Rhonda

Showcase 1. Did you try out an idea for our main unit or for a different project idea? Yes, I liked the visual ranking tool 2. Considering our test results, do you think you will keep this tool in your Unit Plan? Yes, it is excellent for a cooperative activity. Students can all participate then discuss the reasoning for their rankings. They have to discuss then be reading to provide a backup and reasoning for their choices. 3. How do you see the use of the Visual Ranking Tool fitting in with the objectives and standards you are trying to target-and your overall plan for your unit? How will the use of this tool help students meet those requirements? The ranking tool is a perfect fit as some of my goals were for students to address issues such as comparing, contrasting, and analyzing, synthesize and with metacognition. 4. How do you see the Visual Ranking Tool enhancing your student's higher-order thinking skills, as well as collaboration and communication in your classroom? The tool lends itself perfectly for collaboration in a group activity and in turn addressed the communication issue. The tool also provides opportunities as mentioned above for analyzing, synthesizing and more. 5. What questions do you still have about this project's design, implementation, or assessment? None