http://doucwhatic.edublogs.org/2008/04/12/the-end-of-the-tunnel/ What I do with what I see... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:44:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://doucwhatic.edublogs.org/2008/04/12/the-end-of-the-tunnel/#comment-40 thlib Sat, 26 Apr 2008 20:21:09 +0000 http://doucwhatic.edublogs.org/2008/04/12/the-end-of-the-tunnel/#comment-40 Isn't it a shame that we only get 6 weeks of this enthusiastic engagement of our learners creating their own knowledge/process/product. Our testing culminates next week. Isn’t it a shame that we only get 6 weeks of this enthusiastic engagement of our learners creating their own knowledge/process/product. Our testing culminates next week.

]]> http://doucwhatic.edublogs.org/2008/04/12/the-end-of-the-tunnel/#comment-39 Mrs.V Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:57:29 +0000 http://doucwhatic.edublogs.org/2008/04/12/the-end-of-the-tunnel/#comment-39 I will try to take pictures and post them on the blog as we finish;) I will try to take pictures and post them on the blog as we finish;)

]]> http://doucwhatic.edublogs.org/2008/04/12/the-end-of-the-tunnel/#comment-38 Colleen Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:43:43 +0000 http://doucwhatic.edublogs.org/2008/04/12/the-end-of-the-tunnel/#comment-38 Wow!! This sounds like an amazing project. Imagine if the whole school year consisted of projects like this. It's so sad that testing takes precedence over true learning activities. We used to run Rube Goldberg contests. Students were given access to a whole variety of building components (blocks, cardboard tubes, ramps) and physics gear (springs, motors, pulleys, buzzers) and were challenged to build contraptions that made something happen. We would see an assortment of alarms, door closers, mail delivery systems, etc. The activity was so rich in problem solving, science concepts, and math ideas and was probably the best learning experience the students had all year. We need more of this. Maybe you could document what is happening with your class and share it online. Wow!! This sounds like an amazing project. Imagine if the whole school year consisted of projects like this. It’s so sad that testing takes precedence over true learning activities. We used to run Rube Goldberg contests. Students were given access to a whole variety of building components (blocks, cardboard tubes, ramps) and physics gear (springs, motors, pulleys, buzzers) and were challenged to build contraptions that made something happen. We would see an assortment of alarms, door closers, mail delivery systems, etc. The activity was so rich in problem solving, science concepts, and math ideas and was probably the best learning experience the students had all year. We need more of this. Maybe you could document what is happening with your class and share it online.

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