In the week 5, I gradually got ideas for the final Plan by reading about PBL (project-based learning) and WebQuest. I think the PBL and the WebQuest are powerful tools for learner centered approach as well as rubrics and alternative assessment.
Changing I would like to expect in my class is introducing WebQuest. It might be a good solution for my several problems that I post in WEEK4.
So I tried making a WebQuest for the first time. It is titled A Class Timetable as I post on Nice net.
WebQuest : A Class Timetable
Class timetable (sheet) is commonly used by students in Japan. The project is making an English version. Targeted learning items are time, days of the week and school subject. The students can learn those items individually and as many time as they want to do at home. The tasks include a reading and listening comprehension task, a listening task and a writing task.
After they did the tasks at home, they will review the same learning items and they will do a speaking task of the oral presentation about their class schedule or activities in a week.
With introducing WebQuest into my class, students will be able to access it to learn about targeted items and do the project individually at home on Sunday or during a summer vacation or a winter vacation. The project will provide with a meaningful opportunity to use in English.
Making my first WebQuest was very hard. I took long time to find appropriate Web resources according to the lesson plan. Making a file for the worksheet and a rubric was also difficult. Moreover, I tried using Japanese as well as English since my students might not understand the process of the tasks in English. They will learn how to use WebQuest gradually, and I hope they will be able to use WebQuest with only English descriptions.
Hi Tomoko
ReplyDeleteLoved your comment on my blog. Yes I agree that analytic scales help more than holistic ones but I dont really think that we can completely get rid of the intuitive or the subjective element in any form of evaluation. I think we can reduce it considerably but completely...? I am doubtful.
Atanu
Hi Tomoko,
ReplyDeleteI also think WebQuest can solve many problems that I found in my class. It was nice that you have already created a WebQuest to start working with. I can see that it was hard to do. I am sure we will become experts in using these new tools and our students will benefit from it.
Jota
Dear Atanu and Jota,
ReplyDeleteThank you for the comments.
We are lucky to have a great chance to learn these new tools, aren't we?
Tomoko