Chapter 2
Knowing
“who” you teach allows for the opportunity of differentiation among PBL
experiences. Knowing student ability
levels, interests, backgrounds, and demographics helps to present students with
opportunities that will not just serve them in school, but also in life. I can plan projects that will be meaningful
and relatable to their lives.
Chapter 3
The
wish list I have for my classroom is to see a space that is functional, for
lots of movement and opportunity. It
would have sounds of a variety of student voices with excitement, interest, and
individual ideas and input. There would
be a class full of students collaborating on a specific idea. The students would be engaged in what they
are studying, designing, and creating for a certain experience. The classroom will be filled with student
designs, show casing evidence of the progress that is completed.
Hi Kristi,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your thoughtful response to chapters 2 and 3. I appreciate you reflecting on how knowing who our students are as learners influences are planning and our pbl instruction so that it connects to our students' interests and abilities. I am glad that your vision for your classroom includes movement and collaboration as well as visible evidence of what students are learning. I want to share with you all an example of PBL Project Board that you can use to provide a focus for students on what the pbl project is that includes the driving question, a calendar of the timeline for major events and due dates, need to knows, as well as any websites students' need to access.
Sincerely,
Dawn
Hi Kristi,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about knowing the group that you are working with. By doing inventories and just informal conversations, you really learn a lot about their interests and ability levels. The insight into ability levels help you create flexible grouping where you can really modify the range of levels within one group. The part to this is helping to know how the scaffold the lessons and materials they utilize to help them have success.
I completely agree with you! knowing who you teach allows you to differentiate within your classroom and spark your student's interests. Having experiences for our students that are meaningful can truly shift their perception of school and science in particular!
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