Individual peerScholar AssignmentMay 14 - June 03 / 2018
Based on learning experiences in this circle, each student writes a letter in peerScholar, and will be connected to 3 peers from this global classroom.
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Individual peerScholar Assignment
In May all teachers will receive an email with instructions on creating a peerScholar account by students.
1. Week 1 (May 14 - 20) 2. Week 2 (May 21 - 27) 3. Week 3 (May 28 - June 03) Reflect: students use constructive feedback from 3 peers, reflect on their work and improve their letter.
What will we do? All students of your Learning Circle group will write a letter, to be part of a unique process of peer learning. By giving and receiving feedback to and from 3 peers we ask each student to critically think and learn together. Why will we do it? Collaborative learning in a Learning Circle allows students to learn and work together; the diversity in their countries and backgrounds creates a rich learning environment. To end a circle with a regular test, in a closed classroom setting, would take away the global dimension of your amazing work in the past weeks. Supported by the University of Toronto (UTSC), we offer a new way of formative peer assessment. The tool we will be using is called peerScholar - We are thrilled to be able to invite you to this global classroom assignment! What is peerScholar? peerScholar is an innovative online pedagogical tool that supports students’ collaboration, learning, and reflection. How will we do it? peerScholar is an online web-based tool that works best with the following browsers: Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox.
This clip explains more about peerScholar:
Inspiration and reflection:
The letter:
We ask each of you to write a letter (about 500 words) to UNICEF in which you include:
Try to write a letter that is interesting to read and will inspire your classmates!
How to get access to peerScholar:
If you as a teacher, would like to follow the work of your students, please follow step 1 to create an account.
Once you have created your account as a teacher, send us an email and we will add you as an instructor to the activity / assignment. Good Luck!
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