Thursday 29 December 2016

European Renaissance X Us = Our Place in History

DISCUSSION PROMPTS: RENAISSANCE, RE-BIRTH, EUROPE, REFORMATION, INQUIRY QUESTION, OUR PLACE IN HISTORY

UP NEXT: the European Renaissance Inquiry Showcase 

Final Renaissance Projects are done for some, and almost done for most!

Integrated in the project from day 1 for the students and me, assessment is essential, but very complex. This year in grade 8 humanities, the students and I have worked to focus on assessment of their "work" as a conversation between each of them and me, primarily, and at times their peers, and even sometimes their caretakers/guardians/parents. In fact, the roots of the word "assess" tell us a lot:

Joe Bower's short piece on this fact is an interesting read.
Using the assessment tool, and in-class check-ins and conversations, students worked throughout the project to inject assessment into each step.

I am really excited to have the students present their final projects. Here is a sneak peak of some from each class:

8.1


8.2