The video Project-Based Learning For Teachers, done by Tony Vincent, kept me entertained the entire time. The video then made me think about how other projects and videos can make my future students be entertained and engaged in the classroom. Not only was his video entertaining because of all the movements and colors, but also because of what he had to say. The big thing that he included in the video that will help students and teachers teach others is how he put the common core standards. Many people do not really know the standards, but having him include then helps teaching others. A way students and teachers can help teach about project-based learning is showing the effects of it. Tony Vincent says that is keeps children learning and creates a drive through one question. His video is well done to to help others create a better knowledge of what project-based learning is and how it really should be worked.
In Suzanne Bell's video PBL: What Motivates Students Today, she showed us about how students are staying on track and keep learning with project-based assignments. She pulled videos that students did individually that they recorded themselves at home to make this YouTube video. The age range is all different which is one way of teaching us that students at such a young age are already recording themselves and are able to upload the videos. This is a type of project-based learning because it kept the children intrigued and had them do the video. She also had a section in the video for what rewards really work in the classroom. One child mentioned about how there is a "color chart" which awards the students with money to help them spend in the school to get things they may want. I personally have seen this work when I went on a cite visit into a school. This video in general helps teachers and students teach about project-based learning since they were able to make this entire video and show what all they were able to do. The kids also had a smile on their faces the entire time which to me showed that they liked this assignment.
Pflug's blog post Project Based Learning in PE, was an interesting read. I enjoyed reading about how there is a way to incorporate project base learning into the physical education field. I also liked the fact of how this bog post was told how exactly it can be introduced into the gym classes. My favorite one was that of having groups of students create fitness plans, but late being able to tell others about them. This in general was a great blog post.
From the post of Seven Essentials for Project Based Learning by John Larmer and John R. Mergendollar there were of course seven tips mentioned, but also mentioned two things every project needs. Every projects needs to have a personal learning meaning for the students and also fills an educational learning purpose. The tips that are needed for a project based learning activity are:
1. A Need To Know
A teacher can cause this need to know learning by first introducing an "entry event" that will get the students asking questions and wanting to know more. As mentioned in the post an entry event can be anything such as a video, guest speaker, field trip, or mock correspondence that sets up a scenario.
2. A Driving Question
This is a question that will help the students think about things and trying to find a reasonable answer to the question. The post mentions that without a driving question is like have an essay with no thesis- no point. A good driving question will give a clear meaning on what we are looking for and also a purpose for looking for an answer.
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Caroline,
ReplyDeleteYour post was an excellent read and really covered the main points that each of the videos had. I really enjoyed the video that talked about how we can motivate students in the classroom. Good job this week!
Kasey