_ The Dominican Republic took one step closer toward protecting child rights when the Grade 8 students shared their proposals on how to assist local NGOs in their work to alleviate the issues caused by poverty. The Child Rights Proposal Fair and Drama performance on Thursday November 17 were the culminating events of a month long project based learning unit that involved all teachers and students of the eighth grade. Students practiced important 21st century skills as they researched, worked collaboratively, problem solved, and communicated their learning.
Here is a link to a photo journal of the project: PHOTOS
Here are some student reflections written at the conclusion of the project:
“The Proposal Fair helped me think about my topic because having to present for an audience makes you think about it from a different point of view. Also when you have an audience you can notice the information that you're missing. They also ask many questions that make you think about what you could explain better.”
“A skill I should improve on is not trying to take control of everything. I have to let my teammates help and give their ideas because we should be working together. I also get very stressed and that makes me want to work less and get less things done. I should relax and take everything step by step and not waste time. That way we would have gotten more things done quicker and not have to been stressed at the end.”
“Our group redid our entire poster the day before the presentation. We did this because our poster was way too simple, didn't attract attention, and the information on it was too small and inaccessible. I am glad we did this because, although it was hard work and took us a VERY long time to complete, the poster came out ten times better and was a lot more beneficial as a visual aid towards our presentation(s).”
Here is a link to a photo journal of the project: PHOTOS
Here are some student reflections written at the conclusion of the project:
“The Proposal Fair helped me think about my topic because having to present for an audience makes you think about it from a different point of view. Also when you have an audience you can notice the information that you're missing. They also ask many questions that make you think about what you could explain better.”
“A skill I should improve on is not trying to take control of everything. I have to let my teammates help and give their ideas because we should be working together. I also get very stressed and that makes me want to work less and get less things done. I should relax and take everything step by step and not waste time. That way we would have gotten more things done quicker and not have to been stressed at the end.”
“Our group redid our entire poster the day before the presentation. We did this because our poster was way too simple, didn't attract attention, and the information on it was too small and inaccessible. I am glad we did this because, although it was hard work and took us a VERY long time to complete, the poster came out ten times better and was a lot more beneficial as a visual aid towards our presentation(s).”
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