This week, we mainly discussed students' role in a case (http://www.edutopia.org/maine-project-learning-schools-that-work) in Maine. All 17 roles have been discussed no matter whether we consider it is included in the case. Among the 17 roles, key points to innovation are included. Cooperation, collaborating reflection and presentation are mainly discussed in our activity. Basically, it is an innovative practice in education just as the teacher said in the video "students are not just learning, they are doing". Obviously, engagement is important to innovative practices.
After discussion on student role, Clive offered excellent resources related to the example to further explore the effects of attempt in Marine. What arousing wide attention is the assessment system. It seems that in innovative practice, it is hard to improve marks in standard exams, however, in this case, it did. But in New York Times article, they cast doubt on the results and pointed out the computer may not be made fully use of. Also, lots of limitations and negative effects are mentioned. We all felt unsatisfactory with the assessment system, but it seems that it is quite effective and easy to use. Perhaps exam itself is not a problem, but it can no longer be the only assessment tool in the innovative period.
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