Pedagogical+Practices


 * **Type your initial, then your ideas and comments.** || Concerns ||< Solutions ||
 * How do I ensure that students meet standards- and meet enough of them to make the effort worthwhile- in open-ended activities and projects? || G1: That the students just sit back and let the other people in their group do the work. A concern is that each student has a role to accomplish within that project. || G1: Benchmarks, goals, If we want to know that they met that standard, the student has to produce an outcome that proves that they met that standard. They need to point out what they understood and what they understand about that project. Assessment needs to be individual. ||
 * If students are in charge of their own learning, how will we be sure they learn what is important? || G2: If the student is give parameters and monitored by the facilitator and given appropriate assessments then learning should be mastered ||  ||
 * How do I ensure accountability when students are working in groups? || One student completes all the work. Students can't come to consensus. || group roles, group evaluations, procedures to settle conflicts, teacher intervention, appeal to a higher court ||


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**Module 4 Pedagogical Practices**
Discuss how we can help all students successfully complete project tasks with the ability to:
 * Set manageable goals
 * Manage timelines and adjust as necessary
 * Generate and investigate questions about their work
 * Work productively with others
 * Reflect and plan for improvement

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Assessments
What are some challenges and solutions teachers may encounter when involving students in the assessment process?
 * Challenges ||  Solutions  ||

Visual-Auditory-Kinesthetic
Study found that 29% students learn visibly (sight), 34% learn auditory (hear), 37% learn kinesthetic (touch, feel, move). Students need to learn to learn in all areas, but teachers need to help students use strengths to learn in weak areas. Do not focus on only one modality, but use all to modalities to reach all children.

Left Brain/Right Brain
Right brain people are global learners - see things as whole, broad concepts, people oriented, learn best in social settings. Left brain people are analytical - see things in parts, impose structure and restrictions on things, learn step by step (algorithms).

Multiple Intelligences
Eight different intelligences - two most valued in school are logical/math and linguistic. Others tend to be ignored. Students need to learn to use all, and can develop them. Teachers need to try to address all at some time.