The big idea refers to what concepts and processes students should know after studying with you or what they should understand and of those what should be remembered. You teach the big idea through projects activities and then assessment. Every grade level and subject area focuses on big idea is that also relate to the outside world. It is important that children can relate what they learn in school to situations outside of school.
When it comes to 21st century skills there are certain actions associated with them including apply, analyze, evaluate, and create. These are from Blooms taxonomy along with higher order thinking skills. A well-designed project has students stretch their intellectual capacity in ways that traditional learning doesn't always cover and when using these Bloome Taxonomy of Educational Objectives we are able to reach those.
The book states that by multiple definition Literacy means learning to be independent, aware, and productive citizens. In order for these things to happen it is definitely a teacher's job to help the students accomplish literacy due to their own 21st century instructional goals.
There are eight essential learning functions. One learning inside and outside the classroom, and all the time.this simply means that giving the students opportunities to learn anywhere and anytime. Number two is deep learning,which means students dig a little deeper her and go beyond the filtered information they will make sense of the wrong information they find. Number three making thinking visible in discussable,using things such as Google Earth Flickr free mind mind mapper and Visual the sources and being able to dissect and talk more about what is going on. Number for expressing ourselves, sharing ideas, building community, we are able to use different opportunities for expression. Number five which is super important it is collaboration – teaching and learning with others, this is just having tools to help learn together plan in writing together and using shared applications on how students can benefit. Six is research.simply using different means to research things for example google search. Or citation machine. Number seven is project management planning and organization,this is simply helping students manage time work sources and feedback from others during their projects. And finally number eight is reflection and this happens at the end of everything. Students go back and reflect on what they have learned and they can share their writings or activities or projects.
When to come this chapter I can see myself using some of the eight essential learning functions in order to come up with the best idea and best project my group can have as an outcome. Number five which express before I think a super important is collaboration. I'm going to need to use collaboration within my group in order to come up with the best possible project. Also research research is important in order to have information on the project and to make the project go smoothly. We also need project-management when planning to get everything accomplished on time. Those are just a few examples of how I will use some of the essential learning functions but I can see myself using all the other ones as well.
Hi Rachel!
ReplyDeleteI completely agree that the eight essential learning functions are vital for success in our future classrooms! Especially, the first one- learning inside the classroom and out of it. Learning opportunities abound and it is important as teachers that we never forget that we also never stop being students ourselves!
Great job!
-Sabrina
Hi Rachel!
ReplyDeleteI completely agree that the eight essential learning functions are vital for success in our future classrooms! Especially, the first one- learning inside the classroom and out of it. Learning opportunities abound and it is important as teachers that we never forget that we also never stop being students ourselves!
Great job!
-Sabrina