Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Day 10 Readings
In the first reading I appreciated the examples and the thought to work backwards. In reflecting on the last three nights readings I see the importance to have the end in mind. Having the students know the expected outcome, individualized outcomes and having a student centered assessment all contribute to student success. This purposeful tool in a wonderful way to collaborate student to student, student to teacher, teacher to parent and so on. I also liked in the web folios Mrs. Silverman has of her students this gives examples for all participating members know what is expected.
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I agree...working backwards is so important. We as learners like to see the end result and then work towards that goal. I use backwards design when planning my teaching tasks...what do I want the kids to know and then build curriculum that will help my students achieve that end result.
I am now thinking that I am going to have my students build digital portfolios and not look into uploading them to the web. This way the students still get the experience with a lot of technology and then if their parents want to upload them on their e-mail account web space I think that would be easier. I'm thinking I will have to go through a lengthy district approval process to upload. Maybe this could be the parent connection in my after school club...I could train the parents for uploading their child's work. :O)
We as teachers, are constantly looking to the end before the beginning. It's funny, they have that old saying about the cart before the horse. In education, we are always putting the cart before the horse. I guess to see if the horse can eventually end up in the proper destination. We try and ensure all of our students eventually make it to their destination but they may all need to take a different route. That's what is so great about portfolios!
I love Pam's idea of having a parent connection built into er upload process. I am thinking of somehow incorporating individual jump drives into my e-folio process. They are so cheap now! I guess if parents supply their child with one they can take the finished project home. Otherwise, REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE!
Whoops, it's Patti,not Pam. Sorry, it's late. =)
I agree that always being aware of the final outcome is a crucial step in student achievement. Think about the way we write a lesson plan...we always look at the standards, write our objective, write the assessment, THEN plan out the activity. We always plan with the end in mind, because we ultimately know what we want our students to get out of an assignment. The more we get out students involved with this process, the more actively engaged they will become with each lesson.
I totally agree! If we are really concerned with helping our students accomplish something, rather than just giving them a message, we need to have an end in mind. This will ensure that students are working towards a tangible goal--and not just that as teachers, we are focused on regurgitating information to them.
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