Lesson: I love the music videos I find on YouTube that help to explain mathematical concepts in a simpler (or more colorful) way. I've wanted to assign such a project in my classes as a final assessment tool (as opposed to a traditional), so I created a rubric for such a project. This particular rubric is for a music-video project about exponent rules; however, the rubric could be adapted for any mathematical concept/topic. I love the idea of project-based learning experiences because often times a summative assessment does not give students an opportunity to fully demonstrate what they know. Teachers should provide their students with alternative assessment opportunities to creatively show what they have learned in a specific unit (or throughout a course).
Objective: Students will be able to create a music-video that demonstrates what they have learned about exponent rules.
I could incorporate project-based learning into my classes by developing projects that further explore the mathematical concepts we discuss every day in class. I actually prefer to do projects because I feel as though the students learn the content better when they explore it on their own and make connections about the content to the real-world. In the past, I have done univariate projects which involved surveys and analyzing data, but I hope to do more projects in the future.
Factors that could influence the success of my implementation of project-based learning projects are time available in the course to do such projects, technology available at the school in which I work, and technology available to the students outside on school. (Not to mention that some classes just can't handle projects of this nature... some groups of students need more structure than others.)
Application:
This week the design principles for instructional multimedia align with project-based learning in the way that the STUDENTS must be aware of the principles this time (as opposed to the teacher being aware of them for his/her lesson). The teacher should be aware of the principles when designing the project, and I think it would be beneficial if the students read the article before starting the project themselves. (Maybe the class could have a whole group discussion about the principles and brainstorm how they should be incorporated into the project.)
Reflection:
I wouldn't say that my thinking about technology has changed this week, but learning more about project-based learning experiences has definitely reminded me of the importance of providing students with multiple ways to express their understanding of a topic. Implementing project-based learning experiences takes extra time and planning, but I want to be better about doing just that in my current and future classrooms.
I REALLY enjoyed learning about and using playposit this week! I think that technology is awesome, and I plan to use it in my classroom very soon! I also enjoyed using poll everywhere! I will be using the survey I created for this week's assignment in my class next week as we review for our upcoming test on polynomials.
I too like the incorporate music videos in my classroom. How they are able to explain and demonstrate information is something, we as teacher, aren't able to do.
I too like the incorporate music videos in my classroom. How they are able to explain and demonstrate information is something, we as teacher, aren't able to do.
ReplyDeleteI like how your project would bring fun into the classroom and not just another poster board project. Great idea!!
ReplyDeleteI really liked how you brought the music into this lesson! The kids always seem to remember more when they can relate it to something, nice job!
ReplyDeleteI really liked how you brought the music into this lesson! The kids always seem to remember more when they can relate it to something, nice job!
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