For my project I'm planning on doing something related to making Animas High School better for future classes. The picture to the left are some brainstorming ideas of problems in the community. As I was thinking about it, I found I wanted to work on Animas because there are problems here that should be fixed. Some of the ideas that I have come up brainstorming about this are: constructing a grassy field on or near campus and also cleaning the parking lot up and putting down a material so that it will not be muddy. My audience for this is everyone who goes to Animas, I think people will want to help or give to this process because this does solve solutions that are a pain to deal with. For example during X-block we have to play ultimate frisbee on gravel coated asphalt which many people have slipped on and injured themselves. Also people who park in the lower lot have to deal with getting there cars and there shoes dirty every day when trying to leave school. So both of these ideas would solve problems that a good portion of the school can and will use.
To me student centered learning is all about personalization and student choice. Through this the student can choose what he or she wants to create during a project, which gives the ability to make a project that you are passionate about. Audience centered learning is all about catering to what the curriculum says and what the state wants you to teach. And it doesn't show the bigger picture and go into as much depth as say student centered learning would.
I have not accomplished a lot so far during this process. But I do have a good and solid understanding of what I want to do and create. I am hoping that one of these ideas gets the go and is allowed because I really want to do something that involves physical work and that betters Animas as a school. My next step is I am going to meet with Libby and talk about these ideas I have stated above. With good evidence and a big problem that needs to be solved I feel that one of these solutions will work when I bring it up to her. From there it will be straightened arrow and I will be off!
To me student centered learning is all about personalization and student choice. Through this the student can choose what he or she wants to create during a project, which gives the ability to make a project that you are passionate about. Audience centered learning is all about catering to what the curriculum says and what the state wants you to teach. And it doesn't show the bigger picture and go into as much depth as say student centered learning would.
I have not accomplished a lot so far during this process. But I do have a good and solid understanding of what I want to do and create. I am hoping that one of these ideas gets the go and is allowed because I really want to do something that involves physical work and that betters Animas as a school. My next step is I am going to meet with Libby and talk about these ideas I have stated above. With good evidence and a big problem that needs to be solved I feel that one of these solutions will work when I bring it up to her. From there it will be straightened arrow and I will be off!