Caryn Hay
3/16/12
EDT 3470
Reflection # 7
The
chapter starts off by discussing the three levels of classroom discussion. The
first is teacher to teacher, which is the collaboration into project planning.
The second is student to students, this allows students to talk as they are
learning and to also to share the new facts they find along the way. The third
is teacher to student, which is the simple lecture interaction that is taken
place in the classroom. These three discussion types together can make the
classroom more productive. Students will all accomplish their projects at
different speeds, and to help keep in touch with where they all are you must be
asking questions. The four topics for questions to ask when checking in with
students are, procedural, teamwork, understanding, and self-assessment.
As the book
discusses technology, they also discuss the benefits that students will gain.
Students can gain insights into how to communicate with a culturally diverse
audience, as well as learn to give and take feedback. Troubleshooting is one of
the 21st-century skills that the book talks about and says that
students can distinguish effective project managers. It also says that it can
help students learn from setbacks and help them to fix their strategies to get
back on track. Teamwork is another 21st-century skill that can make
or break a project. It allows students to help manage their own team conflicts,
and also allows them to practice using a real-life skill.
I like where you talk about students moving at different paces through out projects. This is something that is very true but the regular classroom does little to accommodate for this. Gaining insight into cultural diversity is an idea that the next generation will benefit greatly from.
ReplyDeleteTeaching students how to trouble shoot and such is an attribute that will greatly benefit them later in life because they will be able to be independent.
I agree it is important that in this type of learning students can move at their own pace but it is also important to know where they are at and where they are going with the project so interaction between the students and the teacher is very important. Also I agree that it is important for the students to know how to accept and give feedback to others and work together. Great reflection Caryn.
ReplyDeleteYou're right, a project or lesson would be much more productive if he used all types of communication which was listed in the text. Each form of communication is between two sets of people, the teachers and the students, whom communicate and collaborate ideas together. The communication is a key part of the learning process and is necessary for a project to be successful. Also I like how you added that everyone has different learning speeds, that is very true and we need to make sure we remember this when we are in the classroom, asking questions is the perfect way to get students on track!
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