In the Classroom

TYPE OF INSTRUCTIONS

Teacher directed instructions and student centered instructions 

ACTIVITIES

There will be different types activities tied to a lesson or lessons.  These activities will involve different methodologies and modalities to reach the different learning styles.

PROJECTS

Throughout  the school year students will be working on different class projects:  Problem-Based Projects, Inquiry-Based projects, group projects, Etc. 

WRITE UPS

Every student is required to write a short (1/2 page) writeup of their own project: individual project or group project.

CRITIQUES

Students can write constructive critiques on other students’ projects and even on their own projects.

WRITTEN REFLECTIONS

All students are required to write a reflection for each activity, project, etc.  A reflection allows you to reflect on what you did during the process.  A reflection promotes and nurtures higher order thinking.  It also deepens knowledge as students write about what they produced.  Students also learn to develop self-regulation.  They are able to regulate their thinking.  It also allows them to connect information to prior knowledge.

CLASS JOURNAL

Students will have to maintain a class journal; in it, they can include their class reflections.

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS

Homework will be announced on a separate page or, at times, may be an extension to in-class assignments.