Collaboration

1)How will you facilitate an authentic collaborative learning experience to promote deeper student engagement with content skills and concepts? An authentic learning enviornment comes from the relationship the content has with the learner. In order to get student to buy in, the information needs to be presented in a way that it is relevant to them. My lessons all are directly related to the individual which will make it personal to them. Promoting creative thinking by using a KWHL chart to help students evaluate the lesson/projects.

2)As members of collaborative groups, how will you support students’ efforts to identify solutions to the problem you are using as the framework for your PBL instructional unit? Gathering information and addressing concerns of the learners and what they feel is important will aide them in finding solutions to their problems. I will support the learners by having question and answer questions prior to each project assignment as well reflections at the end of each lesson. I will use a "parking lot" of questions for each project given.

3)What criteria will you use to assign learners to collaborative groups, including a rationale? What will be the size of the collaborative groups you will include in your unit? I will have accessed the students learning styles at the beginning of the course and either choose to group them according to that or by their abilities. Having same level learners work together can aide in their experience with the project by gaining awareness of other point of views. Also they may feel more comfortable in the collaboration process if they feel equal to other members in the group.

4)Which digital tools and websites are you considering for collaboration in your unit? The use of the internet and the website the learners will access for most of their information will be located at []. Microsoft office's powerpoint as well as making a brochure will be utilized to complete the lessons. An online blog will be utilized for the learners reflection. The use of technology will help foster interest in the lessons.

5)How will you assess participation of the students in their collaborative groups? I will disribute a summary sheet with a rubric to help foster the students development for self and for members of the group. An opportunity for yes or no questions regarding how what their feelings were toward the lessons/projects and lastly an area on the bottom to make comments.