Christi
Coomes Blog #4
1. Protocols like “Critical Friends” help
teachers be more reflective in their work because it allows the teacher the
opportunity to get feedback about their PBL’s or assignments in a
non-threatening manner. This protocol allows the teacher to hear what he/she is
doing well, allows the teacher to ponder other connections and ideas provided
by people with different backgrounds, and allows teachers to manage their own
curriculum instead of copying someone else’s work.
2. If teachers use this with their
students, there has to be scaffolding in place that has created a sense of
classroom community. Students have to
feel safe to express ideas and thoughts and know that they will not be
criticized in a harsh manner.
3. Students can use this protocol when they are
working on a rough draft of a project and need some feedback from others who
are not vested in the project. In
addition, if students have hit a roadblock in a PBL, they could request a
Critical Friends session. In order for
students to make such a request, this protocol would have been used previously.
4. I am using the Consensus Protocol and
the Critical Friends Protocol. The
Consensus Protocol is going to be used when the students collaborate on group
contracts and rubrics. The Critical
Friends Protocol will be used for the draft of their final projects and at
least once before the draft is due.
I definitely think the critical friends will be a beneficial skill in our classrooms! I like how you pointed out if students hit a roadblock, turn to critical friends!
ReplyDeleteHi Christi,
ReplyDeleteI am glad that you saw value in the critical friends protocol as a structure to provide feedback to our peers and to receive it in a way that positively impacted our product outcomes. You shared how you are going to use the consensus protocol at the beginning of the unit and the critical friends for their rough drafts of their projects. I like how you've intentionally embedded them throughout your unit.
Sincerely,
Dawn