Infografía: Rúbricas de evaluación | TD Noticias La existencia de diversos tipos de rúbricas así como los pasos para el diseño de estas, han sido dispuestas en una infografía que detalla de manera simple las características de esta área de la evaluación. Como se ha mencionado, la plataforma TEC Digital ha dispuesto un nuevo sistema de evaluación de rúbricas en la que docentes podrán utilizar esta importante herramienta de evaluación. La aplicación de una encuesta realizada por 59 docentes, afirmó que un 65% de estos usan rúbricas en sus cursos mientras que 35% no las utilizan pero les interesa conocer sobre estas. Los interesados representaron a 31 escuelas o departamentos, principalmente de las sedes de Cartago y San Carlos. La creación de rúbricas es una herramienta intuitiva que permite crear nuevas rúbricas, asociarlas a asignaciones que se dispongan en los cursos y realizar evaluaciones con el apoyo de esta a través del TEC Digital.
Get Your Community on Board with PBL Real-world learning is a big motivator in Project Based Learning. Most students respond positively when they have opportunities to tackle challenges or investigate issues that extend beyond the classroom walls. Make the most of these learning experiences by ensuring that community members are ready and willing to get involved in projects, too. Here are some strategies to help get your community on board with PBL. Lay the groundwork. Recruit content-area experts. Recruit community clients. Offer students as problem-solvers. Open your doors. Watch Hangout with BIE: Building Support for the 4 C's Suzie Boss, PBL blogger and author, discusses how to build support for an effort to explicitly teach and assess critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creativity with PBL.
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Ocho claves del aprendizaje por proyectos ¿En qué consiste trabajar por proyectos? ¿Qué tiene que hacer un profesor para diseñar un recurso educativo o una secuencia didáctica basada en la metodología PBL? ¿Cómo pueden mejorarse los proyectos de aula ya planteados? El contenido ofrece de manera sencilla y resumida algunas claves de esta planteamiento metodológico en el que se basa el diseño de los recursos educativos abiertos que CeDeC publicará a lo largo de los próximos meses. En la metodología PBL los alumnos llevan a cabo un amplio proceso de investigación para responder a una pregunta compleja, a un problema o a un cambio. En el aprendizaje por proyectos lo más importante no es el producto o resultado final sino el proceso de aprendizaje y profundización que llevan a cabo los estudiantes. Condiciones básicas o generales para que un proyecto tenga sentido Que los alumnos estén convencidos de que es algo que quieren o les interesa hacer.Que tenga un objetivo formativo / educativo. Que desarrolle contenidos significativos Turma.
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10 Tips to Develop Persistence - Elusive Life Persist (intransitive verb, \pər-ˈsist, -ˈzist\ ): to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning. (via Merriam-Webster) Persistence is attributed by many as a crucial key to success. The ability to keep pushing ahead despite resistance, to get back up when we fall, and to detour when we find out path blocked – these are the embodiment of persistence. The problem is that, for most of us, persistence is not natural; we prefer instead to follow the path of least-resistance. The good news is that persistence is a trait that can be developed. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Start including these tips into your daily routine and you will find yourself inching closer toward your goals! What have you done in your own life to develop persistence and achieve your goals? “As long as there’s breath in you – PERSIST!” Image Credit: Flickr user pyjama
11 Ways to Think Outside the Box Thinking outside the box is more than just a business cliché. It means approaching problems in new, innovative ways; conceptualizing problems differently; and understanding your position in relation to any particular situation in a way you’d never thought of before. Ironically, its a cliché that means to think of clichéd situations in ways that aren’t clichéd. We’re told to “think outside the box” all the time, but how exactly do we do that? How do we develop the ability to confront problems in ways other than the ways we normally confront problems? Thinking outside the box starts well before we’re “boxed in” – that is, well before we confront a unique situation and start forcing it into a familiar “box” that we already know how to deal with. Here are 11 ways to beef up your out-of-the-box thinking skills. 1. I’ve learned as much about teaching from learning about marketing as I have from studying pedagogy – maybe more. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
tips4teaching | Ideas and resources for teachers 5 Strategies for Fostering a Collaborative Culture in a PBL Classroom As a middle school teacher I understand that my students are at a developmental crossroads. They want to be seen as independent, responsible adults but at the same time still need guidance in order to be successful. This makes this age both challenging and rewarding to work with, as it allows me as a teacher to help them as they become the independent students they see themselves to be. It is not uncommon for teachers new to Project Based Learning to express skepticism or concern about “dropping the reins” and allowing students to take more control over the pace and scope of their learning. How to start this process is a common question. Although it can look different in every class, here are some possible approaches that may prove successful with your own students. Make sure team members know what is expected of them If not everyone is clear about the goals for the day or the tasks that they’ve been assigned, nothing will get done successfully.
Positive Attitude - Its Power and Benefits By Remez Sasson A Positive Attitude Leads to Success and Happiness. A positive attitude helps you cope more easily with the daily affairs of life. It brings optimism into your life, and makes it easier to avoid worries and negative thinking. If you adopt it as a way of life, it would bring constructive changes into your life, and makes them happier, brighter and more successful. With a positive attitude you see the bright side of life, become optimistic, and expect the best to happen. Positive attitude manifests in the following ways: Positive thinking. A positive frame of mind can help you in many ways, such as: Expecting success and not failure. A positive attitude leads to happiness and success and can change your whole life. If this attitude is strong enough, it becomes contagious. Visualize and Achieve Your DreamsLearn how to turn your dreams into reality with simple creative visualization techniques. More Benefits of a Positive Attitude: It helps you achieve goals and attain success.
6 Scaffolding Strategies to Use With Your Students What’s the opposite of scaffolding a lesson? Saying to students, “Read this nine-page science article, write a detailed essay on the topic it explores, and turn it in by Wednesday.” Yikes! No safety net, no parachute—they’re just left to their own devices. Let’s start by agreeing that scaffolding a lesson and differentiating instruction are two different things. Scaffolding is breaking up the learning into chunks and providing a tool, or structure, with each chunk. Simply put, scaffolding is what you do first with kids. Scaffolding and differentiation do have something in common, though. So let’s get to some scaffolding strategies you may or may not have tried yet. 1. How many of us say that we learn best by seeing something rather than hearing about it? 2. Ask students to share their own experiences, hunches, and ideas about the content or concept of study and have them relate and connect it to their own lives. 3. All learners need time to process new ideas and information. 4. 5. 6.
How to use Google tools in Project-Based Learning When you think about some of the key features of Project-Based Learning (PBL), what do you think of? PBL should be student-driven, with a real-world connection. It should be core to learning, include structured collaboration, and have a multifaceted assessment. Giving students a real problem to solve, getting them engaged in their work, having them work with others, and assessing their work with more than just a grade sounds a lot like how many things in the ‘real world’ work, doesn’t it? After all, aren’t we trying to prepare students for the world after school? Many of the tech tools used in classrooms are made especially for classrooms. Google tools and project based learning Planning: Where do you start when deciding on a project your students will spend significant time on, have some say in, that will address a number of learning goals and be meaningful and relevant? Inquiry: Once you’ve decided what the students will be focusing on, they’ll need more information on the topic.