Blog Reflection #4

There would be a major impact on students if a project ended by just ceasing work without any of the things that were talked about in chapter 9. I say this because there would not be any wrap up for the students. The students, and maybe the teachers, would not really know if the objectives that the students were suppose to accomplish were ever achieved. Teachers need to give students feedback on what they worked on so everyone can justify or discuss their thinking on what the students learned. Also, it validates the reasons why the students had to do the assignment. It also benefits the teachers. Because in the chapter 9 it talked about how the teacher is the coach in this environment, he/she is often involved in the biggest struggles and problems. It is easy for the teacher to lose sight of the learning that has taken place. After every online student summit teachers exclaim later in the teacher forum how much their students learned and how much joy it was to hear the students share. It also is good to listen to the students perspectives because the teacher can listen to what the student says and then ask himself/herself "Did the student have the outcome I was planning for? Did the students have frustrations that I can prevent? Were these frustrations important for their learning process? This helps students and teachers have ongoing improvements. These ongoing improvements help teachers know what they need to work on (scaffold) with their students. It also is a great assessment tool that all teachers need to know how to do before the 1st day of school. Personal reflection, celebration, and feedback are an essential for students. If a teacher instructs his/her students to do any type of work then the teacher needs to take time out of his/her busy day to look over and provide feedback for each of his/her students.