Tuesday / Thursday: 11:30 Last Chance to show me completed reflections / portfolio
and get letter to take home with portfolios before spring break!
They will need to be returned by Friday with comments from parents.
***Mandatory flex list - If you are unable to make these times -
please communicate with me via email
In class: Lots to talk about! Wrapping up poetry this week and introducing Genius Hour! Also - showcase evening / Tech night for parents! Other suggestions?
Monday: review of your last practice poetry analysis handouts (Crossing The Bar and Heroes)
***Setting up blogs this week - fhlearn - for individual portfolios and blogger for group blogs. These will be needed after spring break.***
* handing in your lit circles data
*handing in your lit circle novels
Introduction to Genius Hour! Ideas, proposal process, etc. Proposals will need to be completed by Wednesday so I can conference before spring break so that you will not have extra work. You may Google Genius Hour for some ideas or look at my other class blogs for ideas.
Four Basic Principles of Genius Hour: It is a form of inquiry or Project Based Learning
Go to www.fhlearn.ca/vlees and under the PDD tab you will find some useful resources to help with the first and second steps outlined below. This will be part of your homework to gain further background knowledge.
First step: Understand the difference between Projects and Project Based Learning
Second Step: Understand that there are different kinds of PBL - e.g.. challenge based or
problem-based learning.
Your Project should not simply be a "research and regurgitate" project.
- Must include research component - therefore also must be able to organize and cite your references.
- Must have some new learning - skills, content, or both.
- Must be publicly shared - Presented in some fashion. Ideally to involve an authentic audience at some point. Key: Your presentation should aim to be creative, include your audience in some way, include process and product if it fits your project, think similar to TED talks.
- Must include include metacognitive or reflective thinking throughout the process and after your presentation.
Be prepared to be very explicit in sharing your your thinking in the proposal. The clearer and more complete your proposal is before we conference - the better your project will be.
Begin Thinking about:
What do you want to do and why?
Who do you want to work with and why? You may also work alone.
How will you archive your process? Why did you choose that particular method?
Draft out your anticipated timeline - Final project deadline is end of May. You may
finish before.
How and when do you anticipate seeking feedback through peer review?
How do you anticipate sharing your learning? How/Why did you choose this format
or method?
How will you know that your process and final presentation has been successful?
***In other words you will be deciding and creating the criteria for your project -
with my help of course :) ***
Tuesday: Finish your proposals - start conferencing with me if you are finished early.
Last poetry assignment - due Friday at the beginning of class.
Wednesday: Poetry quiz - moved to Wed so that if you are still needing some help
you can come to flex on Monday - Wed.
Conferencing with students on genius hour proposals while you work on
your final poetry assignment.
Friday: Hand in your final poetry assignment. Poetry books returned too.
*Last call for portfolios to be returned and parent comments handed in.
*Spring Cleaning Reflection - written in class*
Happy Spring Break!
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