way 
    • KWL (Know, What to know, Learned)
  • Reflect on learning and thinking

Discussion on how concepts in this chapter relate to your topic/project. 
  • what students know
  • what students want to know
  • at the end of the project, students will know what they wanted to learn

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