Amber Hobson
Reading Refection Ch. 5
Project Management Strategies for Teachers and Learners
It is very important when doing any project, to have a project manager to keep things on task and organized. Having a project manager benefits the project in a lot of ways. In the classroom a teacher could be a head project manager and also you could have your students have many different roles in the project, and one of those roles could be a project manager. Someone who overlooks everything, makes sure everyone is staying on task, is there for an extra helping hand, organizing the project, recording what is going on, and being time efficient.
It is also very important to have the materials that you will need ready, and have them recored for what you will need for a project. You never want to be unprepared. It is always good to know what resources will be available through the school, and the community and with technology. Also many of the people in the school and in the community could be a lot of help with a project. It is really great to have your students be able to reach out to some professionals to ask questions, so I think it really important to be able to try to make those connectons for your students.
"Teaching students to become effective managers of their own time should be an overarching goal of any project; this is a skill that will support them throughout their education and beyond. Projects of all sizes offer opportunities to teach and reinforce good time management skills." (78) Learning time management is important for anything you do in life, whether you are in elementary school, or college. When working any job it is important to be able to manage your time to make sure that you are productive and still on the track of the goal.
Technology plays a huge role in projects. I think that it is best to start off with simpler things, and move on to bigger things in technology. There are so many tools out there for a teacher and their class to use and managing projects can become a lot simpler with the help of technical support. Digital tools can support teachers in the high-level orchestration of projects and students as they get into the business of learning through projects.
I agree that students need to start off small when using technology. This way they can progress their skill properly and efficiently instead of rushing through and falling behind in the future
ReplyDeleteMy favorite line from the reading was, "Teaching students to become effective managers of their own time should be an overarching goal of any project." I found this to be especially important to stress to students, at any grade level, that they aren't just learning for the teacher but that they are learning for life. The goals and strategies that students accumulate through the years will benefit their overall being, especially through becoming effective time managers. "MONKEY SEE, MONKEY DO" is something that students will learn from what they see and when the teacher demonstrates good time management skills, the students will work towards being good managers of their time.
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