Voor in het weekend!
Prediction: 3D printing will become one of the most important new educational technologies within the next decade.
3D on the move!
Here are two:
- Rubric: The rubric is an essential tool for maintaining transparency for students at Manor. Teachers carefully design rubrics to define all the desired learning outcomes for a project, including which state standards students are expected to master and how performance will be measured for each outcome. The rubric sets the standard for each project and is presented at the start so that students have clear goals to work toward.
- Group contract: Individual accountability is a critical component of successful PBL, and Manor students use group contracts to document expectations for each team member. Each project team writes a contract that clearly defines everyone’s roles, responsibilities, and contributions to the project, and students are held to it. Students can be fired if they do not fulfill their part of the contract and must complete the project on their own, although this rarely happens at Manor.
Here’s one:
Students Using It to Track ResearchAnother possible use is to have your students create boards dedicated to research projects. This is a great way for students who are working on group projects to share resources remotely and then generate discussion based on the research that was completed. The research is easy to use and share, and the visual appeal of Pinterest will make it easier for students to organize the information they collect.
Today’s tutorial: Turn old tea cups and saucers into bird feeders.
For the how-to / details — using caulk to attach cups and saucers to staircase posts (spindles) — visit the Something Wonderful blog.
(Spotted on Pinterest here.)
