PROJECTS and DISCUSSIONS
How do we grade or give feedback about projects and discussions?
Where do students store their projects while they are working on the projects?
What ways can we use to capture the discussions?
How can students use reflections or journals to gain insight?
How do students view their own presentations?
How do students give feedback to each other (discussions)?
How do teachers involve students in grading and learning from the projects and discussions?
How can we guide students to show their understanding through a project and a slide show? (an alternative to a multiple choice test).
How can we help students “perform their understanding” (Howard Gardner’s phrase)?
Examples of "Performances of Understanding" by students
Howard Gardner's definition of POU
Can we teachers help students design activities (projects) that are
Hands-on,
Visible (when computers are turned off) and
Tangible? … and
Interesting to the students?