Discussion of some ways to build connections and branch out beyond the classroom.
Using technology of course is a way to branch outside of the classroom. Allowing students to create blogs, and videos, and digital projects and share them with the world. No of course it doesn't take you outside, outside the classroom environment but it takes your learning outside the classroom. Having students create dialogues and share them with other students from around the world engages the students a lot more, it motivates them to do create something good and be proud of it. You can build connections with experts, when your students are doing research and they have a lot of questions to ask. This type of connection will facilitate students experience by helping them prepare to work with experts.
Discussion of the East initiative model.
The East initiative model - Environmental and Spatial Technologies.
Which is what students learn to master, certain tools and applications in context while solving community problems. These type of projects involve the students dealing with a significant project, and getting communities into helping support them with those projects. The model is built on four main ideas; student driven learning, authentic project based learning, technology as tools, and collaboration. All teachers must learn to become a facilitator when working with the students in the East initiative model.
Discussion on some reasons to let students lead their projects.
Students take charge when they are allowed to lead how they will structure a project. Students become more engaged and motivated when they can create or do some things that they are proud of. Students should lead projects and have their teacher only as support, and guidance. I think that many students get bored sometimes with having to much instruction and rules that they have to follow so this allows them to think for themselves on what they want to do. When we think about the project having a lifespan, it does die right after the project is complete, well usually. If students are allowed to think of something that enjoyed doing while learning they will be more apt to discover/learn that way again.
Discussion on how concepts in this chapter relate to your topic/project.
I think branching outside the classroom relates to our project a lot. We allow our students time away from the actual classroom setting. They are taken to the computer and they also meet up with other classes to take surveys. This just takes learning out of the normal element and makes it a little more interesting for the students.
Friday, March 28, 2014
Reading reflection 9
Discussion of a method of understanding prior-knowledge of students.
One method you can use to see if students are understanding prior knowledge is by formative assessment. This type of assessment helps the teacher be able to see if the project needs to be altered any .The end of project assessment will clearly give you insight on whether your students made any gains toward learning. The way that you asses the end project is very important. A multiple choice test might not be sufficient enough because you can assess team work, effort, or creativity that way.
Discussion on the importance of establishing anchors for a project.
Establishing anchors, to me is very important. As a teacher you must gain some insight on where your students are on the learning spectrum, then be able to determine where and what that student is capable of accomplishing. When teachers differentiate instruction it helps all learners be successful.
Discussion of several ways to assess what students learned during the project.
Ask your students many questions. Provide good feedback to the students during the creation of the project.
Allow peer editing amongst the students, this is allowing the students to teach and learn from one another. You can also have students create a additional project using what they have learned and assess them on it.
Discussion on how concepts in this chapter relate to your topic/project.
The discussion on anchors relates to our project because it is a little tricky for students to create menus, and crossword puzzle using certain software that they may have never used before. We must remember to allow enough time for everyone to complete the project using technology that they may have never seen before. This is where we as teachers will have to have some prior background knowledge of our students, and be able to determine how long they will need to successfully complete the project.
Thursday, March 27, 2014
reflection 9
Description of a method of understanding prior-knowledge of students.
You need to come up with an assessment for the students so you can know if they received the proper information that was being taught. For example, come up with group work. The students will be able to work toward a standard with their group, community, family, and peers to accomplish what they need to accomplish. This will allow them to work toward a standard and be more creative while doing it. Also this will be more challenging for them rather than just doing a standardized test that may go in one ear and out the other.
Discussion on the importance of establishing anchors for a project.
By establishing anchors you gain a sense of where students are starting and how far they are going as they work to meet learning goals. In a project based classroom, you expand the opportunities to differentiate instruction and help all learners be successful.
Description of several ways to assess what students learned during the project.
The students can be asked by the teacher what they learned, this will give the teacher an idea of how productive their lesson was, and how interested and willing students were when doing the projects. You can also have the students create something new and create a final project with the old information that was turned into something new.
Discussion on how concepts in this chapter relate to your topic/project.
This relates to our topic becasue we are taking our information and topic and constantly turning it into something new. We are making lesson plans, movies, and other things with our one little topic. This is showing that we know what we are talking about and we know what we are doing. I also think this relates because this class is strictly project based.
You need to come up with an assessment for the students so you can know if they received the proper information that was being taught. For example, come up with group work. The students will be able to work toward a standard with their group, community, family, and peers to accomplish what they need to accomplish. This will allow them to work toward a standard and be more creative while doing it. Also this will be more challenging for them rather than just doing a standardized test that may go in one ear and out the other.
Discussion on the importance of establishing anchors for a project.
By establishing anchors you gain a sense of where students are starting and how far they are going as they work to meet learning goals. In a project based classroom, you expand the opportunities to differentiate instruction and help all learners be successful.
Description of several ways to assess what students learned during the project.
The students can be asked by the teacher what they learned, this will give the teacher an idea of how productive their lesson was, and how interested and willing students were when doing the projects. You can also have the students create something new and create a final project with the old information that was turned into something new.
Discussion on how concepts in this chapter relate to your topic/project.
This relates to our topic becasue we are taking our information and topic and constantly turning it into something new. We are making lesson plans, movies, and other things with our one little topic. This is showing that we know what we are talking about and we know what we are doing. I also think this relates because this class is strictly project based.
Monday, March 24, 2014
Concept Map 2 revised
I couldn't redo the actual concept map because my computer wont allow me to download the software to recreate it. We need to basically revise the whole concept map because we have things on our concept map that wont work for researching and using technology. The center of our concept map should have said grandparents day brunch. That will be our final presentation for the class. The students will present everything to their grandparents. Each bubble is in bold and then I wrote the sub topics off of each one of those since I couldn't put it on the map. This revised map is more detailed then our first map and more structured to our students researching and creating things. Our first lesson plans were all the same and that's probably because our concept map wasn't fully correct.
Menu design( using microsoft)-menu styles-food-ingredients
catering-serving food-design the table placement of silverware (using microsoft office)- etiquette-seating chart
cooking-serving students favorite foods (charts made with microsoft excel)-measurements-kitchen appliances-kitchen safety
Students will present themselves professionally for grandparents, proving they learned proper etiquette. Students will present the creative design of their menus for grandparents to select food from. Students will cook food, learning how to professionally present and serve food to guest.
Friday, March 21, 2014
Reflection 8
Description of some ways to build connections and branch out beyond the classroom.
There are so many ways to branch out beyond the classroom for example, you can use blogs just like we use in this class. Teachers, parents, students can all communicate and use them everyday. All different people can access and communicate by using blogs and stay up to date on current classroom information.
Description of the EAST Initiative Model.
EAST stands for Environmental And Special Technologies. These things allows students to use technology outside of the classroom and in the real world rather than inside the classroom. This is hard for them to understand and grasp onto because they are so used to using the technology resources that they have in the classroom. Students are able to work with others, and get the community involved so they can see their progress and the projects that they have created, as well as becoming involved in the projects.
Discussion on some reasons to let students “lead” their projects.
Students can take their own responsibilities and learning in their own hands. We as teachers can support and help them if needed, but letting them lead their own projects, they can learn things that seem important to them. They can also think on their own, and manage their time appropriately. Having the students lead their projects is a huge benefit. Once they are familiar with the technology they are using, they are fully capable of creating and doing their own projects.
Discussion on how concepts in this chapter relate to your topic/project
This relates to our topic because we are creating a project that is led by us who are students, and we are reaching out the community to be involved, and join us in our final project. I mostly think it relates to the fact that we have created it and it is completely student based when coming up with ideas and project planning.
There are so many ways to branch out beyond the classroom for example, you can use blogs just like we use in this class. Teachers, parents, students can all communicate and use them everyday. All different people can access and communicate by using blogs and stay up to date on current classroom information.
Description of the EAST Initiative Model.
EAST stands for Environmental And Special Technologies. These things allows students to use technology outside of the classroom and in the real world rather than inside the classroom. This is hard for them to understand and grasp onto because they are so used to using the technology resources that they have in the classroom. Students are able to work with others, and get the community involved so they can see their progress and the projects that they have created, as well as becoming involved in the projects.
Discussion on some reasons to let students “lead” their projects.
Students can take their own responsibilities and learning in their own hands. We as teachers can support and help them if needed, but letting them lead their own projects, they can learn things that seem important to them. They can also think on their own, and manage their time appropriately. Having the students lead their projects is a huge benefit. Once they are familiar with the technology they are using, they are fully capable of creating and doing their own projects.
Discussion on how concepts in this chapter relate to your topic/project
This relates to our topic because we are creating a project that is led by us who are students, and we are reaching out the community to be involved, and join us in our final project. I mostly think it relates to the fact that we have created it and it is completely student based when coming up with ideas and project planning.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Reflection 8
Kyra Elston
3/18/14
Reflection #8
1. Description of some ways to build connections and branch out beyond the classroom.
Technology builds connections in the family, classroom, community, and the whole world! Blogs are a modern technology tool that is used by teachers, moms, construction workers, bakers, ect! The list is endless. It creates a communication medium between all sorts of people. It also offers opportunities for students to branch out into the community for further research for our projects we are working on now.
2. Description of the EAST Initiative Model.
East Initiative Model stands for Environmental and Spacial Technologies. They work to make technology usable in the outside world which is a hard thing for students to grasp when they are so use to doing it in the classroom. Students being professional when handling tools and application in context while solving community problems that interest them. Technology is a hook that attracts children to contribute more into their communities.
3. Discussion on some reasons to let students “lead” their projects.
Students leading student projects are a great tool to help them develop leadership skills. They get to learn how to interact with different audiences which is an important standard for Michigan's Education system. Everyone has a part in a project and students can find their own place when they take the lead in a project they love.
4. Discussion on how concepts in this chapter relate to your topic/project.
I feel like there is only so much you can do in the class with kitchen and catering so having technological programs that allow the students to branch out and experience, grow and learn in different ways with the connections they can make in other places; even as far as across the world!
3/18/14
Reflection #8
1. Description of some ways to build connections and branch out beyond the classroom.
Technology builds connections in the family, classroom, community, and the whole world! Blogs are a modern technology tool that is used by teachers, moms, construction workers, bakers, ect! The list is endless. It creates a communication medium between all sorts of people. It also offers opportunities for students to branch out into the community for further research for our projects we are working on now.
2. Description of the EAST Initiative Model.
East Initiative Model stands for Environmental and Spacial Technologies. They work to make technology usable in the outside world which is a hard thing for students to grasp when they are so use to doing it in the classroom. Students being professional when handling tools and application in context while solving community problems that interest them. Technology is a hook that attracts children to contribute more into their communities.
3. Discussion on some reasons to let students “lead” their projects.
Students leading student projects are a great tool to help them develop leadership skills. They get to learn how to interact with different audiences which is an important standard for Michigan's Education system. Everyone has a part in a project and students can find their own place when they take the lead in a project they love.
4. Discussion on how concepts in this chapter relate to your topic/project.
I feel like there is only so much you can do in the class with kitchen and catering so having technological programs that allow the students to branch out and experience, grow and learn in different ways with the connections they can make in other places; even as far as across the world!
Friday, March 14, 2014
Reflection 7
1.Description of the levels of classroom discussions :
Teacher to teacher. This is how teachers plan to work together to plan projects. Asking questions and getting good feedback from colleagues about the project. Teachers that can communicate face to face are also using technology (blogs, wiki and etc) to stay connected and continue collaborating.
Student to student. Students are communicating with other students about what they are learning. Must remind students how important communication among their peers are and good team work. When students are able to explain themselves it challenges other students thinking and gives them all the opportunity to learn from one another.
Teacher to student. As a teacher you may decide to lead whole group lesson to introduce a new concept or demonstrate a skill. Or you could lead a class discussion to see where students are at on their projects or to understanding of the assignment. You are most likely observing students at this stage and working closely with smaller groups. This ideal for practicing your listening skills. You will want to ask questions that promote higher learning.
2. Discussion on the questions for "checking in"on students during a project
procedural: This is when you as a teacher check and make sure that students are spending their time wisely and that they are learning. You help keep students guided in the right direction to finishing their project and check to make sure that they have things available to them that they need to complete the project.
teamwork: This is when you as the teacher asses team dynamics. You circulate and make sure that everyone on the team is playing a part in completing the project.
understanding: Teachers should be listening to student comments and making sure that they are making good progress. Make sure you as a teacher can understand where the students are headed with their line of thinking.
self-assessment: Ask student questions that encourage them to re think about a issue and reflect on their topic. Allow areas where students can express their concerns.
3.Discussion on the benefits for students when optimizing the use of technology
Students enjoy using the podcast to match their learning because they didn't have to ask the teacher to repeat information that they had already went over. Technology benefits the students because it engages them more than the regular style of learning probably would have. Many students already have prior knowledge working with technology so its a great way to keep them connected with developing software and programs.
4. Discussion on the 21st century skills that can make or break a project
Conflict can surely make or break a group project. As a teacher we must pay close attention to team dynamics. Haviing students write up a contract on their role and responsibility for a project is a great way to make a project work and encourage all students in the group to participate somehow. Incorporating team work as a part of the groups assessment help emphasize the importance of the 21st century skills.
5.Discussion on how concepts from this chapter relate to your project
Well, I think that all of the levels of classroom discussions are neccassary and important to our group in order for us to complete projects. I think its crucial that we learn to ask god questions to our group members and our teacher. I think our team may need to communicate a little more and ask better questions then we do.
Teacher to teacher. This is how teachers plan to work together to plan projects. Asking questions and getting good feedback from colleagues about the project. Teachers that can communicate face to face are also using technology (blogs, wiki and etc) to stay connected and continue collaborating.
Student to student. Students are communicating with other students about what they are learning. Must remind students how important communication among their peers are and good team work. When students are able to explain themselves it challenges other students thinking and gives them all the opportunity to learn from one another.
Teacher to student. As a teacher you may decide to lead whole group lesson to introduce a new concept or demonstrate a skill. Or you could lead a class discussion to see where students are at on their projects or to understanding of the assignment. You are most likely observing students at this stage and working closely with smaller groups. This ideal for practicing your listening skills. You will want to ask questions that promote higher learning.
2. Discussion on the questions for "checking in"on students during a project
procedural: This is when you as a teacher check and make sure that students are spending their time wisely and that they are learning. You help keep students guided in the right direction to finishing their project and check to make sure that they have things available to them that they need to complete the project.
teamwork: This is when you as the teacher asses team dynamics. You circulate and make sure that everyone on the team is playing a part in completing the project.
understanding: Teachers should be listening to student comments and making sure that they are making good progress. Make sure you as a teacher can understand where the students are headed with their line of thinking.
self-assessment: Ask student questions that encourage them to re think about a issue and reflect on their topic. Allow areas where students can express their concerns.
3.Discussion on the benefits for students when optimizing the use of technology
Students enjoy using the podcast to match their learning because they didn't have to ask the teacher to repeat information that they had already went over. Technology benefits the students because it engages them more than the regular style of learning probably would have. Many students already have prior knowledge working with technology so its a great way to keep them connected with developing software and programs.
4. Discussion on the 21st century skills that can make or break a project
Conflict can surely make or break a group project. As a teacher we must pay close attention to team dynamics. Haviing students write up a contract on their role and responsibility for a project is a great way to make a project work and encourage all students in the group to participate somehow. Incorporating team work as a part of the groups assessment help emphasize the importance of the 21st century skills.
5.Discussion on how concepts from this chapter relate to your project
Well, I think that all of the levels of classroom discussions are neccassary and important to our group in order for us to complete projects. I think its crucial that we learn to ask god questions to our group members and our teacher. I think our team may need to communicate a little more and ask better questions then we do.
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Reflection 7
Kyra Elston
2/13/14
Reflection #7
- Description of the levels of classroom discussions.
Keeping a
project moving requires teachers to support students on their learning journey.
You need to be able to think on your feet when unexpected situation arise or
when you want to keep them moving toward important learning goals. This
requires you to be curious and observant about what students are understanding
and also notice where they are struggling.
- Discussion on the questions for “checking in” on students during a project.
The types
of questions for checking in are procedural, teamwork, understanding, and
self-assessment. These things are similar to bloom’s taxonomy but I believe
they should incorporate more of that wheel.
- Discussion on the benefits to students when optimizing the use of technology.
When optimizing technology, students
gain new insights to communicate with a culturally diverse audience. In
addition, students can critique their peers for including additional aspects to
the projects.
- Discussion on the 21st-century skills that can make or break a project.
Podcasting is a 21st
century skill that can be effectively harnessed for learning, giving students
new uses for computing devices that many already carry everywhere. I do not see
how a podcast could really make or break a project.
- Discussion on how concepts in this chapter relate to your topic/project.
This chapter is about keeping a project moving and cooking
can easily be stretched across a couple of days or even a couple of weeks.
There are always new things to learn and new things to try and “keeping it
moving” is not really an issue for this topic but I appreciated learning about
the helpful tips that I could use for other topics and projects aside from this
one.
Refletion 7
1. Description of levels of classroom discussions:
There are three levels of classroom discussion. The first level is teacher to teacher. This is where teachers work collaboratively with one another and discuss strategies and lessons that might work better than another. The second level is student to student. Students should be able to communicate with one another. This allows them to share their ideas and findings and also learn from their peers and get ideas from one another. I believe that students learn from each other in such a wonderful way the they need to opportuniteis to talk and share amongst themselves. The third discussion is teacher to student. It is important for the students to have the opportunity to talk with the teacher and get feedback. Teachers need to be there for guidence for the students, and the students need to know and feel comfortable with talking to the teacher and sharing their thoughts and ideas.
2. Discussion on questions for "checking in" on students during a project:
Procedural: Making sure the students are staying on schedule. As teachers, we should be talking with the students and going over their calenders and their checklists to make sure they are on the right track. Teamwork:Making sure all of the teams are getting long, and that the teams are doing their own work loads and not taking on others. If the students are using blogger or any other thing, ask them to write about their teams work, and how the team is working together. Understanding: Making sure the students know what they are doing. As a teacher you should sped time listening, observing and talking with the teams and asking them questions making sure they are on task and doing what they should be. Self-assesment: This allows you to figure out what the students are thinking about the project. their progress through out the assignment. You can also question them on their thinking about the project and see if the students are frustrsted or confiden with their progress.
3. Discussion on benefits to students when optimizing the use of technology:
Students will be able to gain new ways to communicate with a different type of audience. They may also gain in new ways to take criticism that might help them in the future.
4. Discussion on the 21st-century skills that can make or break a project:
Pay close attention to the way that the teams work with each other. Allow the students to manage their own team conflicts this will be very beneficial in the future. Also, boost their confidence and allow them to talk about the strengths they have when working with a team.
5. Discussion on how concepts in this chapter relate to your topic/project:
The concepts in this chapter relate to my project becasue we have to do so many levels of communication for this project. We have to talk to our fellow students to get ideas and understandings about the project. Also, we need to talk to the teacher and make sure we are on the right track. The teacher also talks to us and makes sure we are working in the correct way to manage our time and allow us to have all our work turned in on time.
There are three levels of classroom discussion. The first level is teacher to teacher. This is where teachers work collaboratively with one another and discuss strategies and lessons that might work better than another. The second level is student to student. Students should be able to communicate with one another. This allows them to share their ideas and findings and also learn from their peers and get ideas from one another. I believe that students learn from each other in such a wonderful way the they need to opportuniteis to talk and share amongst themselves. The third discussion is teacher to student. It is important for the students to have the opportunity to talk with the teacher and get feedback. Teachers need to be there for guidence for the students, and the students need to know and feel comfortable with talking to the teacher and sharing their thoughts and ideas.
2. Discussion on questions for "checking in" on students during a project:
Procedural: Making sure the students are staying on schedule. As teachers, we should be talking with the students and going over their calenders and their checklists to make sure they are on the right track. Teamwork:Making sure all of the teams are getting long, and that the teams are doing their own work loads and not taking on others. If the students are using blogger or any other thing, ask them to write about their teams work, and how the team is working together. Understanding: Making sure the students know what they are doing. As a teacher you should sped time listening, observing and talking with the teams and asking them questions making sure they are on task and doing what they should be. Self-assesment: This allows you to figure out what the students are thinking about the project. their progress through out the assignment. You can also question them on their thinking about the project and see if the students are frustrsted or confiden with their progress.
3. Discussion on benefits to students when optimizing the use of technology:
Students will be able to gain new ways to communicate with a different type of audience. They may also gain in new ways to take criticism that might help them in the future.
4. Discussion on the 21st-century skills that can make or break a project:
Pay close attention to the way that the teams work with each other. Allow the students to manage their own team conflicts this will be very beneficial in the future. Also, boost their confidence and allow them to talk about the strengths they have when working with a team.
5. Discussion on how concepts in this chapter relate to your topic/project:
The concepts in this chapter relate to my project becasue we have to do so many levels of communication for this project. We have to talk to our fellow students to get ideas and understandings about the project. Also, we need to talk to the teacher and make sure we are on the right track. The teacher also talks to us and makes sure we are working in the correct way to manage our time and allow us to have all our work turned in on time.
Reflection 6
1.Discuss how technology tools can encourage students to be reflective and evaluate their own strengths.
Students can use blogs, this allows them to put down their ideas and share them with others and then view them later to reflect and remember their thoughts.
They can use Profiler PRO in which they create surveys for students to tae that allow them to assess their skills. Students are able to take these quizzes more than once so they can see how they have progresse throughout time.
There are also other technology tools that students can use to assess themselves. By doing this, the teacher can then see the progress the students have made.
2.Describe several ways in which you can get students’ minds ready for a project.
To get students ready for a project, it should be based on their prior knowledge and thinga that they know and are familiar with. Students should be given their topics ahead of time so they are able to talk with others and think about ideas and things that go with the topic. Also, you shuld engage the students in a way that will excite them and draw them into the project.
3.Discuss the elements of teaching fundamentals first.
Students need to know the basics. The concepts shoud be broken up into smaller chunks and lessons ahead of time. This will let the student work on the project throughout a time period instead of hurrying around to get it done all at once.
4.Describe the important steps in preparing students for using technology in project.
The important steps to preparing students for using technology in a project is a bg thing to consider. You should think about what tools are appropriate for the assignment, what do the students know how to do, and what they don't know how to do so that can be avoided. What will they need to know if they arent familiar with it. These are important things to consider.
5.Discuss ways to promote inquiry and deep learning.
It is very important to engage the students and excite them about the project. For inquiry, teachers need to be very careful not to lead the dscussion and let the students figure it out collaboratively. With proper questioning and guidence, students will be excited and ready to learn and ecxplore deeper.
6. Discussion on how concepts in this chapter relate to you topic/project.
The main thing that stuck out to me is that we read about how to get students ready and excited about the project. This goes along with our project because we can incorporate some of those ideas when coming up with our lesson plans.
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