Project+Blog

=Project qualification Blog=

Having completed the first "test" project has provided opportunities to see where we need to make changes and improve certain aspects of how the project is delivered.

a) teaching research -


 * We need to really hammer home the importance of independent research and the steps that it takes to do this - Paul Carpenter is creating a mindmap on this which we should all use with our students
 * Practical issues such as how to reference and footnote have not sunk in with kids - we need to build in some simple activities where kids practise this in a limited way so that they can apply it later on.
 * Creating bibliographies needs to be taught thoroughly so that kids are aware of the standard we expect - Christine Athey has offered to do some screenflashes of this.
 * Usefulness and reliability - we need to also focus heavily on the aspect of "use resources" where students actually assess the usefulness/ relevance of the sources they choose and use. Again, discrete lessons need to teach this - the workshops should have done this!!

b) Assessing the project


 * We need to build in the assessment objectives into the lesson plans, so that staff and studenst are aware of the progression they need to make
 * Assessment objectives such as Manage and Review need to be carefully planned - the project log needs to be used more effectively so that students are aware of the quality of entry they need to make. HUK and CLD to collect and model good examples.
 * We need to work out a way in which during the project pupils get feedback regularly - however we have to establish a project where students are working on their own more - independently... perhaps the human and civil rights project should be the example?

c) students getting real experience fo the project from start to finish -
 * we could really do with giving the kids the chance to develop their own enquiry questions etc and start the project process from the start.

d) timing and topics -


 * we need to reign in how long we spend on each topic - immigration ran heavily over schedule.
 * Before the end of the year we need to do Genetic engineering, democracy, and civil and human rights!!

Using Rubrics


 * [|Critical Thinking Rubrics]
 * [|Productivity Rubric]
 * [|Self-Direction Rubric]
 * [|Critical Thinking Evaluation Rubric]
 * [|Oral Presentation Rubric]
 * [|Peer Collaboration and Teamwork Rubric]
 * [|Work Ethic Rubric]
 * [|Written Communication Rubric]

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