Week 5:
Week 5, the mid of the course, is the most
interesting for me. I enjoyed reading about PBL, webquest and alternative
assessment, maybe because I had a background about these tools and techniques.
I shared Donna her feelings of excitement and enthusiasm. I tried to find a
link between these techniques and I thought that learning autonomy was the
best. Moreover, I specified my project
problem and solution. I decided to use webquest to raise my students'
motivation to read and work in groups and be responsible for their own
learning. I will encourage students to read about a cultural aspect to raise
their cultural awareness. Using RubiStar to create the rubric was very easy and
simple. I designed a rubric to assess my students' brochures from the lesson
plan I created the last week. For sure,
I will use RubiStar to create more advanced rubrics and ask students to create
rubrics to choose the assessment criteria they think suitable for assessing
their learning outcomes. All in all, I enjoyed reading and doing this week's
assignments.
Greetings,
Amira
Dear Amira,
ReplyDeleteas I'm reading our this week posts, actually, most of us will use WQ for the project on technology. I'm going to use it also because this was absolutely new web tool for me. I also found out that WQ should be extra motivating tool for our students, especially if you do it in accordance with their interests. I'll try to implement PBL across WQ. Sounds scary, but it will work, hopefully. This week I also created my first rubrics on RubiStar on speaking , fluency etc., but I rather use check lists. They are faster and it gives me specific information I need.
Anyway, pretty challenging and amazing week.
greetings from Serbia
zeljko
Hi,Zeljko
DeleteI like your encouraging attitude.I too use checklists *am ashamed to say I had never heard of Rubrics,WQ.This week was challenging.Each week we are learning new things.I wonder what does week 6 hold for us.It's as if we are unwrapping layer upon layer of a present wrapper.have a nice weekend.Karima
Hi Amira,
ReplyDeleteI've fallen for Rubistar, I have to admit - easy and simple to use indeed, but completely new to me... shame on me! I'll use them from now on, yes, just like you :)
Greetings from Portugal,
Alex
Hi Amira,
ReplyDeleteI am agree with Alex and yuliya, rubistar is simple to use,but completely new for me,really shame on me, I have never heard about them, but now I will use them.
Hello, Haoua
DeleteI too had never heard of Rubrics,WQ.but its not to late to learn .so never be ashamed of learning,just be ashamed of not learning.I did my rubistar but i don't know where it is.Haaha.The going gets tough.Karima