Module+Two


 * Identifying your project priorities.**

What real world connections are you considering? JSS Observe creatures at school and in their own yards. MSS Effects of recycling on the environment SSS Effects of humans on our planet and space travel. Music Looking at different styles of music and create music of the style that they like.

What project characteristics do you want to focus on? JSS Open ended authentic tasks and open questions, technology to record observations and thinking skills for analyse of data MSS Be involved in researching information SSS open ended tasks and questions, collaberative group work, decisions made by students Music Open ended tasks - provide starteers Decisions are made by students, reflective journals.

What would the role of the students be in the learning activities? Discussing, sharing, decision making, team work, recording, achieveing to their own needs, reaching their own potential, managing projects using different roles, observing. Classifying, comparing, reflecting, self monitoring.

You know where you are going See your goals Make changes if you do not make achievements You can assess Adaptability You have to know what you are talking about in relation to curriculum standards/lf The end in mind may not be the end... Provides opportunities for incidental learning The goal may be to big for individual students Self motivation - take responsibility for their own learning.
 * Why is it important to plan projects with the end in mind?**

1. Learning goals 2 Framing questions 3.Assessment plan 4. Activities
 * What are the four steps that need to be considered when planning projects to promote higher order thinking?**


 * What ways can we use the Visual Ranking Tool and the Seeing Reason Tool?**

Visual Ranking: JSS - Compare different types of animals - argue their importance in a specific environment MSS - Rank different reasons for recycling paper SSS - Design and build a model. Rank the parts that were imporant in the design. Music - Create music and rank important effects

Seeing Reason: MSS - Looking at the cause and effects if we don't recycle paper JSS - If their was a change to a specific enivronment - what effects happen. SSS - Global Warming - cause and effect Music - Systems (process of creation and the links)