Chapter 9 reading reflection

One way to understand students prior-knowledge is to have  them fill out a K-W-L chart. Students fill out the K- what they know and the W- What they want to learn before a project begins. Once the project is over they fill out the L- what they have learned.
It is important to establish anchors for a project. By understanding what students already know you can "establish anchors," to see where students are starting, and to see how far they are going as they do the project. A project based classroom has more opportunities to have differentiated instruction so all students can be successful. When creating an assessment it is important to measure how each student has progressed throughout the project.
Online grade books can be used to assess what students have learned during the project. It helps measure students progress in several categories. The students, their parents and teachers all have access to the assessment data. Another kind of assessment was a video taped interview with students at the end of the project. There were able to be honest and reflect on the project. They could also have a real-world assessment where a professional would come in and give feedback and evaluate their work.
This chapter relates to our project because we will need to find some way to assess our students. By finding what students already know we can create realistic goals for them, and see how they progress throughout the project. Then we will need to find an appropriate assessment to go along with our food preservation project.