Student teachers

My idea for a good PBL experience would be a student-led review of specific grammar concepts that have been covered throughout the term.  This activity would allow students to review certain material that would be found on the summative assessment given at the end of the semester. I have borrowed and adapted this activity from my CT Señora Hobein. This is a much more manageable activity than my previous creation, and I feel the students can only benefit from reviewing these important concepts.

By using the backwards design, I will first start with the final assessment for the semester. By reviewing the core concepts that will be assessed, which have been aligned with both state and school curriculum benchmarks, I will create a list of topics that students can choose from. Students will be in groups of 3-4, each group being an expert on that specific topic. Since I have just finished reflexive verbs, I will use that as an example: the group that is scheduled to talk about this topic will create a lesson. In this lesson students will first begin with a pre-assessment, a lesson, and then a post-assessment. The students will play teacher, in a sense, by developing their own assessments, grading them, and giving feedback to students. At the end of this activity, the group will write a reflection on how they felt students had done in the post-assessment. Included will be a self and group evaluation form.

This is a rough idea for now. I need to get the necessary documents together and talk with my CT about this idea. Again, I think it can prove to be a very fruitful endeavor for all students. More on this soon.