Chapter 3&4

Chapter 3. This chapter focused on creating projects that have a purpose. I think this is important when trying to capture your student’s engagement. Real world problems and situations will make the projects meaningful for the students. This will increase student participation while they complete the project. I like how this chapter also talks about teachers having to learn with the students. The topics the students might pick could be something the teacher has never studied, and to make sure the students project is successful the teacher would have to be taught. Analyze, evaluate, and create will help students formulate their project question and create. Digital age literacy will need us as teachers to learn new skills. We can develop these skills by helping students to analyze and synthesize information from multiple sources. Teachers must use all of their resources such as librarians, or media specialist to support the students learning. I found the chapter about learning dispositions correct. I think students will benefit from being taught or at least shown that learning is fun and vital. Chapter 4. In this chapter focused on how to make a great project. One of the best qualities for a good project is “loosely designed with the possibility of different learning paths.” I think this is great because it lets the students explore many topics under one project. Finding topics for projects can be done by exploring students questions and interest. I think this is a great way to get students involved in the project. This will help create a meaningful learning experience.