Spanish+and+Aztec+Project

 Cigar Box Assessment -This inquiry was authentic and originates in a real life exploration of Canadian history -Offers many alternate streams to the students to direct knowledge of Canadian History -Gives us understanding of certain historic figures -The cigar box gave us an OK chance to relate it to the modern wold -With the different projects an the panels in the cigar box gave us MANY opportunities to give our peers assessment and for out peers to give us assessments -The beyond the school was ok because it didn't give us many opportunities to meet experts -Had good choice in what historical figures to research and learn -Many opportunities for peer feed back, evaluation and construction -Peer feed back and evaluation was always directed, relevant and enhanced work of students -Technology was used both as a foundation of the project and as an enhancement -The project was multimedia, students created movies, images, scripts etc. to convey message and knowledge -Students should have had more choice in programs and final projects, (imovie, fireworks, etc) -Was a fun project -Closely followed curriculum, inherited limitation of the curriculum such as the bias towards particular groups/information