Ban boring homework use blogging instead- The abbreviated version

BAN BORING HOMEWORK USE BLOGGING INSTEAD-THE ABBREVIATED VERSION! – TERM 2 PASSION PROJECTS

HENRIETTA MILLER

WHO AM I?

Image thanks to Alex Couros

WORK SMARTER NOT LONGER

BANISH BORING HOMEWORK

OUTCOME STATEMENTS

• plans, composes and reviews a range of texts that are more demanding in terms of topic, audience and language

• experiment with visual, multimodal and digital processes to represent ideas encountered in texts

• identifies and compares different kinds of texts when reading and viewing and shows an understanding of purpose, audience and subject matter

• thinks imaginatively, creatively, interpretively and critically about information and ideas and identifies connections between texts when responding to and composing texts

• recognises, reflects on and assesses their strengths as a learner

PASSION PROJECTS

• http://bit.ly/YNc6AE - for student instructions

• Student driven learning for them to make something or learn a new skill

• 5 – 7 Blog posts that reflect on the learning

• Weekly comments that encourage and respond to failures

• A final presentation morning to share learning

PASSION PROJECTS

PASSION PROJECTS ARE PRESENTED

STUDENT REFLECTIONS

http://bit.ly/1sOiIpJ - for instructions

Visit my blog www.classroomchronicles.net and search Passion Projects

Check out www.year6rc.edublogs.org

Visit our student blogs to read about their Passion Projects.

See just how reflective students can be andjust how much they care about their work, when they know it’s on display to the world.