Scott Taylor - day 3

I chose video two in order to gain a great grasp of how to make group work, work.  The first thing that was interesting was the Mr. Jupp laid out the with great detail what each role entailed.  There should not have been any question as to the duties each role performed.  But, he didn't just stop with a one-time explanation but through the activity went around assessing each individual and how they were fulfilling their role in the group.  Instead of waiting to the end to evaluate how each student was performing their role he gave them several opportunities to improve their role.  He even went on to model that role in several cases as well.  Second, what helped the classroom run smoothly was the assessments were clear.  The students had no questions on the expectations of the assessment. As far as the peer assessment the students are no longer jumping through the hoops to get a grade but are completing the assignments to the best of their ability because they want others to know exactly how much they know.

The following are criteria from the Profile of a South Carolina Graduate:
Creativity and innovation
Critical thinking and problem solving
Collaboration and teamwork
Communication, information
 Knowing how to learn

The greatest of these that match PBL is knowing how to learn.  In PBL the students are no longer being spoon fed information and then asked to regurgitate it later on a quiz or test.   Students in PBL have to know how to learn in order to complete the project because the teacher does not front load the material.  In order for the student to have sustained inquiry through out a unit he must know how to take new information, process it, connect it to relevant information already stored in the brain, and then use it to develop the project.