1) Blogs are a great way for students to reflect on their work. They can easily see just how far they have come in their learning by re-reading what they have written from earlier on in their learning.
2) The best way to get childrens' minds ready for a project is through the use of an anticipatory set. This can be dropping hints about what is coming up or having the students make predictions. It can also involve pictures and interacting with various members of the community.
3) Teaching the fundamentals first can begin with the use of a KWL chart. This gets the children to talk about what they Know, what they Wonder, and what they want to Learn. It is also good to share the rubric with them so that they can see what they need to do and how they need to do it in order to obtain a good grade.
4) To prepare students to use technology you should start with setting up a technology playground. This gives students a chance to explore the technology that is being used. Next comes tapping students expertise. Let the students help teach each other. Introducing project-management tools helps you to see where your students are and it helps the students to see where they should be. Demonstration is extremely helpful for people who are new to the technology. Technology specialists are available at your school and should be used. Lastly, one size does not fit all. All programs are not the best for every student.
5) Promoting inquiry and deep learning begins with questions, questions, questions. These can be "which one", "how", "what if", "should", and "why". Asking questions engages the children and gets them into the right mindset to learn.
6) This chapter connected to our project because we will need to know how best to engage our children in what they will be doing. Sure kids will love to get their hands dirty digging in our garden, but we will also need to find a way to get them engaged in the economics of our farmers market and thinking science-y when they learn about the life-cycle and parts of a plant.
I love that you took what you learned from the chapter to answer the questions rather than writing exactly what the book says
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