Thank you for coming to my presentation of learning. I am the expert on my own learning. I am also responsible and accountable for my own learning. You can expect me to give an honest evaluation of my progress. We will discuss my strengths and opportunities for growth. Thank you in advance for listening and for offering feedback that I can use to improve as a learner.
I will also be talking about the work I’ve done so far this year about my PLP classes, what I learned, and which one is my favourite.
My first class:
First class, Scimatics, probably my favourite class. So far in Scimatics this year we’ve done 3 projects: Fractions of Your Time, Tectonic Chances, and Laser Laws. In these projects we worked on fractions, tectonic plates, Pythagorean theorem, and the law of reflection. My favourite project in Scimatics was probably the Tectonic Chances project. In this project we learned about fractions and tectonic plates in order to make a board game, my board game was called ‘The 3 Natural Disasters’. In this project I think I did really well at understanding and demonstrating the scientific method used in this project which was tectonic plates. Something that I think I could’ve worked on was being on task and not get distracted talking about biking with Keaton. But, I also learned that I need to focus on getting my work done in class and trying not to be distracted so I don’t have it for homework.
And if you were interested about my Tectonic Chances board game here is the blog post for it. And if you were interested on my other Scimatics work you can feel free to check out the rest of my blog.
My second class:
Second class, Humanities, another class I really liked. So far in humanities we’ve done 2 projects and are finishing up a third: Medium is the Message, the Outsiders, and Working with Words. My favourite is tied between the Outsiders and Working with Words. In the Outsiders we worked on worldview and acting and in Working with Words we worked on poetry. In the Outsiders project I thought I did really well at coming to class with every chapter that needed to be read, read and discussion questions ready. Something that I could’ve worked on is trying to include every group member a little bit better in our tableau. I learned from that by trying harder to include everyone when I work in groups. And in Working with Words something that I thought I did really well was managing my time, by that I mean handing all my work in on time, coming to class ready with all my poems written and handing in my eBook and about me video on time. One thing I think I could’ve done better in this project is doing more diverse aspects of my worldview. I learned from that by trying to think about other parts of my personality instead of just mountain biking and snowboarding.
And if you were interested or wanted to check out my eBook the blog post is here as well as my Outsiders blog post which is here. They can also both be found on my blog.
My third class:
My third class, Maker. So far in Maker we’ve done 3 projects: Becoming a PLP Learner, Constructive Creative Communication, and Geek Out blog posts. My favourite project in Maker is Geek Out blog posts in this project we did 4 blog posts about any subject we chose such as a hobby or interest, I chose mountain biking. The first post had to be an introduction post to your topic, post 2 had to be choice post and I chose my post to be F.A.Q., post 3 was fun with photos where you either took a free photo of the internet and edited it in some way or take your own photo and edit it in some way, post 4 had to be another choice post and I chose mine to be on the best and worst. Something that I thought I did really well on in this project was writing a good blog with correct grammar, photos, links, an interesting topic, a break in between my sentences, and an interesting title. Something that I think I could’ve worked better on in this project was to make my introduction blog post longer, but after I read some other examples I quickly revised that.
And if you were curios or wanted to read more about my Geek out blog posts they are all on my blog right here: Introduction Post, F.A.Q., Fun with Photos, The Best and Worst.
But, to answer the driving questions for this mPOL, how have I demonstrated growth as a learner so far this year?
I think I’ve demonstrated growth as a learner this year in many ways: at the beginning of the year I was more uncertain with my iPad and when working in a group, but now I’m way more confident and knowledgeable about my iPad and how to work in a group better. Another way I’ve grown as a learner is by handing all my work in on time, at the beginning of the year I was still getting used to handing things in online and not having a physical copy, and now I am used to handing in all my work online and am using things multiple times a day to keep track of all my work, due dates, and meeting times. And a final way that I’ve demonstrated growth as a learner is by getting to know more people in my classes and working better with them as opposed to the beginning of the year where I didn’t know many people and didn’t work as well with them because I didn’t know them as well.
And to answer the next driving question for this mPOL is, how can I sharpen my Learning Plan to ensure I will reach my learning targets by the end of this school year?
I can do this my keeping on track with all my work by handing it all in on time, putting my best and hardest work into all of my work, showing up to class prepared and on time for every class, and completing all my work whether that’s in class, at home or tutorial. I can also contact any of my teachers to see if they have any ideas of ways that I could sharpen my learning plan if I’m having trouble doing it myself.
