- There are many potential pitfalls when designing a project including, having a long and intense project, but not having the students taking away any information. Also having unneeded technology involved students aren't taking away any new information, just reproducing information in electronic. Furthermore, using the same themes over and over without deeper meanings can have the same results, students not participating in project based learning, also having a large amount of steps can create cookie-cutter project results.
- In order to have a good project they must follow the same steps;
- designed with the possibility of different learning paths
- cause students to construct meaning
- center on a driving question or are otherwise structured for inquiry
- capture student interest through real life or simulated experiences
- cross multiple disciplines
- reach beyond school
- use primary resources
- structured so students learn from each other
- having students working as inquiring experts might
- using 21st-century skills/literacies
- get at important learning dispositions
- students learn by doing this
- Project ideas come from everywhere, they can come from other teachers, the news, contemporary issues, student's questions and interests, a collaboration of a new idea or tool or even from something going on within the classroom.
- There are four main steps to designing a project
- Revisiting the framework - this means listing the learning objectives for the core subjects, deciding on which 21st-century skills that will be addressed, identify which dispositions which will be taught.
- Establish evidence of understanding - what will students know/be able to do once they have completed the project. How will the students be different after the project
- Plan the "vehicle" - what would students inquire about, do or create during the project, creating true - to - life connections.
- Plan entree into the project experience - how will you get the students excited for the project and interested in the project.
- This relates to our project in class because we have to follow the same steps. We must be cautious of the pitfalls of the projects in order to create a project that will be a success. We must also keep the steps in mind in order to create a project that won't fail the second that we implement it. The biggest part that connects to our project I feel like is the main steps to design the projects. We have to follow all of those steps through ourselves or our own projects have no hope of teaching students the way we hoped.
Friday, October 10, 2014
Reading Reflection #4
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I find the technology aspect of presenting information really interesting. There is often a push to use technology...however, it isn't always the most meaningful way -- often just reproduces information. Students and teachers should really embrace PBL into a meaningful project and outcome.
ReplyDeleteI really like the steps to designing a project. I think it's important to remember these steps and remember where technology should fall within these steps. I liked in the reading how it talked about how technology needs to be implemented into projects and in the classroom in a meaningful way and not just there to give the students something to do, and PBL is a great way to do this!
ReplyDeleteIt was interesting how you incorporated the main ideas of this reflection into your own project. Keeping in mind these ideas will help to make your project that much better. Make sure you don't lose sight of this idea. Remember to keep in mind the cookie cutter idea of your project.
ReplyDeleteI really like your format for this reflection. I agree project ideas can come from something that is going on in a classroom. Great job!
ReplyDeleteI liked how you identified that project ideas can come from anywhere including the students. Sometimes we forget as potential teachers that students should have a voice in what they learn.
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