The first step in developing the "Big Idea" for a
project is to get to know your students.
When a teacher knows the strengths and weaknesses of their students,
they will then have a good idea of a project to develop and what kind of performance
to expect from the students. Another important aspect is to choose a subject
that is of importance to a student to hold their interest and maintain their
interest until the end of the project.
Allowing access for students to develop 21st
century skills has endless opportunities after the students finish the course. Having
21st-century literacy skills is to understand the ideas behind having
21st-century skills. Students who are literate in the 21st-century skills are
independent, aware, and productive. Students who are taught in a PBL classroom
are more likely to outshine students who are taught in a traditional classroom
when it comes to project organization and production of a team on a projects.
Ubiquity- I
like the idea of ubiquity because it allows students to be studious while on
the go. Having mobile devices makes it easy for them to stay engaged even when
they are not in the classroom.
Deep Learning-Deep
learning is extremely important in my opinion because it helps student grasp
the ideas and concepts from certain lessons. Using databases to do additional
research on a topic is extremely beneficial for the student and their learning.
Making Things Visible
and Discussable-This function is definitely helpful for the visual
learners in the classroom such as myself. I like the idea of making things
visible for students, because I feel that it helps them grasp the concept better
when they can actually see it and discuss it.
Expressing Ourselves, Sharing Ideas, Building
Community-Using blogs, tagging, and other social interaction is a great way for
students to bounce ideas off of one another and brainstorm as a community.
Collaboration-
I think collaboration is a huge part of PBL and is one of the reasons why it
can be so successful. Collaboration is definitely beneficial for students
because it allows them to work together and learn from each other.
Research-
Research is great to help students learn more about a topic, but they need to
know the right tools that will make researching beneficial for them.
Project Management-
This function is good for students because it will help them learn how to manage
their time and keep them more organized in the future.
Reflection and
Iteration- Blogs make it easy for students to look back on their
thinking and it is a good way to show how much a student has grown and learned
from post to post.
All of these learning functions listed above will be helpful
to our project because students will be engaged with most of them throughout
the project. From the very start of the project, students
will brainstorm ideas and collaborate with each other. They will continue on to make visuals to help
display what they have learned. They
will do research and develop deeper learning skills, as well as many more. As
future teachers, we will be looking at the "Big Idea" for the
project, and this chapter will help us understand what our big idea is.
I like how you mentioned that one aspect of PBL is to choose a subject that is important to the student. I feel like this will really help students to want to do the project and will keep their interest and focus into creating their product.
ReplyDeleteI think that it is very important to teach and incorporate 21st Century Skills so that children can, as you stated above, become independent, aware, and productive!!
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