I was worried the first time I tried a project-based learning unit with my students. As a young teacher, I had prided myself on running a challenging class and had focused much of my attention on
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Christopher Resetar's curator insight,
February 13, 2014 12:00 PM
Like other comments on this scoop, I really like this article, especially items #1 and #2. I really like those options because they are unconventional options that I still think would provide an appropriate level of challenge for the students as well as provide an alternative form of just a simple pencil and paper exam. I think option #1 is more feasible for elementary school because it would allow students to work on skills that are more age appropriate like consolidation of information and looking for quality source material.
Ruby Day's curator insight,
February 14, 2014 3:45 PM
Sounds like some great ideas to stimulate critical thinking
Audrey's curator insight,
March 5, 2014 6:51 PM
All 5 assessment methods involves students leading the learning. Asking the students questions based on their reading of the topic helps their analytical skills and allows them to be in charge of their learning. |
Oskar Almazan's curator insight,
October 25, 2017 11:24 PM
Chris Sleat grew up exploring, making stuff, and doing cool projects. His mom, a central Pennsylvania educator for 35 years, appreciated the benefits of hands on learning. When Chris moved his family to Maryland, he observed a lot of lectures and direct instruction. He saw his own kids growing without the benefit of powerful learning experiences he had growing up. Chris got the itch to do something about it. In 2013 he launched Workbench Platform with the goal of making it easier to teach with projects and to extend equitable access to great project-based learning (PBL) tools. Workbench is a PBL platform and is licensed software-as-a-service to districts with per school pricing. Compared to DIY PBL, where teachers typically need to design the entire project, Workbench offers easy to use authoring tools and a big library of projects to adopt, adapt and integrate into a bigger project-based learning experience. The Platform is already used in over 10,000 schools around the world making the creative and collaboration power strong. |