reflection 4

The potential pitfalls in project design are : long on activiy, short on learning outcomes , teachnology layered over traditional practice, trivial thematic units, overly scripted with many many steps. These pitfalls are things to look out for so that you can improve your own critical thinking skills when working with prject designs. There are many features for a good project. Some are loosely designed with the possibility of different learning paths. They are generative and cause students to construct meaning. Good projects are realistic and get at important learning dispositions, including communication along with project management and teachnology use. Project ideas come from all over the place. Project plans are developed by and for other teachers. One successful project will lead into another one. When designing a projects there are some steps to follow. 1.Revisit the framework 2.Establish evidence of understanding. 3. Pan the project theme of challenge. 4.Plan entree into the project experience. A quote i liked from the chapter is " Planning a student centered project is like planning a voyage across uncharted seas. You have a destination in mind, but not knowing your route, you and you students build a trusty ship, and bringing all our seamanship to bear, get wind in your dsails and set off." I think that this quote explains what designing projects are all about. Concepts in this chapter relate to my topic/project because we are "designing a project." At first we weren't sure what we were going to do. But over time and thinking about what kind of projects we could do we have come up with some great ideas. This chapter gives us good features that we can incorporate into the making of our project and our ideas.