How to keep a project moving along?
Basically good communication is needed between students between students and teachers and from teacher to teacher and through the use of technology. Teachers need to support their students and check in with them. We can do this by asking higher order questions. Ones that make them think more and become independent learners. For example, asking open ended questions versus yes/no questions.
21st Century skills involve good communication and teachers need to be mindful of thoughtful questions that lead students through the inquiry process. Checking in with students can be done through teamwork, understanding, self assessment, and procedurally. Projects should progress in an orderly fashion and ideally everyone should get along and work together. By being a thoughtful teacher you can monitor for this and be a good facilitator as well. During projects and the use of technology you have to have goals in mind and keep questioning what is the usefulness in utilizing this particular type of technology. And you have to be knowledgeable about the technology.
Troubleshooting is also important as well as managing conflict and using formative assessment and student self assessment throughout the process of the project.
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