Reading Reflection #5

                     Michelle Webb

Before you start a project with your students you, as the teacher, should consider what resources you will need, what appropriate deadlines and milestones the students would be able to reach and how you are going to assess there work. Teachers project management needs were located on page 84,

·         Tools for communicating with students and others about the project

·         Tools for making milestones and events visible and for notifying students when changes occur

·         Methods for getting resources to students

·         Systems for managing work products

·         Structures that support a productive learning environment in which teams and individuals are engaged in a variety of learning tasks at the same time

·         Assessment tools and strategies

Students management needs were located on page 85,

·         Systems and tools that help them manage their time and flow of work

·         Systems that help students manage materials and control work drafts

·         Collaboration tools

·         Methods for seeking assistance

·         Ways to get and use feedback on their work, through self-reflection, team input, and teacher advice

·         Ways to work interactively and to see how parts add up to the whole

Applications that should be considered when working on a project are possible web-based apps. Anything to help the students make their project more interactive or interesting to work on are helpful. Topics in this chapter are helpful in our gardening project because we can use the management tools to really help guide us in our planning.