Techforlearning

In my Web 2.0 presentation I spoke about students learning at their own pace and project based learning. The challenge to high school students and teachers is that the educational system is set up where the grades students received on standardized test controls students college choices.

Until the assessment system changes to a project based model some teachers will stick with the fastest delivery system of the tremendous amount of diverse info that will show up on the exams which are multiple choice and essay.

I walked down the aisles of exam rooms this week and it reminds me how much I dislike this method of assessment I have not used this method at all year..

With these methods of assessment in place, time can run out on a child that is not at the level of multiple choice test.
Teachers will say there is not time for exploring other websites for content just memorizing the facts

What I would do as an integrator to pass the challenge of getting teachers to allow students to construct their own learning is make the resources to allow students to construct their own learning available. I’d look at the multiple choice questions that they are forced to answer develop projects around the content where they could solve problems and then still pass the Regents multiple choice exams. I think there is a challenge there, but I want to do it. Work would be play.