Pedagogical+Practices


 * **Type your initial, then your ideas and comments.** || Concerns ||< Solutions ||
 * How do I ensure that students meet standards- and meet enough of them to make the effort worthwhile- in open-ended activities and projects? || tests, document in standards book, state requirements, how to document a wiki page || assessment: make sure there was an assessment for every standard used. journaling, presentations, response on a wiki page or stixy page, each individual uploads own response, upload to email, do projects, plan the unit with standards, ||
 * If students are in charge of their own learning, how will we be sure they learn what is important? ||  ||   ||
 * How do I ensure accountability when students are working in groups? ||  ||   ||


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Assessments
What are some challenges and solutions teachers may encounter when involving students in the assessment process?
 * Challenges || Solutions ||
 * some do more work than others || assign roles ||
 * to critical/relaxed attitude toward self || having detailed rubric - practice of self assessment - teacher input ||
 * not knowing what is being asked for or what to assess || rubric - clear instructions - student sample - clear objectives ||
 * lack of study skills (Basic school skills) || practice - correct modeling ||
 * unfair assessing of peers during peer review || student reviews not made public - Do a 3-2-1 (3 questions, 2 comments, 1 suggestion) Clear instructions - Teacher model positive feedback. ||

Visual-Auditory-Kinesthetic
Study found that 29% students learn visibly (sight), 34% learn auditory (hear), 37% learn kinesthetic (touch, feel, move). Students need to learn to learn in all areas, but teachers need to help students use strengths to learn in weak areas. Do not focus on only one modality, but use all to modalities to reach all children.

Left Brain/Right Brain
Right brain people are global learners - see things as whole, broad concepts, people oriented, learn best in social settings. Left brain people are analytical - see things in parts, impose structure and restrictions on things, learn step by step (algorithms).

Multiple Intelligences
Eight different intelligences - two most valued in school are logical/math and linguistic. Others tend to be ignored. Students need to learn to use all, and can develop them. Teachers need to try to address all at some time.