Category: Creativity

Reflection on our Deep Learning Inquiry Project

Our big issue/inquiry question was: 
1. What we produced was making a small film for our projects.

2. Here is a link to my self-assessment against the inquiry project goals our group set.

3. Looking at our project and work overall, I am most proud of everything that we done.

4. Our main challenge(s) were filming our projects and editing to make it beautiful.

5. In future projects, I would do my best to cooperate with my group and work hard. 

“Escape from Reality” – Deep Learning Inquiry Project – Week 7 Reflection

We are reflecting on this week’s progress in our Inquiry Project.

  1. What have you achieved/learned/found out since your last post?  We finished our clips and we went to the DTG room to edit and found out we missed one clip.

 

  1. How effectively have you used your time this week? We spent our time on our work to finish it by the end of week 8.

 

  1. How have you contributed to your group’s progress? Yes editing.

 

  1. Glows: something that is going well in your project: Everything except one clip.

 

  1. Grows: Something you need to work on: Make sure that we clip all the scenes before we edit.

 

  1. Where could you get help with this? By ourselves.

 

  1. Goals for Week 8: what are the needed steps to complete your project by the end of next week? Finishing our edit.
  2. Learn

    Share

    Creativity: Asking deep questions to explore creative possibilities.

    Citizenship: Solving challenges and real-world issues to help people.

    Collaboration: Working together as a team.

    Culture: Pūkengatanga – being curious, excellent; learning and sharing new things.

“Escape from Reality” – Deep Learning Inquiry Project Planning

Our learning goals for this inquiry project have been chosen by the group, in discussion with our teacher.

ENGLISH LEARNING GOAL(S): Purposes and audiences

SOCIAL SCIENCES LEARNING GOAL(S):  The ideas and actions of people in the past have had a significant impact on people’s lives.

DEEP LEARNING COMPETENCY GOALS: Culture: Whanaungatanga
Collaborations: Working together as a team.

1. What is the BIG ISSUE OR QUESTION you would like to learn more about, draw attention to, and find ways of publicising or solving? We want to solve the issue of playing too many games that most teens forgot to manage their time.

 

2. Rationale/Purpose – Your motivation?  Why is this important? How does your project interact or benefit your community? What is your purpose? 

We want people to be more aware of what they’re doing with their time when they play video games.

3. How will you learn?  What are you doing/ exploring/ researching? What kinds of resources might you need?

A VR headset, camera, a quiet space, food, and Perry the platypus.

4. Sharing/Audience: At this stage, what do you think your product will be, and how will you present your project?

Purposes and audiences 

the ideas and actions of people in the past have had a significant impact on people’s lives.

Link your original purpose or intention to your audience.  How you communicate will depend on your purpose and audience.

Creativity

Using different tools, techniques, skills, media, and technologies for learning

Limited Evidence Emerging Developing Accelerating Proficient
With help, I can choose different tools, techniques, skills, media and technologies to explore ideas and create things.

I prefer to stick to tools and skills I already know.

 I am learning new tools, techniques, skills, media and technologies and improving my creative abilities.

I am learning to choose the best tools and skills to help me quickly and easily explore and show my ideas.

 I can use different tools, techniques, skills, media and technologies to make and improve new ideas or products. 

I can choose the best tools and technologies to develop my skills as I create new knowledge or things.

 I use a range of different tools, techniques, skills, media and technologies to explore the issues and challenges I am faced with in the real world.

I choose the best tools and technologies to design, identify, and respond to real-world issues and challenges in creative ways.

 I easily choose the best tools, techniques, skills, media and technologies to develop new ideas and products that positively impact the real world. 

I use technologies to find opportunities to learn with new people, or in new environments.

 

Reflection & Goal Setting

Evidence/Links to my work:

 

Looking at my evidence against the competency, I am currently working at (choose your level):

Limited Evidence

Emerging

Developing

Accelerating

Proficient

 

To get to the next level, I need to work on:

 

I could do this by:

Creativity

Leadership to turn ideas into action

 

Limited Evidence Emerging Developing Accelerating Proficient
I have ideas, but I’m not ready to share them or work with others to make them happen. I am starting to share some of my ideas and work with others to create something new.

I am beginning to take responsibility for parts of tasks.

I sometimes take the lead in our creative team.

 I know my strengths, and the strengths of others, and how we can work together to get good results. 

I understand that to succeed, I need to encourage teamwork and make compromises to reach goals.

 I know and use our team members’ skills and interests to reach our goals. 

I encourage others to join in and be part of our creative work. 

I help others learn and build their skills. 

My teammates respect how I communicate and work with them,  as we learn and create together.

 As a leader, I show resilience, keep trying, and share my positive attitude with others. 

I solve problems and inspire others to do the same. 

I know how to create successful change and communicate this within my team.

I can lead a team to create something and make our vision come true.
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Reflection & Goal Setting Template

Evidence/Links to my work:

 

Looking at my evidence against the competency, I am currently working at (choose your level):

Limited Evidence

Emerging

Developing

Accelerating

Proficient

 

To get to the next level, I need to work on:

 

I could do this by:

Creativity

Exploring and expressing creative ideas and approaches

 

Limited Evidence Emerging Developing Accelerating Proficient
When I face a challenge, I look for what others did to solve it.

If a solution looks like a good one, I will copy it instead of thinking of new ideas.

 When facing a challenge, I look for different solutions that others have tried. 

With some help, I think about how I can change their ideas to reach my goals.

I am beginning to use different strategies that help me work or think in new ways.

 When facing a challenge, I can create new solutions or ideas. 

I can organize my thoughts to come up with new ideas and possibilities.

I know and can use different strategies like “What if?” thinking to create my own ideas. 

 When I face a challenge, I think about why past solutions worked and how I can make them better for today or the future.

I look for, and think about, other people’s ideas and points of view to create new possibilities. 

I enjoy taking risks to respond to issues and to help make things better.

 When I face a challenge, I come up with big ideas and know how to make a plan and use the right tools to make it happen. 

I see problems as opportunities to create solutions or responses by thinking about different points of view.

I think creatively, and my solutions make a real difference in people’s lives.
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Reflection & Goal Setting Template

Evidence/Links to my work:

 

Looking at my evidence against the competency, I am currently working at (choose your level):

Limited Evidence

Emerging

Developing

Accelerating

Proficient

 

To get to the next level, I need to work on:

 

I could do this by:

Creativity

Asking deep questions to explore creative possibilities

 

Limited Evidence Emerging Developing Accelerating Proficient
I may be given a topic or challenge but don’t know where to start.

I need help to find information, explore possibilities, and plan my next steps.

 With help, I can find real-life issues or challenges.

With help, I can ask deep questions and plan how to explore them.

 I can identify real-world issues or challenges. I come up with deep questions to help explore them.

I have some ideas about how to solve or respond to the issue and develop a plan or process.

 I can find and explain real-world issues or challenges.

I understand the issue from different points of view and come up with deep questions to help create a solution or response.

 I’m good at finding and explaining issues or challenges and asking questions that help open up new ideas and possibilities.

I can see how the issue or challenge connects to real-world needs and affects people’s lives.

I am curious and believe things can change. 

I can challenge what exists and make things better.
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Evidence here Evidence here Evidence here Evidence here Evidence here

 

Reflection & Goal Setting Template

Evidence/Links to my work:

 

Looking at my evidence against the competency, I am currently working at (choose your level):

Limited Evidence

Emerging

Developing

Accelerating

Proficient

 

To get to the next level, I need to work on:

 

I could do this by: