Lydia Harpe
3/25/2013
Reading Reflection #8
Project-based
learning is all about expanding your students' horizons; sometimes
that means that you as their teacher have to introduce your students
to other people who can help them on their journey and better inform
them on their topic. There are two different groups of people that
can help your classroom on their project-based learning experience:
(1) experts on the topic, who normally are adults working in that
field or (2)
classrooms from other countries or cities who are working on the same
topic.
Students
following the EAST Model (Environmental and Spatial Technologies)
also use technology extensively to “solve problems and make
improvement in their communities” (133). They use sophisticated
tools in order to make a difference in their communities from the
research and work they do in and out of their classrooms throughout
the year.
Not only can teachers encourage students to interact with experts and to
use technology in order to research and work on their projects, they
can let students take the initiative throughout this experience. As a
result, students will feel more “tied in” to their project and
interested in their results as a whole.
I
think that this chapter connects nicely with my project, which is all
about kitchen cooking and catering. I am not really an “expert”
on desserts, but I think my students would benefit greatly from
hearing from cooks and health professionals who are! I look forward
to using the ideas from this chapter in my future classroom.
I think it is so important to get an expert into the classroom. I think it just adds such an interesting dynamic for the students. They can't ask "how does this apply to the real world?" because this a person from the real world telling you all about the topic at hand. I think it would also help keep up the students interest and they will feel a greater depth of understanding if they ask an expert questions instead of just their teacher.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with bring the expert into the classroom. It gives students a brand new perspective and a expert in the field to ask any questions. I really like how you connect your own project with this chapter.
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