Reflection #9 -- Lexie Sittsamer

Covers Chapter 9, Making Assessment Meaningful, of Reinventing Project-Based Learning, p. 139 to 146.
Your reflection should include:

1. Description of a method of understanding prior-knowledge of students. (P. 139-140) 

• success 
• comprehensive 
• credible 
• dependable 
• information

2. Discussion on the importance of establishing anchors for a project. (P. 140) 

• KWL -- student prior understanding 
• establish readiness 
• "where students are starting and how far they are going as they work at meet learning goals." 
• "expand the opportunities to differentiate instruction and help all learners be successful." 

3. Description of several ways to assess what students learned during the project. (P. 141-143) 

• rubrics
• feedback 
• reflection 
• not just grades, "skills and abilities of that student" 
• "assess how well students have mastered key content." 
• online grade book 

4. Discussion on how concepts in this chapter relate to your topic/project. 

• reflection on learning / process 
• working / reflecting with others