Amanda Miller
EDT 3470
22 February 2013
Reflection
#5
1.
There are several things that need to be
considered before introducing a project to students. First, it is essential to
consider the resources you will need and plan strategies to support effective
time management, teaming and assessment. By doing this, we ensure that we are
ready to make the best use of instructional time once the project is underway.
Before beginning, teachers need to ask themselves what resources need to be
used. See what supplies, tools or other materials are available at school or offered
by your parent community and other supporters. Next teachers need to ask themselves
if technology will be used and who else can help with the project.
2.
When planning a project, teachers and
students should have management needs and skills. This is extremely important and
extremely essential to a successful project as well as overall, learning. Many
things that are important for teachers to include are tools like milestones,
communication and assessments. As the reading states, a good team needs a mix
of skills. These management skill help student become more structured. Team
planning requires the reset of expectations and experiment will different
combinations. With that being said, it may help to team students will others
who share the same skills or interests. I think it is also key for students to
know how to seek help or assistance when working so that they can learn and
grow from feedback.
3.
In this chapter, I found that there are
many technology applications that should be considered for use in a project. With
web pages, a wiki is the simplest and easy when editing. A blog is another great
form, such as Drupal or Textpattern. These web applications give students the
opportunity to submit their work and have their teachers and classmates read
and provide feedback. This is a great way to engage in project based learning.
4. I
enjoyed reading this chapter because it relates to our project/topic by giving
us more ways to become successful while using project based learning. This
chapter also shines light upon what we have been doing in class which will also
help our group project be a success. I think this chapter goes hand in hand
with classroom management as well. This chapter stresses the importance of
organization too. Our project can and will truly benefit from this chapter let
alone this text.
I also like how this chapter related to what we have been learning in class. It is frustrating when chapters assigned don’t go hand-in-hand with what the teacher is talking about it. It is also very useful for our project about organization and time management skills.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was important how the chapter talked about the different resources teachers could have, and how to really make use of them. People like media specialists, parents, other teachers, etc. are extremely helpful, especially with projects such as these.
ReplyDeleteRealizing that organization is a key part of PBL will make our lives as teachers much easier. We must have a clear vision of how the project will work before we actually give it to our students. We must anticipate all aspects of the project and organization will help us to do so.
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