1. What are the different levels of classroom discussion?:
The three levels of classroom discussion are teacher to teacher, student to student, and teacher to student. Teacher to teacher is about when teachers get together and work on project planning. The group of teachers will have discussions about the procedure as well as the assessment. The teachers will also touch upon every aspect of the lesson. Student to student discussion is when the students discuss their learning experiences when they happen with other group mates.Its important that students discuss their thinking with others and as teachers its important to help encourage that. As teachers its important to incorporate higher order questions as well as inquiry based questions when leading classroom discussions.
2. What are good ways to ask questions to check in on students?
Its important when doing this that teachers ask questions based on the procedure, teamwork, understanding, and self assessment. Its important to ask questions about the procedure to help students to track their progress as well as reminding students of the deadlines. Its important to ask questions about teamwork to make sure all students are working together and working on progressing! Its also really good to check on students understandings by observing students and listening to students thoughts and with their thoughts ask promoting questions! As teachers we should encourage students to exceed expectations and push themselves. Last but not least its important to discuss self assessment to see what the students have learned about the project as well as reflection on how they liked it and what could be different.
3.What are the benefits to students when they optimize technology?
Students will benefit from technology because they will gain new insights on how to communicate with many different culturally diverse audience! Podcasts can be listened to over and over again so that way they can enhance their learning and listen to information again! There is more ways to connect students with other people in the community through technology! The biggest benefit is communicating with people in a culturally diverse audience!
4. What are the 21st century skill that will make or break a project?
Trouble shooting is the 21st century skill that will make or break a project! It helps distinguish effective project managers because when you as a teacher have your students work on real life situations their are real world challenges. Its important to talk with peers and the teacher if there are any misunderstandings or anything with the project to prevent confusion! Teamwork is another skill that can make or break a project! There are many dynamics when working in groups or teams its important as teachers to watch the dynamic of groups and make sure that all students are equally putting in effort if not than to encourage those in groups to confront the person and push them to exceed their knowledge!
5. How do these concepts in this chapter relate to gardening?
All the topics listed will be used in our project based learning approach! Its important to have classroom discussions as well as plan with teachers to make sure our lessons are working well with each other. As a teacher for gardening I will make sure to watch my groups dynamics and write down observations based on teamwork!
I really liked how in answer #2 you said "Its important when doing this that teachers ask questions based on the procedure, teamwork, understanding, and self assessment". this is very important because it really allows you to check in on stuents progress and knowledge of te content. By asking questiong based on numerous factors you are better able to get an idea of where your students stand. I also really liked how you talk about making sure to watch the dynamics of the groups. This is important because in oder for your students to get the most out of their learning they need to be able to work well as a group. If the group isnt working well and comunicating then minimum learning will be getting done.
ReplyDeleteYour answer to number four was a good one! The way you described trouble shooting as a 21st century skill that could make or break your project by distinguishing effect project managers really relates it to real world challenges. Also that you added teamwork as something that can make or break a project is most important in my eyes because I myself have been in group projects when not everyone did their part and made it difficult as a whole to complete the project.
ReplyDeleteWhat a phenomenal reading reflection! You pointed out an excellent point when you said that teachers need to incorporate higher order questions in addition to inquiry based questions. I also like that you touched on the importance of ensuring that all group members are actively participating in the project. As teachers, we have a lot of responsibilities in regards to keeping a project on track. Overall, this is a very well written reading reflection. Great job!
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