Know/need-to-know list- initial teacher created then student generated in class
I created this list after reading the letter from the principal. I basically went point by point in the letter and wrote down what I was given, along with any outside information I had (ie. when it was due). Then I used the letter as a guide to find out what my students need-to-know in order to answer the driving question.
On the day we cover the list, I ask the students to come up with their own list and will guide them if they are missing any details. This is an ongoing list and sometimes students add things to the need-to-know list that teachers hadn’t thought of. It’s encouraged to keep the list posted in class throughout the project to add to the need-to-know side, or move from the need-to-know over to the know side once the material has been covered. This also helps keep a record of what students have or should have learned during the project as well as anything they might have missed due to absence..
On the day we cover the list, I ask the students to come up with their own list and will guide them if they are missing any details. This is an ongoing list and sometimes students add things to the need-to-know list that teachers hadn’t thought of. It’s encouraged to keep the list posted in class throughout the project to add to the need-to-know side, or move from the need-to-know over to the know side once the material has been covered. This also helps keep a record of what students have or should have learned during the project as well as anything they might have missed due to absence..
What we know
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What we need to know
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Typically I write up on the board myself, but as students get more comfortable with PBL they share a greater role in the daily activities. This particular day ended abruptly and the need to know list had to be finished the following day but that list is pictured above.
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