Reflect on how the focus of this module has helped you plan and create your unit.
1. How can I prepare for and facilitate an effective showcase?
2. How can I provide constructive feedback?
Consider how the knowledge you gained from this module will impact your teaching and your students’ learning. Record your insights, key learnings, and questions or concerns in your reflection on this blog.
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Give kids plenty of time to develop their projects and the opportunity to use as much technology as possible. I think involving other classes or adults is a great idea and it definitely does add value to the activity or project. Lots of planning and organization will be critical as well but you often learn as you go and get better the more you do something. Showcases would improve with more opportunities to do them.
ReplyDeleteBy using checklists, rubrics, peer evals etc. I can give students constructive feedback. My rules are always give 2 kudos and 1 item to improve on. Also always list the kudos first and even if I do a rubric or something I always add those specific comments to the bottom of the rubric. It makes it more personal and is good for the kids. Finally, I never write in red....only purple...it gives off a much more positive vibe:)
Planning is the key for me. Determining the objective, planning assessments, and then developing meaningful and engaging activities. Sometimes I have to slow myself down and redirect. Using a checklist to make sure I have covered all the bases before I set the students lose. I have found in my own education how frustrating it is to not know what is expected, so I find it important to provide the students with a rubric of my expectations. Involving the students in the development of assessments increases ownership.
ReplyDeleteAllowing students enough time to complete their activity without losing interest is paramount. Providing time for the students to interact and share their knowledge with others is another positive. Whether it is younger students or members of the community, this interaction provides a real world connection.
Advanced planning is a must. Planning for plenty of time with built in accountability checks is important. Students need time to do their work, but if there is not built in accountability and a strict time frame students tend to get lost in the details. They find themselves running out of time and missing important components. To keep this form happening regular monitoring by the teacher is important. A checklist with a time line is another good tool. If the unit project allows, it is good to have different components due at specified times throughout the unit.
ReplyDeleteI use rubrics for grading and students are provided with them before they begin. This insures they know what is expected of them. I also think one on one conversations with students is important. You can provide them with constructive feedback as they are working. I also like to write specific comments, these are intended to provide positive as well as constructive comments.
Jeanie And Deb's Comment:
ReplyDeleteWe have uploaded the files included in our portfolios. Jeanie and I have been working together and are 'Sharing and Pairing'. We have compared our portfolios based on the Portfolio Rubric which includes 14 traits. We preferred to have a face-to-face feedback discussion. We prefer direct constructive feedback via email. The Showcasing ideas that we believe to be most readily incorporated into our own classrooms are; the virtual showcase, and rotation stations. These allow students to see more projects and reflect on everyone's work in a timely way.
We would prepare our students for an effective showcase by providing adequate equipment, access to a mobile laptop unit or computer lab. We would model and rehearse according to some agreed upon rubric standards of presentation. we would review the diplomatic vocabulary needed to give constructive feedback. Students would need to apply this feedback to their next project, it would become part of their rubric and assessment.