Project Based Learning

            Three important things from The project based learning.

•  When project approach takes hold in the classroom, students gain opportunities to engage in real-world problem solving too.
•  Problem-based learning emerged more than half a century ago as a practical teaching strategy in medicine, engineering, economics, and other disciplines. With this approach, students are challenged to solve problems or do simulations that mimic real life.
•  Cognitive scientists have advanced our understanding of how we learn, how we develop expertise, and how we begin to think at a higher level. Fields ranging from neuroscience to social psychology have contributed to our understanding of what conditions create the best environment for learning. Culture, context, and the social nature of learning all have a role in shaping the learner's experience.

From this reading I learned that when students are grouped together for a specific project each member of the group gets an opportunity of learning in various styles. Not only do they get to learn different learning styles but they also get to engage in real world opportunities which will prepare the students for future situations.

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My role with Webquest

Your Role

___Efficiency Expert

___Affiliator

___Altitudinist

___Technophile

Your Impressions

WebQuest	Strengths	Weaknesses
Grow School Greens	It has very many different jobs that require the students to work together and collaborate with each other.	For elementary students it seem to be a little tough on them, and they will lose interest in participating within a few steps into the activity.
Where is My Hero?	It allows them to get feedback from their favorite hero and they will get some good advice of various things. Its a good tool to get students to work with people outside of the classroom.	Some students may say that their hero is someone who maybe is no longer existing and that they couldn't interview them.
Underground Railroad	It lets students process that information and lets them understand it from someone else's point of view.	12 steps for elementary students is ALOT of work them to and they may not completely understand.
Ice Cream	Exciting and fun test to that uses some thought and creativity. By using ice cream it gives the students a better and easier way to learn.	It might not be such a great tool for students because it really does not require a lot of thinking through, its a simple activity and it might be to easy to use.
Ancient Egypt	Allow the students to work in groups to create various things such as a brochure and a powerpoint so the students can learn about the project.	Have certain guidelines for the class so they can find more information.

Webquest

Three important things I learned and really grabbed my attention in the article include:

• The implementation of WebQuests sometimes falls short. So-called WebQuests may bear a superficial resemblance to real WebQuests in that students use Internet resources to produce a technology-enhanced product. For example, A team of students plans a trip across the United States and presents its itinerary on PowerPoint slides. One student might be responsible for budgeting, one for locating tourist attractions along the way, and one for booking accommodations and organizing meals.
• In a real WebQuest, newly acquired information undergoes an important transformation within learners themselves. Getting information—the “learning input”—is the easy part. The WebQuest gets trickier and more interesting in the next part, in which transformative learning takes place and teachers and students can realize—or fail to realize—the potential of a WebQuest.
• Research in cognitive psychology tells us that if we want novices to perform at more expert levels, we need to examine how experts go about their work and then prompt novices through a similar process. Teaching the writing process is a classic example.

Worth more than gold.

I think this song worth more than gold has such a true and valuable meaning to it. Not any two people are the same and that we are all created the same and that we just have different things about us that makes each and everyone unique about themselves. As the lyrics say "I know what you're feeling Words like those Won't steal your glow You're one in a million, this, this is for all the girls Boys all over the world Whatever you been told You're worth more than gold So hold your head up high It's your time to shine From the inside out it shows You're worth more than gold!" No matter what people say to you they are just words and it shouldn't bring you down. You are always worth more to someone else, even if you do not feel like it!

Learning about diversity

Learning about diversity has really made me understand the true meaning. People categorize diversity in such different but the true meaning means is really the thoughts and qualities in an individual. Diversity is very important because it shows that person unique ways because not any two individuals are the same. Diversity is a good thing in this world, because you get to learn about different people and how they may do something different from you and especially in the classrooms, when there is diversity in the classroom I believe that students have the opportunity to learn in various ways. Diversity can be a very touching subject because it can cause conflict. I think diversity is so important in todays world!

Diversity does not make us different.

Diversity, I consider it more as just a word meaning different. Diversity is a touchy subject to talk about in my opinion , it can lead to conflict and stress. I think people should label diversity as being different in your own unique way. We are all human and we deserve to be treated all the same! Every human is different and their race does not justify them.