(u03a2) Project 1: Media-infused Presentation or Learning Center 

Please click here to view my Prezi presentation on Finding a Credible Source!

I created my Project 1 assignment using Prezi for both instructional support and as a student resource. The topic for my Prezi presentation focused on Finding a Credible Source in preparation for the two research papers my students write during the school year.   As far as providing instructional support, I’d normally go over this Prezi presentation prior to discussing pre-writing for the first draft, and then have the students practice finding credible sources as a group activity. This Finding a Credible Source presentation will serve as a resource for students as well; I want to make sure they're able to access this Prezi piece whenever they need to review some of the tips/advice I suggested throughout the year.

Howard Gardner (2007) suggests that the goal of the student should be to “eradicate erroneous or unproductive ways of thinking, and to put in their stead the ways of thinking and doing that mark the disciplined professional (Insights from the past and present section, para. 6). I believe we, the educators, have to replace those unproductive ways of thinking with proper and effective practices through modeling; in order to expect  higher order thinking, I had to make sure I modeled how to think critically. I hope to greatly impact my students by giving them the proper tools and guidance in a new line of productivity so that they’re successful beyond my class. That disciplined mind can only be the result of learning by practice—application of knowledge that'll evolve into synthesizing. Regarding Gardner's (2007) proclamations on the synthesizing mind, he does note that "aspiring synthesizers benefit from explicit instruction on strategies," which is what I try to impart on my children throughout the school year (The educational challenge section, para. 8). To teach students strategies that they can carry with them and implement into their other coursework would be evidence of a synthesizing way of thinking.  

References

Gardner, H. (2007). 5 minds for the future [Kindle Fire version]. Retrieved from https://read.amazon.com/