How to document and reflect upon innovative class projects?
Looking for a classroom tool that helps capture innovative student projects and thinking
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Looking for a classroom tool that helps capture innovative student projects and thinking
Love this idea! I'm actually working on a very similar project at Tufts- a "mobile maker's studio" where teachers can check out various kits to bring into their classroom depending on what kind of project they're doing. Just wondering the size of the boxes your imagining and how you were thinking and how it can be moved from class to class?
Thanks so much for your feedback, Garth! We definitely share a similar mindset here. I think 'thought books' and documentation in general is a huge part of project-based learning and the sort of activities students might take on in a maker's space setting as you mentioned. I would love to hear more about the thought books: how much were the students prompted by teachers vs it being a self-directed activity? What sort of projects have you noticed students documenting most?
Also, for your set-up of a "documentation station" where do the photos end up? Or are the students able to print off the photos locally? Look forward to hearing your thoughts!
Best,
Susan
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