Buisness decison lesson plan

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Reading Reflection #11

Reading Reflection #11

1. Teacher's and student's both benefit from Project-based learning approach. For students, PBL can help them:
-become more engaged in their learning
-help understand project management
-learn from previous knowledge
-learn to apply information in future learning
-meet deadlines
-work with a global audience
-reflecting on projects
-be independent and build confidence
For teachers:
-have the chance to watch their students grow in their learning
-communicate while reflecting on projects and completed work
-sharing class ideas with other teachers
-always do their best to become better then they are.
Project-based learning is beneficial for both teachers and students and it is something I hope to use in my future classroom!

2. Starting and finishing a project is a big accomplishment. Just because it is finished, does not mean that it should be said aside. Finishing a project should leave students with memories and ideas that can help them on their next journey. Reflecting on projects is so important because it helps look back and expand knowledge on future projects while celebrating students' work and moving on to the next exciting thing.

3. This chapter wraps up everything like we are doing in class now. It is important to look back on Project based learning and why it is so important in the classroom. Once our projects in our classroom are finished, we will reflect and be proud of what we accomplished. This chapter does a good job wrapping our semester up along with giving advice on what students should take away from projects and how to finish a project strong with meaning.

Chapter 11

1. Project based learning brings the classroom community closer together, allows students to take charge of their own learning, and puts student learning in a real- world context.

2. A teacher can bring her project based learning home by ending with an event that allows students to reflect on what they have learned. As teachers we should reflect on what went well and what did not go so well for next time. Teachers should then make it connect to the next unit so that the transition goes smoothly.

3. I feel that with out farmers' market and follow up celebration our students will end their project successfully. The money the students earn will be used for further learning. Our students will take many pictures as well as learn a lot through experience during our unit plan.

Reading Reflection #11

1) As a result of project based learning, you feel more connected to your students. It's as if you guys have gone on an adventure together. The students will have also learned more than they would have if they had simply read about something such as gardening from a book. By actually doing a project, what they have learned will click and stick for them. 2) Bringing home your project can occur in many ways. You will want to make sure that you capitalize on all of the time that you have put into planning this and make any changes that need to be made before the next time you implement this project. You will also want to share your insights with other teachers so that maybe they too can learn from your project. Finally, you can simply sit back and enjoy the journey. Look at how far you have come and how much further it is possible to go. 3) This connects to our topic because we are nearing the point ourselves where we are getting ready to wrap up the project and 'bring it home'. Our students will have been working on their garden throughout this unit and they will now be getting ready to host their farmers market. After that, it's the end and it will be time to move on to the next great adventure with the kids.

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Reading Reflection 10

1) Setting aside time for reflection is critical in the classroom. By doing this, we are allowing the children to think about things they may have never thought about otherwise. They are able to make better connections and can even help them to realize that they now know more than they thought they did.

2) Reflecting is meant to be a positive thing for both the students and the teacher. Through reflections, the teacher is able to see just how much the students really learned. They are also able to better help steer the students in a better direction for projects.

3) Schools can build traditions and identity through various programs and projects. What is your school known for? Personally, my high school was known in the area for it's band. We always got medals during competitions. Building traditions and identity is a great way for the schools to grow and for the community to feel involved and have pride.

4) Celebrating a project is a wonderful way of acknowledging just how much a student has put into their work. In our project, our farmers market will be a way of celebrating our students learning and seeing just how far they have come during this project.

5) Throughout our project, we will have the students reflect so that we can see what they have learned. We want to make sure that they are on track and actually getting what they should be out of the project. At the end, we also plan to celebrate our students learning with the farmers market which will be open for others outside of our classroom to attend.

Reading Reflection Chapter 10

1. Setting aside time for reflection is very important. For a teacher she can reflect on her own lesson and the success or failure of his or her lesson, so that the lesson can be improved upon in the future. Foe students it really gives the teacher insight as to what the student was thinking as well as how to help the student in the future. This practice also shows the student what he or she learned. (mentioned on 147- 148)
Example: If my students were recording information on their customers for the farmers' market I may find that I was not very clear on what I expected and I may notice that students seemed to not have had a very good introduction to this section. I may then decide to bring in a cashier or other sales professional to explain how they give special offers to their customers in order to find out information about their customers. When I survey my students I may find that the students learned a lot about entering data into a spread sheet, but they did not learn a lot about marketing. Students may find they want to know more about how these charts will help their booths produce the correct goods.

2. Students need reflection and elaboration so that teachers can know what the students are trying to explain. This may also help both the students and the teacher narrow down a topic so that they can explore the right kinds of things together. (mentioned page 149)
Example: My students wanted to know more "about growing plants". This was very broad and vague. I told students to reflect what they already knew and go from there. Once my students reflected they knew that they wanted to know how to grow exotic flowers like orchids.

3. Schools build tradition and identity by trying new exciting things, inviting the community to get exited and be apart of it, and by doing it again the following year. (mentioned on 150- 153)
Example: We will plan on making our farmers' market an annual thing each year. We may even have our students sell produce more than one time each year if students are able to grow enough produce and flowers. We will invite community members to stop in and give the children information and to participate in the purchasing of a good or service.

4. It is way important to celebrate projects to really drive home what students learned. It also makes what they learned seem more important than when students just get a grade at the end. It also gives students authentic real world practice planning events if you have them plan their own celebration. (mentioned on page 154)
Example: Our students will celebrate during and after the farmers' market. Students will also decide what we do with the money we earn from the market.

5. The actions listed above benefit our project in many ways. Some specific examples are listed in the example section.

Reading Reflection #10

Reading Reflection #10

1. Setting aside time for reflection is important for both teachers and students. When students are reflecting, they make their own meaning of what they learned and it gives them meaning and purpose to their work. Reflecting is a time for students to feel good about their accomplishments and/or look to improving as well. Overall, it is a positive thing and teachers should frequently reflect to help students grow in their learning.

2. Reflecting is important for students in many ways. Reflecting allows students to focus on what they have done, what came from their learning and how they can improve. It should be a positive experience even if something didn’t go as planned, reflection is a chance for improvement. Reflection increases teamwork as a class, confidence as a student, and relationships between teachers and students. It is a really good thing.

3. Schools build identity and tradition by students, teachers, and community teamwork. School activities, events, good reputation of the classrooms, and family involvement creates great identity. Tradition and identity help schools grow and it will give future families an idea of what to expect at that school and in that classroom.

4. Celebrating a project is not only a fun way to make students excited but it gives students the praise they deserve. When celebrating a project, according to this chapter, the celebrations should include:

-an opportunity to look back one more time, reflection

-acknowledgment of how hard work and commitment contributed to the success of the project and a culture of excellence at your school

-appreciation for those who helped

-a display of the learning, including both student creations and presentations

-a look inside the learners with opportunities for them to talk about their process and growth

-an opportunity to showcase projects to colleagues, administrators, parents, and others in your larger, learning community

5. Reflecting and celebrating our project is very important in our gardening unit. There are many times we need to step back and look at the big picture of how we are creating our project. Creating a big project to be done in a school helps give it identity and tradition. It’s important to look at these tips when going through our project, it helps us stay on track and realize what we are doing at all times. 

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Gardening Assignment X Part A

Plants

            Parts of a Plant-Lesson 1

http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/parts.html

http://www.tooter4kids.com/Plants/parts_of_plants.htm

            Life Cycle of a Plant-Lesson 2

https://cdn-jr.brainpop.com/science/plants/plantlifecycle/preview.weml

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPqnYYI2Uq8

http://scienceandfunmh.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-life-cycle-of-plant.html

            Planting our seed-Lesson 3

http://urbanext.illinois.edu/firstgarden/

http://eartheasy.com/grow_gardening_children.htm

            Greenhouse Field Trip/Digital Story-Sheryl

Garden

            Garden layout-Extra Lesson Plan-Molly

            Tools-Lesson Plan/Digital Story-Kayla

            Safety

            Soil

            Plant Selection-Lesson Plan-Sheryl

            Caring for Plant-Lesson Plan Molly

            Growing Plants/Plant Growth Progress-Lesson Plan Molly

Economy

            Supply & Demand-Lesson Plan Sheryl

            Comparing prices

            Trade

Farmers Market

            Location

            Planning

            Advertisement-Extra Lesson Plan-Kayla

            Pricing-Extra Lesson Plan-Sheryl

            Set up

            Jobs

Wrap Up

            Farmer’s Market/Digital Story-Molly

            Discussion/Reflection

           

Reading Reflection #9

Reading Reflection #9

1. A KWL chart is one of the best to use for a prior knowledge method. There are different methods that teachers can use to see where students are academically, but in this chapter and in my classes, a KWL chart is a great way.

2. Anchors are a great guidance for teachers and students in the classroom. Anchors tell teachers where students start and where they plan to finish in a project. This will also help students establish goals and ideas throughout their planning. 

3. There are several ways to assess what students learned during the project. It is important to check for understanding throughout the project to assure that students are on the right track and don’t have any confusion as they work. As the project goes on students should be able to summarize their thoughts and ideas. Sharing their projects and teaching it to the class is very important in assessment during a project. Being able to apply it to something new and to real world events is important as well. 

4. No matter how old students are, we must keep all this in mind while we create our own projects. Creating an anchor to keep our group in check is very helpful. Thinking about assessment is key when creating a project or any lesson plan. Prior knowledge is also always important when thinking about our project because we are creating our project based on lots of experience and knowledge we’ve learned before. 

Reading Reflection #9

1) One of the most common methods of assessing a students prior knowledge is through the use of a kwl chart. This is where the students write about what they know, what they want to know, and what they ultimately learned.

2) Establishing anchors is important because is allows you to see how much the students will grow throughout the project. By seeing where they are starting from, you will know how far it is that each student will have to go to reach the end result.

3) With project based learning, there is not just one way that the projects can be assessed. Instead, it should be assessed through a multitude of different assessment strategies. One way to assess your students is by having them enter a contest or submit their work for publication. This allows the students to value the effort that they are putting into their work and see it as being worth while. It is not just a grade, it is something that matters to the world outside of school.

4) This connects with our project because we will be creating a website. This is not something that will simply be contained to this particular classroom here at Western. We will be publishing it for the entire world to access if they so desire. By doing this, we will have to put real thought into what we include because everybody will be able to see it once it is done.

1. One way to understand prior knowledge is a k-w-l chart or have students write down a few things they already know about the topic. Example: When we were collecting data on who had what tools for gardening and how they used these tools etc. Sara told us about a shovel, rake, disk, tractor etc. her parents had at home.

2. Anchors will tell the teacher where students are starting at and how far they go on reaching their learning goals (140). This will also help teachers to when differentiating instruction (140). For example: In our "classroom" (the fictional one for our unit plan) there is a girl named Sara. Sara started out knowing a lot about how to grow plants, but she knew very little about the different parts of the plant. She, therefore, has a way different starting point then Billy who lives in an urban area and does not know as much about plants.

3. A teacher could assess by interview the students/ have a podcast (143), have your students make something new (143), have the assessment be real- world ie. have experts take a look at it(144), have your students enter it in a contest/ submit for publication (144). Example: When students in our gardening group have their produce days they will be experts on their own plants. They will be the ones explaining how the process works etc to their own customers and clients.

4. Please see examples in the other questions to see how chapter nine could in real life help connect to our project.