Playing to the point of learning, and the fact that students tend to enjoy these, it's all about Projects. What projects are, or as we're familiar with, the Project-Based Learning (PBL).
Difficult? Tiring? Stressful? Any doubts regarding PBL? There are a LOT. Sure, it's difficult, sure it's tiring and stressful, but it's a part of the integral process for the learner. But what about the feeling of happiness once we've finished the project? What about the fact that we've learned something out of paper and pencil tests? Sure it's hard, but I really think that it's all about learning, playing, and enjoying.
Holla! It's Tarra Fenella D. Teodoro, and for me, I really think that Project-Based Learning could really, REALLY help my future students, my special students, to really work hard and improve themselves. How? Well...
Well, first, it's all about honing our students regarding the 21st century skills. I know that it seemed to be too ambitious for us SPED students to actually expect our future pupils to accomplish these, but with PBL, we could actually help our pupils to improve at least one skill, for a long time, which would be a huge accomplishment on the pupils, and also on our part. Projects can help my students, not only cognitively, but also physically, for example improving their fine or gross motor skills of our students, and at the same time, letting their creative imagination fill in the problems, and also showcasing their real and natural talents.
Projects on student learning? On our part, as future SPED educators, I think that having a project in the class, inside or outside the classroom, would really have a big impact on our student's learning. Probably, our students would have problems on cognitive and physical aspects, but with projects, these could actually help our students because it is more on the hands-on approach. The pupils themselves worked for the project that they currently have, which could probably take a longer time than on the pupils in a regular class, and we may have ups and downs, maybe more on the downs, more frustrations, struggles, difficulties, but still what is important is that the child learns something, based on mistakes, and on the successes, wherein they could use it on the near future.
Projects is also another way of noticing that our students have already improved on their part. It is very difficult for us, to have a paper and pencil testing in the class, for example, for children with mental difficulties, but with projects, it could really show how they have improved their skills, with just simple projects, such as making stuff out of clay, or drawing some objects that they like.
Projects is not also all about grades, what it actually help on the student learning, is that it's not only about cognitive and physical aspects of the child. Also, it strikes to the child's affective domain, or what he/she feels. If the child with disability, have finished a project, whether successful or not, the mere fact that this child has accomplished something is already a big deal on the part of the child, and would definitely have a big, if not ENORMOUS, boost on the self-confidence of the child, which is an integral component in the learning of these children.
Projects and Special Education is really an important factor for the child with disability. It does not only show to us that we have to simply learn something, but at the same time, with projects, the child could play while doing the project, learn while doing something new, at the same time, enjoy what they are doing, based on their interests. It's all about projects.
Teodoro, Tarra Fenella D.
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