Module 6 Reflection

This module has helped me think about self-directed learners and the role of differentiation in the following ways….

My group has already discussed the way we form our groups of course. Making sure each group has a student that possesses leadership qualities and is pretty advanced academically that can help the struggling students when you can't. Also, having an extension menu ready for those advanced/self-directed learners would be great. Giving them an opportunity to learn the same material but go deeper into the concepts would benefit them immensely and an extension menu would require them to choose activities at the higher levels of blooms taxonomy.

Module 5 Reflection

The module has helped me think about student-centered assessment in the following ways:

I like the idea of having the students complete a rubric on themselves and then conferencing with them and comparing your rubric to their rubric. The students really take responsibility for their actions and learning throughout the unit by consistently going back to their rubric and self-assessing.

Module 4 Reflection

How can technology be used most effectively to support and assess student learning?

Technology can be used to support student learning by giving the students opportunities to expand on or justify their ideas or learning with blogs, wikis, and chat programs. There are also many different technology tools to use to further learning such as using the internet and its' resources.

Technology can be used to assess student learning by creating a power point inserting actions where the students click on the correct answer to a question. A slide will pop up that tells them yes that is right or no, try again. Also, multiple sites offer surveys for students to take that teachers can set up and utilize with any concept.

Module 3 Reflection

This module has helped me think about the impact of the Internet on my students’ learning in the following ways….

I am excited about the possibilities I now have utilizing the internet in my classroom. Of course, with First Grader's, it will be important to teach them about reliable and safe sources, etc. but I am looking forward to all of the wonderful things we can do.

I plan to have a class blog in which the students will post comments on about their learning. I am brainstorming on ways I can use a wiki in the classroom as well.

Overall, I think the internet will help open the student's minds up in ways they had not been before and it will feel now like there are endless possibilities for our research and the direction we take in class and with activities. It will be very exciting!

Module 2 - Reflection

Wow! I feel like Module 2 was so very productive. It is a little strange working "backward by design" discussing evaluating and assessing using rubrics, etc. that have not been created yet but it definitely makes sense. I can't believe how much our fantastic group accomplished on Tuesday. I feel like all of the pieces are coming together nicely and our group is working out very well. I originally felt that having two separate grade levels (1st and 3rd) would prove to be a challenge but it has really brought out some interesting ideas and opportunities for our students for the upcoming PBL Unit.

I am excited to see what is coming next and to continue making progress on our unit plan!

Module 1 Reflection

Module 1 in E3 provided time for me to explore Delicious (again...it's been a while!). I also opened a blog (hip hip hooray!) and joined a Wiki. A few firsts tonight, that is exciting. I already learned a lot.

The time also allowed my group time to brainstorm ideas for our PBL. We have thought about starting with Social Studies Standards (Economics or World History). We already have some great ideas!

My team rocks! :0)