Tripod

If students are in charge of their own learning, how can we be sure they will learn what is important?


 * Concerns || Solutions ||
 * Students will develop misconceptions without enough guidance. || Embed scaffolding and assessment to reveal what they know. ||
 * Students will be off task. || Constant teacher monitoring and questioning throughout the project and individual unit time. ||
 * Their interests may lead them astray from the curriculum questions. || Ensure that content questions connect the content to their personal lives. Introduce the content in a way that grabs their attention and interest. ||
 * Students may be satisfied with the short answers and not in depth understanding. || Benchmark assessments to ensure the students understand the expectations. A detailed rubric and timeline. ||
 * Students may confuse other students. ||  ||
 * If students do not have a connection to what they are learning, they may not be motivated to learn on their own. ||  ||
 * Their end product does not really reveal their level of understanding on the topic. They may have either had too much help from other students or just wing it because they have wasted time. ||  ||