Representation
& Investigation - Doing the Work:
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Plan, discuss and
negotiate with children on the project work to be done
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Develop a way to keep
detailed records of the work being
done by all the children (individually and in groups)
If you teach older children they can keep some of their own
records and can be involved in more formal self-assessment.
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Invite experts on the
topic to the classroom. They
will introduce new information to the children and answer questions
which will have arisen since the field visit.
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If you have had to
develop a new topic web to reflect the development of the project,
share the details of the new web in a message to the WebBoard.
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Assess the work and
learning of individual children.
Use some form of checklist to make formal records of
achievement in curriculum areas and academic skills.
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Monitor the
development of each child's folder of work.
It is important to develop strategies for being aware of each
child's progress through and involvement with the project.
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Develop displays of
children's work. These
can be displayed on bulletin boards within the classroom as well as in
the hallway outside or elsewhere in the school according to your
circumstances. Read The
Project Approach, Bk.2 on displays of children's work.
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Communicate the
progress of your project on the WebBoard.
To help all course members discuss ways to document the work of
individual children. Comment on the work and learning of individual children.
Comment on typical levels of achievement for the class and
atypical ones. What are
some of the most able children achieving?
What are some of the achievements of the children with special
challenges in your classroom? What
are some of the surprises in terms of student achievement?
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Read the Project
Approach Examples: the project on Pets (Gr.2).
Resources:
Recommended Readings:
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Katz, L.G. &
Chard, S.C. (1989) Engaging Children's Minds: The Project Approach,
Ablex.
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Elliott, M-J. (1998)
Great Moments of Learning in Project Work.
Young Children, NAEYC
July Issue.
- Booth, C. (1997) The
Fiber Project: One
Teacher's Adventure toward Emergent Curriculum. Young Children, July 1997.
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