2.) Establishing "anchors" for a project is very important! There's no doubt that most of your students will begin the project at different levels of understanding. By using "anchors" such as a KWL chart, you're able to understand where each one of your students stands on the topic, and where they want to end up at the end of the project. The book says "By establishing 'anchors,' you gain a sense of where students are starting and how far they are going as they work to meet learning goals." If you take the time to establish "anchors" for your project, you're setting the project up for success!
3.) There are so many different ways to assess how much your students learned during the project. One way is to have the students simply type up a report on their topic. This isn't an interactive way to assess the student's newly acquired knowledge, but it's a method that will help work on their writing skills. Another way to assess your students' learning is by having them do a presentation. They can either make a poster and explain it to the class, or even create a PowerPoint to present to the class. Either way, both of these methods help improve students' social skills. Another excellent way to assess student learning is to have them branch out of the classroom by entering a contest or submitting their work for publication. Both of these options help students connect with the broader community and feel special.
4.) A lot of the information in this chapter directly relates to the group project that we're currently working on. Before beginning our project on "Creating a Weather Forecast," it's crucial that we first understand how much our students already know about weather. This will help us shape our project. Also, it's important for us to establish "anchors" for our project. As far as assessing our students on what they've learned, we plan on having our students create a weather forecast of their own, which they will then be showing to local people in the community. This chapter is definitely a helpful resource to help us finalize our project.
References
- Boss,
Suzie, and Jane Krauss. Reinventing Project-based Learning: Your
Field Guide to Real-world Projects in the Digital Age. Eugene, Or.:
International Society for Technology in Education, 2007. Print.
Your reflection on chapter 9 was very detailed and informational. Each topic was covered and I like the specific details that you included. I like that you mentioned using a knowledge quiz to assess students, this is a great example of a formative assessment. I also like that you state that formative assessments shape teacher instruction. Referring to the book is something that I really like because it reenforces your statements. Including the book information was a great idea and makes it easy for someone reading your blog to get further information. Over-all, you did a great job with this reflection!
ReplyDeleteI think it's very important that you assess your students' prior knowledge because weather can be a difficult topic for children. By finding out what your students already know, you can plan the rest of your project accordingly. I really love the idea of having your students create their own weather forecast! It seems perfect for a long term project and it also encourages children to apply their knowledge in many different ways. I think it would benefit your students, and you, if you assessed them throughout the project. This way you can know how your students are doing along the way and your students can make sure they are doing everything correctly.
ReplyDeleteI thought your reflection for this chapter was very well done and did a good job of summarizing the important information in the reading. Your answers were very well detailed. Your connection of the topics learned in this chapter to your topic were very well done. My group is also doing a project on weather that ends in a weather forecast that we are planning on using as their final assessment.
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