There was a lot to learn and do this week. Susan Gaer's article on 'less Teaching and More learning' has to do with Project-Based Learning which is an approach to teaching where learners are given instructions and resources (scaffolding) then they work in groups to create a project or work to come up with a solution.
PBL is learner-centered,, to hep motivate them more to study the language while the teacher is just the facilitator.The earners become more engaged with this approach to language learning. As teachers we must give our learners the opportunity to learn the language for a life time,that is giving them the opportunity to use the language to accomplish communication goals.
I created a rubric for writing persuasive essay for my 12 grade students.My rubric ID number 2110112 and link, rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?=showRubric&rubric id=2110112. It is important for learners to know their evaluation criteria and the standards expected of them.I just learned that meaningful language development grows out of project based instructions that's why rubrics must be made available to students.It is true that successful use of alternative assessment depends on using performance tasks that let students demonstrate what they can actually do with language.
Learners become autonomous or independent learners when they know what is expected of them to do so as to score good grades.
I created a webquest for my learners, the link is www.zunal.com/webquest.php?w=120316. 'Bringing rape out of the shadows'. As the name implies, the activities here are based on real resources from the web. That is the web is the heart of the lesson which requires higher level thinking. That is why I chose grade 12 learners.
It has been a challenging week for me because all the activities here a new to me especially creating rubrics and webquest.
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