Anchor Video

Here is a video i found on Youtube I am using for my WebQuest on Shapes.

Struggling Student

 Focus on struggling student.According to the learning style of interest survey how are the learning activities in the classroom meeting their needs?

The struggling student in my class is hardly ever in school.  When he is in class, he gives the math teacher a hard time about doing his work.  I asked if she has had this student before and she said no.  She told me that he transfered from a school in Morgantown.  He seems to have home troubles.  I didn't have him fill out the survey, but the only way that school meets his needs is to have one-on-one study with him in another classroom.  It seems to help and he seems to bond really well with teh special needs teacher. 

Interest Survey Wordle

I created a Wordle with the Interests of my students.

 
Here is a link to the Wordle Website

Double Entry Journal #15

1. Give an example of an authentic form of assessment the students engaged in a PBL performed well on?

One form of assessment mentioned is standarized testing.  The article mentions the fact that students who participated in a PBL scored higher on standarized testing.  Another form of assessment is the project students design when completing a PBL.  The article mentions of one PBL whose outcomes were judged and 84% of those outcomes were accurate enough to build.

2. How does project based learning promote intrinsic motivation?

Students have more choices available when it comes to the fact of a PBL.  These choices allow students to "develop their own interests and pursue deeper understanding."

3. What do students who experience PBL do better than student who receive traditional direct instruction?

Students do better in solving real-world problems.  They develop skills and knowledge based upon real-world experienced learned through PBLs. 

4. How does PBL align with John Dewey's philosophy of education?

Project based learning allows students to retain more information from learning by doing.  This is waht John Dewey proposed. 

5. Why do our assessment practices need to change if we are going to prepare students for the 21st century?

Assessment needs to change because the activities change.  Fill in the bubble tests may be great for reciting knowledge, but they do not test the students ability to perform the tasks.  Assessment needs to be designed to challenge the students skills as well as the knowledge they have. 

Double Entry Journal #14

What are some challenges to inquiry approaches to learning?

One challenge is the skills needed by the teacher in order to implement a different approach to learning.  He or she needs to be well informed of the benefits, outcomes,  or problems associated with the new type of learning.  Not knowing the material could lead to poor structure and chaos in the classroom.

What are the benefits of group work? Give two concrete examples from the reading.

Students are benefited in social skills, improvement in self-concept, time on task, positive feelins toward peers, and social interaction.

Name one strategy to support group work and find an example of that strategy on the Internet and link me to it.

One strategy to support group work is using group work to help prepare student for a project.  This can include building social skills and help students foster the ability to work with others.  Here is a link to a site I found that supports group work and gives examples of group work and strategies.

Last part of #14

Name one strategy to support group work and find an example of that strategy on the Internet and link me to it.

One strategy to support group work is using group work to help prepare student for a project.  This can include building social skills and help students foster the ability to work with others.  Here is a link to a site I found that supports group work and gives examples of group work and strategies.

Questions asked by the teacher

"What is the answer to the problem of the day?"
Students answer the questions. 

"What is 7-5?"...2

The questions asked are simple, but yet it is math so I don't see how she could change much.