A couple of days ago I saw one of the several video of Ron Berger's
Oct 9, 2013 - Uploaded by Expeditionary Learning
Ron Berger from Expeditionary Learning <- a="" href="http://elschools.org/sites/default/files/design-principles.pdf" target="_blank"> see 10 Design Principle - 1 page pdfor this older version - http://vimeo.com/38247060 where I left a comment.
Though Austin is a first grader, Ron Berger's video reminds me of what
- Eric Mazur of Harvard is espousing with Peer Instruction
- Julie Schell,
who taught a great symposium on Flipping the Classroom and Peer Iinstruction to Union County College faculty and staff in October if 2012 in Elizabeth - Sugata Mitra is trying to get the world to see with SOLE, Self Organizing Learning Environments.
Get the student
excited about a meaningful project, give him feedback, let him correct
the mistakes and stand back and watch learning happen.
Per Miss Frizzle- Take chances, make mistakes, get messy!
After watching the video study the versions of Austin's butterfly drawing.
Learn more for 2 excellent blog posts:After watching the video study the versions of Austin's butterfly drawing.
1: headguruteacher post of Nov 5, 2013
Lessons from Berger: Austin’s Butterfly and not accepting mediocrity
which includes the Austin's Butterfly video
2: Larry Ferlazzo on Jan 27 2013 Do's and Don'ts for Better Project-Based Learning
includes the Austin's Butterfly video prefaced with this:• Do leave time for improvement: Although projects have clear starting and ending points, they don't always follow a straight line. Allow time in the messy middle for students to improve their work through iterative cycles of feedback and revision. It's one more way that projects mirror how work gets done outside of school. Make sure students know how to give and receive critical feedback. Encourage them to learn from setbacks and get back on track if their project takes a detour. Watch Ron Berger of Expeditionary Learning demonstrate the power of critique in this video, "Critique and Feedback: The Story of Austin's Butterfly:"
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