Progressive Ped PD

Mrs. English wants to add more autonomy to student assignments so that they take more ownership of their learning. What components should she add?

• Choice in topics, flexible deadlines, self-assessment opportunities, peer collaboration
• Mandatory group projects, Fixed deadlines, Teacher-led assessments
• Limited topic choices, Strict deadlines, No collaboration opportunities

Mr. Science is having issues with students who are consistently tardy in his class, especially during the lunch period. What can he enforce that is more student- led?

• Mandatory detention
• Reduced lunch break
• Peer accountability system

Miss Biology notices that students are plagiarizing open ended question assignments during independent practice. What can she do to encourage students to be confident in their own authentic answers?

• Implement formative assessments, provide feedback, and emphasize critical thinking.
• Assign group projects instead of individual work

Mr. History gives group assignments, but notices that students are not equally sharing the work load. What can he do to make sure each student is contributing to the group assignment?

• Implement a peer evaluation system
• Remove group assignments altogether
• Ignore the issue and let students figure it out themselves

How can Mr. Chemistry get students to understand the concepts he is teaching on a deeper level beyond the definitions in the text book?

• By conducting hands-on experiments, using real-life examples, encouraging discussions, and incorporating problem-solving activities.
• By reducing class time, skipping explanations, and avoiding interactive activities.
• By showing educational movies, assigning more readings, and giving longer lectures.