Reading Reflection #9

    To see what your students already know before you do a project, do a small activity that have some information within it to see if they understand it or not. Some of your students may not know anything where other may know bits and parts. By establishing anchors, you gain a sense of where the students are starting and how far they are going as they work to meet the project goals. 

    By establishing anchors, you gain a sense of where the students are starting and how far they are going as they work to meet the project goals. 

    To assess what your students are learning and they are gaining the information there are many things you can do. You can create rubrics, which lie out and give specific guidelines for the students to complete. You could have an online grade book so students can track their progress as they go. There is also just the traditional end of a unit exam. You can also simply have a conversation with your students and they can tell you important concepts they learned. You may have the students create something new that asks them to summarize or synthesize what they have learned. Ask your students to apply what they have learned to a real-world example. Last, you could have your students submit their best work to a competition or enter it for publication.

    Once our students have completely the project they will be having a school wide meeting with students and parents to discuss what has been going on and that the future plans are. Also, throughout the project, students will be making posters and will be given little quizzes over different concepts of the project just to make sure they understand the main points.