Group+B

=Students in Charge =

**If students are in charge of their own learning, how will we be sure they learn what is important?**

 * Concerns || Solutions ||
 * Students will get sidetracked || Clear expectations and guiding questions; support staff; periodic assessments ||
 * Students misinterpret information || Journaling, q & a, think/pair/share, frequent checking by teacher; frequent blog entries, email teacher, ||
 * Students don't care about the subject || One- on- one conferencing, flexibility in assignment, KWL preassessment, differentiation; offer more choice in work, ||
 * Some students are not inherently motivated || Rotating responsibilities, assess each day, peer collaboration (peer input), offer more variety of choices; celebrate small achievements; ||
 * Students have varied abilities, knowledge and skills. || Group carefully. Be sure project is differentiated. Preassessment- four corners activity (i.e. computer skills, language skills, math skills, organizational skills) ||
 * Students want to know if they are on the right track and completing the task properly || Student input on rubrics. Assessments shown at the start ||
 * What about students who are absent and/or students that are falling behind? || Timeline for assessments. Don't wait too long for interim or formative assessments. ||