Blogging My Journey- Module 1

Module 1 Key Points

• Research on learning and teaching indicates the importance of in-depth coverage of important subject matter, big ideas to organize understanding, ongoing assessment and purposeful authentic tasks
• Projects concentrate on scenarios that provide rich learning opportunities. They involve students in problem solving investigations and other meaningful tasks. Projects establish connections to life outside the classroom and address real world concerns
• The steps for designing projects include (1) Determining specific learning goals (2) Developing Curriculun Framing Questions; (3) Making an assessment Plan and (4) Desigining activities.