Chapter 9

There are several methods of understanding prior-knowledge of students. One method is the        K-W-L activity. K stands for what you/we know about the topic, W stands for what you/we want to know about the topic, and L stand for what have you/we learned about the topic. This is a great activity to understand the prior knowledge of students because you can see where they are at and what they already know. Next, you can begin to start your lesson based off of what they already know.

It is important to establish anchors for a project. By establishing anchors you can gain a sense of where students are starting and far they will go as they start to meet their learning goals. When you are using project based learning the opportunities are expanded to differentiate instruction. This helps all students be successful.

 There are several ways to assess what students learned during the project. You can:

·         Use an assessment tool that gives students feedback on their assignments

·         Testing

·         Film based on a novel

·         Interview your students (this helps students be reflective about what they have learned

Concepts in this chapter relate to my teams project because I think that every students know what their strengths and weaknesses are. Therefore, an anchor has been established in our technology classroom. The teacher knows who struggles more with using technology then other students. Therefore, some students (such as myself) travel a greater distance as a learner in this particular class.