Schema Representation
This project is intended to give you the opportunity to visually express what factors will be the most important for effective instruction in your future classroom (or future job). Therefore, the theme of each of your projects is "Effective Instruction". If you do not plan to be a teacher your goal should be to create a representation that answers what factors will make you a successful _________ (engineer, counselor, psychologist, etc.). What you include in your project or what your representation looks like is largely up to you. The goal of the project is for you to reflect on what you have learned in this class (and other similar classes) and produce a representation of an organized "mental model" for teaching (or your future profession).
This project is specifically designed to be creative, ill-defined, and personal. It is creative in that the format and layout of the project is your decision. No two schemas should look the same. It is ill-defined in that I will not tell you what has to be included in your project. That is for you to figure out. There is not "one right answer" to this project nor is there a single "Perfect Schema Representation" that I pull out of the closet to grade you by. It is personal in that this project is like your schema for good instruction. I want this to be a project that will benefit your teaching because you have had to stop, reflect, evaluate and synthesize the most important facets of teaching.
Some things to consider:
Imagine that you are given the following question in an interview, "How do I know that you will be a good _________ (teacher at our school, engineer for our company, etc.)?" You should be able to hand your interviewer your project and it should be apparent to them after examining it for a few minutes that you have a sophisticated and strategic plan for effective teaching.
Include specific examples of how you would use or apply certain theories or techniques in your class. You can also include personal comments.
The hardest part of this project is getting started! That's ok. Representing the problem is always (or should be) the slowest step. Think about possible analogies, pictures, or metaphors yours could include.
Anyone looking at your project should be able to tell by your examples what you are teaching and at what level.
Your project should be completed on a standard-sized poster board
Breakdown for the 100 total schema project points:
Visual Representation (20pts.) Layout, clarity, creativity
Knowledge Assimilation (20pts.) Connections, information gained from course
Personalization (20 pts.) “Schema-Like,” examples
Accuracy (20 pts.) Accurately reflecting/integrating concepts
Effort (20pts.) Time, Diligence
Schema Checklist.pdf (Read this before completing your project!)
Some Examples:
