Discussion on items to be considered before starting a project with students: The idea of project based learning includes a ton of planning and careful consideration on the teachers part before you start the project with students. It is important to collaborate with your team of teachers and other school workers to create the strongest and most effective project you can. As a teacher it is your responsibility to make sure all of the resources you will need to successfully implement the project. This includes materials, technologies, guest speakers/presenters, and anything else that is needed for the project.
Teachers' and students' management needs: It is the teachers job to plan the project in a way that lays out a "road map" for students. This plan should give students a calendar to refer to so that they can practice management skills necessary to complete long term projects.
Technology applications that should be considered: Technology is a huge part of project based learning. Throughout the project, students should be taught how to use the technology they are expected to use in their project. Furthermore, the teaching of technology should be incorporated into the project's schedule so that these lessons build on each other and eventually help the students create their culminating product.
How the concepts in this chapter relate to our project: Our project involves a lot of components that need to build off of each other to create optimal learning. For example, learning the basis of weather monitoring, field trips, and student created weather reports all have to happen in sequential order in order to be most effective. As a team, we will have to work out a well-managed schedule to keep our project on track.
I totally agree with your statement about project based learning and the fact that it must be carefully considered along with the collaboration of other teachers. Planning should always be that first step. I also like the idea of having your students create weather reports.
ReplyDeleteI agree that collaboration is important during a project-based learning. It is important to work together with not only other staff members but with community members and parents as well. These people may serve as unexpected resources.
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