Reading Reflection 3
Every
school no matter what grade or subject focus on a variety of big ideas, and so
does everything that is happening in the world around us. This chapter talks
about how sometimes it can be difficult to find the big idea of a subject
because of the wide range of aspects to one concept. It is important to think
about who cares about a certain idea and who does it touch. Although attitudes,
important skills and habits are the major objectives there are also some other
things to think about. Analyzing, evaluating and creating have become very
relevant when dealing with project based learning. There are 8 essential
learning functions-ubiquity, deep learning, making things visible, expressing
ourselves, collaboration, research, project management and reflection. All of
the functions work together to make learning work. A couple of the features of
a good project included being realistic, being structured so students can learn
from another and are generative.
Reading Reflection 4
There are a few pitfalls
to look out for when working in the project design world. The long on activity,
short on outcome pitfall occurs when you realize the project was a waste of
time and that the students could learn more in a brief lecture than the busy,
long project. The technology layered over traditional practice pitfall is when
technology is over-used or insignificant. The trivial thematic pitfall can
happen when you don’t create a theme that connects their learning.
Chapter 4 Response:
ReplyDeleteI think its important to remember that you cannot layer technology over the traditional practice. I feel that some teachers, especially those comfortable in their instruction may be doing this because they are not as informed about bring technology into the classroom. I think we are lucky to be educated with how to use this!
I also mentioned in my reflection the importance of blooms taxonomy, and I agree that all of these work together to help students learn,
ReplyDeleteChapter 4 response: I think it's very important and beneficial that you mentioned the trivial thematic pitfall. It is very easy to get lost in the meaning of your lesson when such a big activity/project is being created.
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