So according to the instructions, there are 3 areas that the professor wants us to address in the podcast...1. Why project based learning 2. What we have done so far on our project 3. Where our project is heading.
the ideas I think I will address are; organization, management, picking a penpal school to partner with. Can you think of anything else I need to add to it?
This is what I have so far... So far in our project we have decided on many things, for example; the steps involved in creating a garden, the types of vegetables we intend to grow. As well as, reaching out to our penpal partners at; Colegio Francia in Guerrero, Mexico. We introduced our selves through the mail, gaining important information from our partners in regards to agriculture close to the equator. Working with our partner school allows the students to work collaboratively with others and gain a cultural perspective from students 3,860 km away. We have also focused on the skills of organization and management. Learning to organize their project, and prioritizing the steps that need to be accomplished is one skill that the students will be able to carry forward into other areas of their lives. These abilities are extremely important for students to acquire, in order to become competitive in the world today.
I think that this is going to be my portion of the podcast. If you think I missed something, let me know. I timed myself reading it and it was appx. 2 min.
So far in our project we have worked on several concepts that needed to be addressed prior to implementation, for example; students were allowed access to the blogging program that they were going to be utilizing during their project a week before the actual project started. This enabled students to become familiar with the technology and encourage students’ confidence in operating it. Students were given research assignments on the steps involved in creating a garden and they had to work collaboratively in order to decide on the types of vegetables they wanted to grow. Additionally, we have also focused on the skills of organization and management. Students were given an organizational tool that would help them to manage their project and identify the important deadlines that needed to be met. Such as, when to fertilize their vegetables and when to harvest. Learning to organize their project, and prioritizing the steps that need to be accomplished is one skill that the students will be able to carry forward into other areas of their lives and help them to critically think when facing an unfamiliar problem or situation. Probably one of the most exciting parts of our initial topics was when we mailed and received letters from our penpal partners from Guerrero, Mexico. We were able to introduce ourselves and exchange cultural information regarding our class projects. For instance, how weather and climate in each of our locations affects the growth of vegetables. Working with our partner school allows the students to work cooperatively with others and gain a cultural perspective from students 3,860 km away. We hope to exchange favorite vegetable recipes with each other on our blogs in order to prepare and serve them to our faculty during our tasting party at the end of the project. Now that we have the foundation concepts laid, we can move to the next step in our garden project; the building, mapping, and planting of our class vegetable garden. With the end result of harvesting and preparing our vegetables for the staff.
Yeah, we don't want to lose 6 more points! :(
ReplyDeleteSo according to the instructions, there are 3 areas that the professor wants us to address in the podcast...1. Why project based learning 2. What we have done so far on our project 3. Where our project is heading.
ReplyDeleteokay i would like to start and talk about project based learning. is that okay with you guys?
ReplyDeleteI agree! after looking at the relearning cite what do you guys want to do
ReplyDeletesure...what are some concepts you will hit in your speech?
ReplyDeleteI would be willing to tackle the 2nd part. What have we accomplished so far on our project.
ReplyDeletewell i will open up our podcast, talk about our class garden, and then talk about PBL and how we are incorporating it
ReplyDeletethe ideas I think I will address are; organization, management, picking a penpal school to partner with. Can you think of anything else I need to add to it?
ReplyDeleteThis is what I have so far...
ReplyDeleteSo far in our project we have decided on many things, for example; the steps involved in creating a garden, the types of vegetables we intend to grow. As well as, reaching out to our penpal partners at; Colegio Francia in Guerrero, Mexico. We introduced our selves through the mail, gaining important information from our partners in regards to agriculture close to the equator. Working with our partner school allows the students to work collaboratively with others and gain a cultural perspective from students 3,860 km away. We have also focused on the skills of organization and management. Learning to organize their project, and prioritizing the steps that need to be accomplished is one skill that the students will be able to carry forward into other areas of their lives. These abilities are extremely important for students to acquire, in order to become competitive in the world today.
that looks good!
ReplyDeleteI like that a lot!!!
ReplyDeleteI added my pic!
ReplyDeleteI think that this is going to be my portion of the podcast. If you think I missed something, let me know. I timed myself reading it and it was appx. 2 min.
ReplyDeleteSo far in our project we have worked on several concepts that needed to be addressed prior to implementation, for example; students were allowed access to the blogging program that they were going to be utilizing during their project a week before the actual project started. This enabled students to become familiar with the technology and encourage students’ confidence in operating it. Students were given research assignments on the steps involved in creating a garden and they had to work collaboratively in order to decide on the types of vegetables they wanted to grow. Additionally, we have also focused on the skills of organization and management. Students were given an organizational tool that would help them to manage their project and identify the important deadlines that needed to be met. Such as, when to fertilize their vegetables and when to harvest. Learning to organize their project, and prioritizing the steps that need to be accomplished is one skill that the students will be able to carry forward into other areas of their lives and help them to critically think when facing an unfamiliar problem or situation. Probably one of the most exciting parts of our initial topics was when we mailed and received letters from our penpal partners from Guerrero, Mexico. We were able to introduce ourselves and exchange cultural information regarding our class projects. For instance, how weather and climate in each of our locations affects the growth of vegetables. Working with our partner school allows the students to work cooperatively with others and gain a cultural perspective from students 3,860 km away. We hope to exchange favorite vegetable recipes with each other on our blogs in order to prepare and serve them to our faculty during our tasting party at the end of the project. Now that we have the foundation concepts laid, we can move to the next step in our garden project; the building, mapping, and planting of our class vegetable garden. With the end result of harvesting and preparing our vegetables for the staff.