#hackyrclass2 - SOLO in action
This week saw my Level 1 students put their SOLO work in to action. I started off by giving them a SOLO grid of learning activities that match the SOLO learning outcomes. My hope is that they will start to find and share learning activities themselves when they become more familiar with the taxonomy. We talked about using the unit plan to decide where they were in their learning, what the did and didn't understand. They then self-selected activities to consolidate their understanding, and then challenge themselves to a higher level. Building DNA with lollies proved to be a popular activity choice (go figure!). How they shared their justification of lolly choice and manipulation was up to them. One group chose a static image: Another group use iLapse on an iPad to film the building and then replication of DNA When I asked this group to justify their process and link it to the actual biology process, so working in the extended abstract, this is what they